Pastoral Theology in the Baptist Tradition: Distinctives and Directions for the Contemporary Church

Offers a distinctive free church vision for pastoral leadership, attending to voices from the past four centuries as they speak about the practice of ministry.

A veteran Baptist pastor and ministry professor offers a distinctive free church vision for pastoral leadership, attending to voices from the past four centuries as they speak about the practice of ministry. The book contains theological reflection on current ministry issues among Baptists based on biblical and historical foundations and reflects a diversity of Baptist life across time and around the world, including many different voices. Each chapter contains reflection questions to help readers consider the implications of Baptist thinking.