Ministering Angles

With a title playing on the concept of the ministering angels from Hebrews, Philip Greenslade has written this book out of a concern that the Church has been looking from the wrong angle for its models of ministry, drawing them, too uncritically, from the worlds of business studies, management theory, therapeutic practice and increasingly, entrepreneurship and entertainment. He is convinced that we need to shift our standpoint to one which is more biblical, more prophetic, more apostolic, more gospel-driven, adopting angles of vision which are more Christ-centred, cross-shaped and culturally-critical.

Drawing from addresses Philip has delivered at various events over the past decade this is a how to book in which the answers to questions about Christian ministry lie not in acquiring new techniques and skills, valuable as they may be, but in asking why, who by and in what manner questions about how ministry is carried out. Angle of vision is everything.

• For all who teach, oversee, counsel, advise, care for or pray for others in the church.
• Discover the Biblical, counter cultural call to be a "wounded healer", a "wise fool" and a "competent inadequate".
• Be empowered for more effective and fruitful service.