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Ripe Fields: The Promise and Challenge of Latino Ministry
Contributor(s): Oliver, Juan M. C. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0898696119     ISBN-13: 9780898696110
Publisher: Church Publishing
OUR PRICE: $22.75  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: May 2009
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Annotation: Timed to be launched at 2009s General Convention, Juan Olivers definitive look at the history and potential future of Latino Ministry in The Episcopal Church comes at an opportune time. With Latino ministries growing around the country, in all traditions, and with increasing resource and programmatic offerings being allocated to serve those communities, this highly descriptive handbook profiles the culture, faith, and importance of this emerging minority.
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christianity - Episcopalian
Dewey: 283.730
LCCN: 2009002696
Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.98" W x 8.9" L (0.50 lbs) 145 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
Features: Bibliography, Table of Contents
 
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Timed to be launched at 2009 General Convention, Juan Oliver definitive look at the history and potential future of Latino ministry in the Episcopal Church comes at an opportune time. With Latino ministries growing around the country in all traditions, and with increasing resource and programmatic offerings being allocated to serve those communities, this highly descriptive handbook profiles the culture, faith, and importance of this emerging minority.

Within the book chapters, Oliver surveys topical areas, such as:

  • Who/What is a Latino?
  • Latino Biblical Interpretation
  • Worship in a Latino congregation
  • The spiritual lives of Latinos
  • Latino authority and governance
  • Latino administration and stewardship
  • The Latino priest: Factotum or Specialist?
  • The Latino deacon
  • The Latino bishop
  • Non-Latinos in Latino ministry


Contributor Bio(s): Oliver, Juan: - The Rev. Juan M.C. Oliver, Ph.D., developed and directed the Hispanic Program at the General Theological Seminary in New York until 2008. Earlier he coordinated Hispanic ministries in the Episcopal Dioceses of Long Island and New Jersey. He is retired and lives in New Mexico.
 
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