#35 MINISTRIES IN THE CHURCH ALFRED KUEN
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction 5
I. Ministry = Service 10
1. Service in the Old Testament 10
2. The Prime Minister 11
3. To Live = To Serve — or to Enjoy? 12
4. The Key Word of the Ministry of the New Covenant 13
a) The Notion of Diakonia 14
b) Who is a Deacon? 15
II. The Vision of the Body 1?
A. The Body of Christ in the New Testament 17
1. Plurality of Functions 19
2. Diversity 19
3. Complementarity 22
4. Unity 23
5. Interdependence 24
6. Exchanges 27
7. God's Sovereignty in the Assignment of Functions 28
B. The Building Up of the Body 30
1. My Place in the Body 30
2. The Different Aspects of Building Up the Body 31
C. Organism or Organization? 32
III. Ministries under the Old and New Covenants 36
1. Under the Old Covenant 36
2. The Ministry of Jesus 37
3. Ministry under the New Covenant 39
Characteristics of the New Covenant: 39
a) More priests 40
b) Less distinction between sacred and profane 41
c) Less distinction between officiants and ordinary church members 41
d) Less distinction between clergy and laity 41
4. The universal priesthood of believers 43
a) The biblical foundations of doctrine 43
b) Collective responsibility for the life of the Church 48
c) Confirmations 49
5. Ministry of the whole person 50
IV. Ministries for Everyone 53
1. Under the Old Covenant 53
2. Total Mobilization 53
3. Breaking Free from False Hierarchies of Values 54
4. Seeking and Recruiting Collaborators 55
5. Some Ministries for Everyone 56
6. Different Areas of Engagement 60
7. Visits 61
V. Specific Ministries in the Church 63
1. Priesthood of All and Specific Ministries 63
2. Specific Ministries in the New Testament 63
a) In the Gospels 63
b) In the Judeo-Christian Churches 64
c) In the Pauline Churches 64
d) Different Images of Specific Ministries 65
3. Charisms and Ministries 66
4. Officially Recognized Ministries 68
5. Purpose of Specific Ministries 69
6. What Are the Different Specific Ministries in the Church? 70
7. Authority in The Church 73
VI. Deacons
76
1. Deacons of the Church 76
2. Does the Acts narrative mention deacons? 77
3. Qualifications of Deacons 78
a) Personal Qualifications 78
b) Family Conditions 79
c) Other Conditions 81
4. Functions of Deacons 82
5. Skilled Workers or Foremen? 84
6. How to Find Deacons? 84
7. That They Be Tested First 86
8. The Institution of Deacons 86
9. Women's Diaconal Ministry 87
10. Title or Function? 88
Conclusion 89
VII. The Elders 90
1. The Different Terms Used 90
a) Elders in Judaism 90
b) Bishops 92
c) Leaders 92
2. Equivalence of Terms 94
a) Elder = Bishop 94
b) Elder = Bishop = Pastor 95
3. Collegial Governance of the Church 96
a) The Facts 96
b) Objections 96
c) Confirmations 97
d) Advantages 98
VIII. Qualifications of Elders 101
1. Qualifications Required by the Bible 101
a) Spiritual Qualifications 101
b) Personal Qualifications 102
c) Family Qualifications 102
d) Social Qualifications 103
e) Qualifications Specific to Ministry 103
2. Additional Remarks on These Conditions 104
3. Ability to Work in a Team 106
4. A Difficult Issue 107
IX. The Functions of Elders 110
1. The General Functioning of the Church:
elders — bishops — leaders 110
2. Caring for Members: shepherds or pastors 111
3. Gifts and Functions 114
a) An Artificial Opposition 114
b) Both Institutional and Charismatic Ministry 116
X. The Institution and Training of Elders 118
1. Who Chooses the Elders? 118
2. Let them be tested first 119
3. Appointment of elders 120
4. Institution of elders 124
5. Formation of God's servants 125
6. Elder for life? 128
XI Forms and modalities of pastoral ministry 130
1. The components of pastoral ministry 130
2. Notion of authority and monarchical pastorate 132
3. Full-time pastoral ministry? 133
a) Advantages of full-time pastoral ministry 133
b) Advantages of non-professional pastoral ministry 136
c) Can the advantages of the two models be reconciled? 139
d) Conclusions 145
XII The Council of Elders and Deacons 147
1. Specifications for Elders 148
2. Specifications for Deacons 151
3. Organizational Chart of a Church 154
XIII Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists 157
1. The Apostles 157
2. The Prophets 159
a) Two Kinds of Prophets 159
b) Functions of the Prophet 160
c) Prophecy: A Permanent Ministry in the Church 161
d) Off the Beaten Path 162
3. The Evangelists 163
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XIV Evolution of Ministries 166
A. During the First Centuries 166
1. Abandonment of the Priesthood of All in Favor of Ecclesiastical Functions 167
2. Introduction of a Conception sacramental
ecclesiastical functions 168
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