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Outside the gates : the need for theology, history, and practice of chaplaincy ministry / Robert Crick

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : HigherLife Publishing, c2011.Description: 230 p. : illustrations ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781935245575
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BV4375 .C75 2011
Contents:
Outside the GATES; Copyright; In appreciation for ... ; In Remembrance; Table of Contents; Foreword; by Steven J. Land, PhD; PREFACE; Copyright Notes; UNIT ONE; A Practical, Theological Approach to Chaplaincy Ministry; INTRODUCTION; An Examination of Core Theological Principles for Chaplaincy; CHAPTER ONE; Why Chaplains Do What They Do; Does God Really Own Everything?; God's Love for His Beloved Creation; I Know I Have to Love Them, but Do I Have to Like Them?; CHAPTER TWO; Working for a Global God; A Divine Vision for Global Ministry; Christ As the Doorway to Globalization. Reaching People by Redeeming SystemsCHAPTER THREE; The comPassion of Christ: A Model for Chaplaincy Ministry; Ministry of Advocacy: To Act Justly; Ministry of Presence: To Love Mercy; Ministry of Service: to Live Humbly; CHAPTER FOUR; "I Am What I Am": Understanding Your Pastoral Identity and Pastoral Authority; Claiming Your Pastoral Identity; Maintaining a Unique Faith Identity in a Pluralistic Setting; Establishing Your Pastoral Authority; Chaplains Have Been Given Moral Authority, not Ultimate Authority; CHAPTER FIVE. Prepare Ye the Way: A Theology of Spiritual, Professional, and Personal Formation for ChaplainsSpiritual Formation; Professional Formation; Personal Formation: a Ministry of Integrity; Compassion, Wisdom, and Humility; UNIT TWO; A Survey of the History of Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER SIX; Pastoral Practices from the Days of the Ancient Israelites through the 17th Century; Biblical Model of Pastoral Care; Age of Persecution During the Second and Third Centuries; Constantine and the Evolution of the Imperial Church (Early 4th Century through 11th Century). Renaissance and Reformation (14th through 16th Centuries)The Enlightenment (17th Century); CHAPTER SEVEN; Pastoral Practices From the 18th Through the 20th Centuries; An Era of Rapid Change and Transition (19th Century); The Turn of the Century; Clinical Pastoral Education and the 1920s; CHAPTER EIGHT; The Contemporary Context 0f Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy; An Integrative Model of Chaplaincy; Conclusion; Definitions for Further Review:; UNIT THREE; Understanding the Practice of Chaplaincy; INTRODUCTION; History of Chaplaincy. An Approach to Chaplaincy: Chaplaincy as Covenant, Character, and Commission172Conclusion; CHAPTER NINE; Military Chaplaincy; Education, Training, and Endorsement; Functions of the Military Chaplain; Baptism in a Jungle; The Immeasurable Presence; Critical Issues; For the Sake of the Cause; Conclusion; CHAPTER TEN; Clinical Chaplaincy188; Legitimacy: An Illustration of a Worthy Ministry; Education, Training, and Endorsement; The Functions of the Clinical Chaplain; Critical Issues; Conclusion; Myrtle and Her Flower Garden; CHAPTER ELEVEN; Correctional Chaplaincy.
Summary: The great task before Christian workers, chaplains in particular, is to find a way to work within the systems of this world in order to redeem and sanctify those systems in the authority of our Lord, Jesus Christ, who sends them. Chaplains are present in some of the darkest, most impoverished, oppressed, and immoral places on this earth. Their mission is very clear: to be present with the brokenhearted and needy, while working with and within the systems that affect the lives of those they seek to help.
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Outside the GATES; Copyright; In appreciation for ... ; In Remembrance; Table of Contents; Foreword; by Steven J. Land, PhD; PREFACE; Copyright Notes; UNIT ONE; A Practical, Theological Approach to Chaplaincy Ministry; INTRODUCTION; An Examination of Core Theological Principles for Chaplaincy; CHAPTER ONE; Why Chaplains Do What They Do; Does God Really Own Everything?; God's Love for His Beloved Creation; I Know I Have to Love Them, but Do I Have to Like Them?; CHAPTER TWO; Working for a Global God; A Divine Vision for Global Ministry; Christ As the Doorway to Globalization. Reaching People by Redeeming SystemsCHAPTER THREE; The comPassion of Christ: A Model for Chaplaincy Ministry; Ministry of Advocacy: To Act Justly; Ministry of Presence: To Love Mercy; Ministry of Service: to Live Humbly; CHAPTER FOUR; "I Am What I Am": Understanding Your Pastoral Identity and Pastoral Authority; Claiming Your Pastoral Identity; Maintaining a Unique Faith Identity in a Pluralistic Setting; Establishing Your Pastoral Authority; Chaplains Have Been Given Moral Authority, not Ultimate Authority; CHAPTER FIVE. Prepare Ye the Way: A Theology of Spiritual, Professional, and Personal Formation for ChaplainsSpiritual Formation; Professional Formation; Personal Formation: a Ministry of Integrity; Compassion, Wisdom, and Humility; UNIT TWO; A Survey of the History of Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER SIX; Pastoral Practices from the Days of the Ancient Israelites through the 17th Century; Biblical Model of Pastoral Care; Age of Persecution During the Second and Third Centuries; Constantine and the Evolution of the Imperial Church (Early 4th Century through 11th Century). Renaissance and Reformation (14th through 16th Centuries)The Enlightenment (17th Century); CHAPTER SEVEN; Pastoral Practices From the 18th Through the 20th Centuries; An Era of Rapid Change and Transition (19th Century); The Turn of the Century; Clinical Pastoral Education and the 1920s; CHAPTER EIGHT; The Contemporary Context 0f Pastoral Care and Chaplaincy; An Integrative Model of Chaplaincy; Conclusion; Definitions for Further Review:; UNIT THREE; Understanding the Practice of Chaplaincy; INTRODUCTION; History of Chaplaincy. An Approach to Chaplaincy: Chaplaincy as Covenant, Character, and Commission172Conclusion; CHAPTER NINE; Military Chaplaincy; Education, Training, and Endorsement; Functions of the Military Chaplain; Baptism in a Jungle; The Immeasurable Presence; Critical Issues; For the Sake of the Cause; Conclusion; CHAPTER TEN; Clinical Chaplaincy188; Legitimacy: An Illustration of a Worthy Ministry; Education, Training, and Endorsement; The Functions of the Clinical Chaplain; Critical Issues; Conclusion; Myrtle and Her Flower Garden; CHAPTER ELEVEN; Correctional Chaplaincy.

The great task before Christian workers, chaplains in particular, is to find a way to work within the systems of this world in order to redeem and sanctify those systems in the authority of our Lord, Jesus Christ, who sends them. Chaplains are present in some of the darkest, most impoverished, oppressed, and immoral places on this earth. Their mission is very clear: to be present with the brokenhearted and needy, while working with and within the systems that affect the lives of those they seek to help.