Four Ministries, One Jesus: Exploring Your Vocation with the Four Gospels - Paperback

by Richard a. Burridge (Author)

Combining the skills of a leading biblical scholar with the wisdom derived from years spent training candidates for ordination, Richard Burridge offers rich reflections on the four gospel portraits of Jesus and shows how they not only inform the calling to ordained ministry but also help sustain the practice of Christian ministry in its various dimensions.

Four Ministries, One Jesus is for all who feel called to a life of Christian ministry and want to ground their calling in the teaching and example of Jesus, as provided in the four gospels. Burridge helps readers consider vital questions such as: how to sustain reading, Bible study, and theological reflection in ministry; how to extend pastoral care to people outside as well as inside the Christian community; how to care for self and family; and how to stay attuned to the Spirit by cultivating a fresh and vigorous life of prayer.

Author Biography

Richard A. Burridge is dean of King's College London, where he is also professor of biblical interpretation and director of New Testament studies.

Winner of the 2013 Ratzinger Prize, he is the first non-Catholic ever to receive that prestigious award.