Are all Christians Ministers?
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Have a little read: ... Are all Christians Ministers? INTRODUCTION John Collins' book "Are all Christians ministers?" attempts to examine the historical basis for the term ministry, to discover it's nature, scope and significance for the kind of church he believes, we have inherited from our traditions, in an endeavour to answer that all Christians are not ministers. MAJOR THEMES Combining a New Testament and historical background, Collins attempts to examine the original meanings and usage of the term ministry in the endeavour, contrary to the new dominant and popular stance held by many Protestant churches today, which is that all Christians are not ministers. [Collins,1992, p 1-3,13,22,51] Collins confides the exclusive rights to ministry to those officially commissioned to ministry in their churches in the role of an office. [Collins,1992,p 2,38-39] He argues that from the earliest tradition that "authentic" Christian ministry can only be a restricted role, unavailable to all, a historical succession of the sacrament of
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