Stewards of god's delight : becoming priests of the new creation / Mark Clavier ; foreword by Barry Morgan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clavier, Mark, author.

Contributor:

Morgan, Barry, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pastoral theology--Church of England.

Pastoral theology.

Church of England--Clergy.

Church of England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (116 pages)

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, 2016.

Summary:

"The world is our parish and all her creatures our congregation." Based on talks given to ordinands in Wales, this book presents the ministry as responding to God's call to be priestly stewards of creation and to participate in the blossoming of the new creation. Clavier engages with Scripture and people such as Augustine, Anselm, Bernard of Clairvaux, Bonaventure, Julian of Norwich, Lancelot Andrewes, George Herbert, C. S. Lewis, N. T. Wright, and Rowan Williams to portray the whole ministry of God's people as being animated by the generosity, freedom, delight, and love of God. Our understanding of the ministry must break free from managerial philosophy and business know-how to recapture an approach to ministry that seeks to delight in God, neighbors, and all of creation in order to reveal the depth of God's love to a world increasingly immersed in mass consumption.

Contents:

Your ministry and the gift of creation

Your ministry and the generosity of the Trinity

Your ministry and the renewal of creation

Your mininstry and God's immeasurable delight

Your ministry and the love of God

Schools of love, schools of delight.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781498225441

1498225446

OCLC:

951223608