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The Teaching Ministry of Congregations

By: Richard Robert Osmer

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The Teaching Ministry of Congregations

By: Richard Robert Osmer

In this important and groundbreaking book, Osmer develops a practical theology of the teaching ministry. He begins with the Apostle Paul, identifying in Paul's letters to his congregations the core tasks of the teaching ministry.

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Westminster John Knox Press

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0664225470

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9780664225476

Teaching for Faith

A Guide for Teachers of Adult Classes

By: Richard Robert Osmer

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Teaching for Faith

A Guide for Teachers of Adult Classes

By: Richard Robert Osmer

This useful, theologically informed guide "prepares the soil" for teachers in the church, whose purpose is to awaken, support, and challenge faith. Richard Osmer offers practical suggestions for preparing good lectures and leading lively discussions. He explores four important dimensions of faithfaith as belief, as commitment, as relationship, and as mysteryand describes different teaching approaches that can address each of these dimensions. Osmer demonstrates that teaching is a crucial task in the church today.

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Westminster John Knox Press

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0664252176

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A Teachable Spirit

Recovering the Teaching Office in the Church

By: Richard Robert Osmer

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A Teachable Spirit

Recovering the Teaching Office in the Church

By: Richard Robert Osmer

Osmer provides a strong understanding of the teaching office which is a part of Reformation heritage. He discusses why the teaching office is important in mainline churches.

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0664250793

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9780664250799

Practical Theology

An Introduction

By: Richard R. Osmer

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Practical Theology

An Introduction

By: Richard R. Osmer

Every church congregation encounters challenging situations, some the same the world over, and others specific to each church. Richard Osmer here seeks to teach congregational leaders -- including, but not limited to, clergy -- the requisite knowledge and skills to meet such situations with sensitivity and creativity. Osmer develops a framework for practical theological interpretation in congregations by focusing on four key questions: What is going on in a given context? Why is this going on? What ought to be going on? and How might the leader shape the context to better embody Christian witness and mission? The book is unique in its attention to interdisciplinary issues and the ways that theological reflection is grounded in the spirituality of leaders. Useful, accessible, and lively -- with lots of specific examples and case studies -- Osmer's Practical Theology effectively equips congregational leaders to guide their communities with theological integrity.

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Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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0802817653

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9780802817655

Confirmation

Presbyterian Practices in Ecumenical Perspective

By: Richard Robert Osmer

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Confirmation

Presbyterian Practices in Ecumenical Perspective

By: Richard Robert Osmer

Confirmation is one of the most widespread practices in the contemporary church, although much confusion exists about its relationship to faith: Is confirmation a rite of passage? Is it just one step on an unfolding journey of faith? Are new privileges granted and additional responsibilities required of confirmands? Christian educator Richard Robert Osmer addresses these questions as he examines the theological significance of confirmation. Osmer surveys early church practices of confirmation and offers a comprehensive discussion of the particularities of the Protestant experience of confirmation, including Presbyterian, Episcopal, Lutheran, and Methodist practices. He discovers a need for a renewed understanding of confirmation in today's church. He proposes a two-step process of confirmation that would address the unique concerns and understandings of those involved at two distinct and significant developmental transitions: from youth to adolescence and from adolescence to adulthood.

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Geneva Press

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0664500005

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Teaching for Faith

A Guide for Teachers of Adult Classes

By: Richard Robert Osmer

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A Guide for Teachers of Adult Classes

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The Teaching Ministry of Congregations

By: Richard Robert Osmer

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A Teachable Spirit

Recovering the Teaching Office in the Church

By: Richard Robert Osmer

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Recovering the Teaching Office in the Church

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Osmer provides a strong understanding of the teaching office which is a part of Reformation heritage. He discusses why the teaching office is important in mainline churches.

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Confirmation

Presbyterian Practices in Ecumenical Perspective

By: Richard Robert Osmer

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Presbyterian Practices in Ecumenical Perspective

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Mark

By: Richard I. Deibert

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Mark

By: Richard I. Deibert

Originally published: Louisville, Ky.: Geneva Press, 1999.

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0664226817

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Practical Theology

An Introduction

By: Richard R. Osmer

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An Introduction

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Religious Education Between Modernization and Globalization

New Perspectives on the United States and Germany

By: Richard Robert Osmer,Friedrich Schweitzer

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Religious Education Between Modernization and Globalization

New Perspectives on the United States and Germany

By: Richard Robert Osmer,Friedrich Schweitzer

While major strides are being made to improve religious education in churches nationwide, much can be learned by looking at the subject from a global perspective. "Religious Education between Modernization and Globalization" is a first -- and very significant -- effort to reap the benefits of sharing educational successes and challenges between countries, in this case the United States and Germany. Featuring a unique comparative approach to religious education, the book first explores the importance of studying the styles and methods of religious education within differing social contexts, and it presents modernization, globalization, and postmodernism as key frameworks for such research. Next, central figures and texts in twentieth-century religious education in both Germany and the United States are examined and compared. The last section of the book points out the challenges facing religious education in the new millennium and offers constructive proposals that will interest not only Protestants and Catholics but also members of Jewish, Muslim, and other faith communities.

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0802812848

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Book's by Richard Robert Osmer

The Teaching Ministry of Congregations

The Teaching Ministry of Congregations

Teaching for Faith

Teaching for Faith

A Teachable Spirit

A Teachable Spirit

Practical Theology

Practical Theology

Confirmation

Confirmation

Teaching for Faith

Teaching for Faith

The Teaching Ministry of Congregations

The Teaching Ministry of Congregations

A Teachable Spirit

A Teachable Spirit

Confirmation

Confirmation

Mark

Mark

Practical Theology

Practical Theology

Religious Education Between Modernization and Globalization

Religious Education Between Modernization and Globalization

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