Title: Who shall lead them? : the future of ministry in America /
Authors: Witham, Larry, 1952-
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2005
Subjects: Pastoral theology United States.; Christianity Forecasting
Abstract: Larry Witham addresses the challenging questions that face American church leaders at the dawn of the 21st century including the falling numbers of men with priestly vocations the increasingly vociferous demands of women to be allowed a role in the ministry and the hostility of the secular world.
Contents: Introduction: Interesting times -- Call to ministry -- The Protestant divide -- Women in ministry -- The Catholic priesthood -- Southern Baptists -- The minority challenge -- Spirit filled -- Organized religion -- Fault lines -- Image makers -- The soul of ministry.