Finding unity in Christ might sound like an abstract, pat answer to the struggles and questions we face as leaders, but it is as difficult as it is essential. It’s easy to say that we should be reconciled to one another because we are reconciled to God in Jesus Christ. It is much harder to live into that biblical belief.
A Pastoral Rule reflects on practices that make for faithful ministry. It is aware of the challenges ministry brings. It is written in the knowledge that no rule is perfect, and the conviction that a guide to good practices can be a real help as we seek faithfully to serve Jesus Christ and his people.
“Why do we have confessions of faith?” That’s the starting-point for Richard Burnett’s exploration of the importance and power of confessions of faith for our life together.
Professor Vanhoozer discusses the importance of our affirmation of the authority of Scripture and the trickiness of the priesthood of all believers.
