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Ordained Local Ministry in the Church of England

[Paperback]

by Andrew Bowden

    • Author

      Andrew Bowden

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Continuum

    • Published

      August 2012

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      Ordained Local Ministry in the Church of England

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      Product Description

      This title provides an authoritative and timely review of the OLM experiment - its achievements, its weaknesses, and its ongoing relevance for the Church today. Ordained Anglican ministry is changing rapidly. Soon the majority of clergy are likely to be volunteers and, especially in rural areas, female. All mainstream Churches recognise that new contexts need new forms of ministry. Ordained Local Ministers (OLMs) are priests specifically called out by their local congregation and ordained to minister in that locality. Half the dioceses in England and elsewhere in the Anglican Communion including Australasia, Scotland and North America have established formal schemes to enable this type of ministry. Some dioceses believe the process has helped to revitalise parishes and raise the spiritual temperature of congregations. Others have called a halt, believing their schemes have somehow gone wrong or have not 'delivered'. The time has come for a calm assessment of available evidence about an experiment into which the Church has poured considerable time, effort and money over the last twenty years.Does it have ongoing value, or is it just one more bright idea that has flourished for a season and has now had its day?

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      • Author

        Andrew Bowden

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        Continuum

      • Published

        August 2012

      • Weight

        273g

      • Page Count

        192

      • Dimensions

        153 x 232 x 13 mm

      • ISBN

        9781441159557

      • ISBN-10

        144115955X

      • Eden Code

        4030001

      More Information

      • Author/Creator: Andrew Bowden

      • ISBN: 9781441159557

      • Publisher: Continuum

      • Release Date: August 2012

      • Weight: 273g

      • Dimensions: 153 x 232 x 13 mm

      • Eden Code: 4030001


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