The Mutual Ministry of Women and Men, Part 3 - Leader

The Mutual Ministry of Women and Men
- Part 3: "Called to Leadership in the Church"

Leader's Guide by Rev. Dr. Steven E. King
(Go HERE to purchase the Part 3 Participant's Book)

This fifteen-session, three-part series focuses on how the whole people of God minister together as part of the Priesthood of All Believers. It looks at what it means for each of us to “do ministry” in our everyday life of faith, especially in regard to how we are called to communicate the grace and mercy of God to others in Christ. 

Part 3 of 3: Called to Leadership in the Church
(Click SAMPLE to download a sample session.)
This third part focuses on issues related to the participation of men and women in professional ministry and leadership in the Church, looking at biblical examples and advice for the Church today.

Session 11)    On Behalf of the Body
                        An Ordered and Accountable Public Ministry

Session 12)    For the Sake of Good Order
                        Making Sure the Gospel Will Be Heard

Session 13)    What We Proclaim is not Ourselves 
                        Ministry Under the Authority of Christ Alone

Session 14)    What You have Heard and Seen in Me
                        Paul’s Own Example of Servant Leadership

Session 15)    Workers in the Harvest
                        Walking Together in Service to Christ

Longer Description from the Introduction to the Study

This series is perhaps the most detailed and in-depth study that Sola has produced thus far. Four pages of content and questions make up each session. Most of the content is in the form of questions focused on specific Scripture texts. Additional information and examples are provided in call-out boxes along the way. These include a number of quotations from Martin Luther and the Lutheran Confessions, which show how the teachings of Scripture are the foundation of our particular faith tradition. The themes in the study progress from session to session, each building upon what came before, with a summary of the major points at the end of each chapter. All three parts of the series are connected and are intended to be used in succession.

All the content needed to participate in the study is included in the student book; however, the leader’s guides to this series include more material than most other Sola leader’s guides. In addition to providing a response guide for the study’s discussion questions, extra related material is provided in topical Excursus blocks for which there was not enough space in the student books, including pastoral reflections and anecdotes from actual ministry situations that speak to the themes of each chapter.