Library Catalog
Library Databases
Theology of Ministry
Theology of Ministry: What is It?
Background material
- Companion Encyclopedia of Theology (Routledge 1995) [Ref BR118 .C66] [see: "Theology as Praxis"]
- Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling (Abingdon, 2005) [for many articles on ministry]
- Encyclopedia of Aesthetics (Oxford, ) [see for example: The Artist]
- Encyclopedia of Protestantism (Routledge, 2004) [see: Vocation]
- Encyclopedia of Religion (Macmillan, 2005) [search within the encyclopedia for: Ministry]
- Encyclopedia of Religion in America (CQ Press, 2010) [see: Ministry]
- Encyclopedia of Social Work (Oxford, 2008) [see: Christian Social Services]
- Encyclopedia of World Methodism (UM Pub House, 1974) [see: Ministerial call, and related articles]
- Global Dictionary of Theology (Intervarsity Press, 2008) [Ref BR95 .G56] [see: Work, Theology of]
- Historical Dictionary of the Baptists (Scarecrow, 2009) [Ref BX6211 .B73] [see: Ministry, Baptist Understanding of]
- International Encyclopedia of Dance (Oxford, 1998) [see: Liturgical Dance]
- New Dictionary of Pastoral Studies (Eerdmans, 2002) [Ref BV4005.5 .N48] [see: Ministry, Ordained and Lay]
- Oxford Companion to Christian Thought (Oxford, 2000) [Ref BR95 .O84] [see: Ministry]
- Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (Eerdmans, 1964-76) [Ref BS2312 .K5813] [see: diakonia]
- UMC Book of Discipline (2012) [BX8382.2 .Z5 U54] [see: Part IV: The Ministry of all Christians]
Scriptural Tools
- Autobiography Authorship [example: Write Your Memoir: The Soul Work of Telling Your Story]
- Christian Biography [example: Divine Rebels: American Christian Activists for Social Justice ]
- Christian Life [example: Lived Religion: Faith and Practice in Everyday Life]
- Clergy Office [example: Theology of Ministry]
- Creativity (Literary, Artistic, etc.) [example: Living the Creative Life: Ideas and Inspirations from Working Artists]
- Disaster Relief [example: Safe Homes, Stronger Communities: A Handbook for Reconstructing after Natural Disasters]
- Listening [example: Active Listening: Improve Your Ability to Listen and Lead]
- Lay Ministry [example: Lay Ecclesial Ministry]
- Narration (Rhetoric) [example: Telling Stories: Language,Narrative and Social Life]
- Performing Arts Religious Aspects [example: Faithful Performance: Enacting Christian Tradition]
- Spiritual Diaries [example: Journal Keeping: Exploring a Great Spiritual Practice, print copy: 248.46 K76j]
- Spiritual Life [example: Inner Journeying Through Art-Journaling]
- Spiritual Formation [example: Spiritual Formation: A Wesleyan Paradigm]
- Storytelling [example: Speaking Out: Storytelling for Social Change]
- Vocation Christianity [example: Doing More with Life: Connecting Christian Higher Education to a Call to Service]
- Work Religious Aspects [example: Selving: Linking Work to Spirituality]
- See also: Worldcat
- See also: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Databases of ebooks
- Renewing an Urban Ministry: A Case Study of Practical Theology
- Toward a Pauline Theology of Christian Ministry
- Toward a Theology of Visitation Ministry
- tip: limit your search to D.Min dissertations and to titles that contain the words, Theology of Ministry.
- See also: Research in Ministry
- ATLA examples
- If Globalization is True, What Shall We Do? Towards a Theology of Ministry
- Disaster Relief and the Church
- Laughing and Dancing with God: A Spirituality of Writing
- Equipping the Generations: A Three-Pronged Approach to Discipleship
- For Heart and Mind: A Study Bible for Spiritual Formation
- Youth Ministry in a Changing World
- Rituals and symbols in community development
- Kitchen Communion: From the Food Pantry to the Table
- A Place to Belong: Small Group Involvement in Religious Congregations
- The Language of Liturgical Dance in African American Christian Worship
- ArtStor [example: "loaves and fishes", limit to: Paintings]
- BBC Shakespeare (on video) [example: The Tempest]
- Birds of North America (on audio) [example: the American Robin]
- Classical Music Library (on audio) [example: Poor Man Lazarus]
- Columbia Granger's World of Poetry [example: "Guilt, Desire, Love"]
- International Index to the Performing Arts [example: "Visions with Voices: The Rhetoric of Memory and Music..."]
- Ministry Matters [example: "Creative Ministry"]
Journals of ministry
- Journal of Family Ministry [example: "All in Sync: How Music and Art are Revitalizing American Religion"]
- Journal of Pastoral Theology[example: "A Pastoral Theological Reflection on Play in the Ministry"]
- Journal of Religious Leadership [example: "Improvisation and the Practice of Ministry"]
- Journal of Youth Ministry [example: "Youth Ministry as Practical Theology"]
- Liturgical Ministry [example: "Movement and Dance as Prayer"]
- Living Pulpit (example: "The Outsider Inside the Up-Side-Down Kingdom")
- For more journals: search the Journals List with the word, Ministry
Biographical Resources
- Black Studies Center History Makers video interviews [example: Angela Davis]
- Black Women in America [example:bell hooks]
- Contemporary Authors [example: Myles Horton]
- Drew University Archives [example: Nelle Morton]
- Literary Reference Center [example: Cecil B. Williams]
- Oxford African American Studies Center [example: Bob Moses]
- Who's Who in America [example: Edwidge Danticat]
- Who's Who in Religion, 1992-1993 (200.922 W628w)
- note: for specialized biography, search Reference Universe for [profession] biography, e.g. Artists biography
- tip: search the catalog with the words: clergy autobiography
Public Websites
- Alban Institute [example: The Stories We Are]
- Brooklyn Museum
- Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies in Religion and Ministry
- Earth Ministry
- Freq.uenci.es [out-of-the-box thoughts on spirituality]
- Institute for Servant Leadership [example: the Labyrinth]
- Prison Fellowship Ministries
- Religion and Ethics Newsweekly [example:HIV Ministry]
- Wabash Center [a great guide to websites in religion]
Writing and Citing