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An astute rethinking of theology and pastoral ministry that overcomes sentimental notions of hospitality.

In this volume seven scholars provide a helpful map for charting a number of the shifts at the intersection of theological education and congregational development, offering readers keen insights into how to navigate their complexities. Theological educators, seminary students, pastors, and denominational officials and staff will find in these pages substantive biblical and theological perspectives that help to frame specific approaches to moral deliberation and decision-making within congregations -- and through congregations for the sake of the world.

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Karl Barth (1886-1968), as a young Swiss pastor in Safenwil, struggled to make an organic connection between ""the newspaper [contemporary sociopolitical events] and the New Testament."" When he discovered ""a strange new world of God within the Bible,"" God became the subject matter for renewing and transforming the world. This discovery helped Barth to integrate the world into his interpretation of the Bible and also impacted his theology of Christian vocation as divine summons to Gods special freedom and obedience.
Vocation in Christ examines the theology of vocation and reading Scripture...

Karl Barth (1886-1968), as a young Swiss pastor in Safenwil, struggled to make an organic connection between ""the newspaper contemporary sociopolitical events] and the New Testament."" When he discovered ""a strange new world of God within the Bible,"" God became the subject matter for renewing and transforming the world. This discovery helped Barth to integrate the world into his interpretation of the Bible and also impacted his theology of Christian vocation as divine summons to God's special freedom and obedience. Vocation in Christ examines the theology of vocation and reading Scripture...