Ministry in the Countryside: Revised Expanded Edition: A Model for the Future
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Ministry in the Countryside: Revised Expanded Edition: A Model for the Future
By (Author) Revd Andrew Bowden
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
5th January 2003
United Kingdom
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Religious ministry and clergy
Theology
Rural communities
254.24
Physical Properties
Paperback
296
470g
Description
In 1990 "Faith in the Countryside", the report of the Archbishop's Commission on Rural Areas (Acora) was launched at Lambeth Palace. It was widely accepted as a good document, and a worthy companion to "Faith in the City". But while it seemed to put the rural Church on the agenda, it failed to come up with acceptable ministerial solutions. Andrew Bowden's book offers a model for future rural ministry, which is practical, positive and a much-needed follow-up to the Commission's report. He recognises that although rural dioceses have taken new initiatives, rural clergy and congregations need an overall vision and a practical strategy. This handbook is now reissued with an expanded text to take into account the developments which have occurred since the original edition was published.
Author Bio
Andrew Bowden is Area Local Ministry Officer in the Diocese of Gloucester. Andrew Bowden was Area Local Ministry Officer in the Diocese of Gloucester.
