Ordering the Baptismal Priesthood: Theologies of Lay and Ordained Ministry

This work affirms lay and ordained ministry today and proposes seven convergence points as principles to shape a theology of ordered ministries. Ordered ministry grounded in baptism constitutes a repositioning of the minister in the Church, and provides a way forward in articulating a contemporary theology of ministry. Such a theology offers a way to account for more stable ministry on the part of the laity who have prepared themselves for service to the Church.