Partnership in Ministry: A Study of Networking and Collaboration in Paul’s Ministry and Their Implications
Ebook
What type of relationship did New Testament churches have with one another? Was it a relationship of conflict and competition? Or was it a loose aggregation of individual churches scattered across the Roman Empire? Or can it be described as a cohesive partnership for the common cause of the gospel of Christ?
Most New Testament church activities are recorded in connection with Paul's ministry. In this sense, the present study started on the premise that close attention to Paul's partnership ministry would offer a richer understanding of New Testament church relationships.
By exploring some ministry areas--such as Paul's coworkers, financial assistance, and communicative activities--this book demonstrates that Paul's churches, occasioned and mediated by Paul's partnership ministry, were engaged in networking and collaboration far more closely than has generally been assumed, not only among themselves but also with non-Pauline churches. Paul's partnership ministry significantly contributed to the relationship of New Testament churches.
“This book provides an excellent introduction to the study of the network and collaboration of early Christian churches, challenging Pauline scholarship to view Paul’s ministry and early Christianity not just in the paradigm of conflict and competition but more in the framework of unity and partnership. It is well researched, logically organized, and clearly written, and it offers many theological and practical insights for contemporary churches in terms of their networking and collaboration in ministry.”
—S. Aaron Son, professor of biblical studies, Dallas Baptist University
“Challenging scholarship to view the apostle Paul not only through his opponents, but also through his friends, Byun explores Paul’s collaboration with the churches through the lens of coworkers, financial assistance, and communicative activities. The result is a stimulating analysis of the social and religious dynamics of the ancient world that positions early Christianity within the framework of unity and partnership rather than conflict.”
—Mark Taylor, professor of New Testament, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
- Title: Partnership in Ministry: A Study of Networking and Collaboration in Paul’s Ministry and Their Implications
- Author: Paul H. Byun
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9781532609862, 9781532609879, 1532609876, 9781532609855, 153260985X, 1532609868
- Resource ID: LLS:9781532609862
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-05-23T22:39:05Z
Paul H. Byun is mission pastor at New Hope Community Church at Los Angeles. He earned a PhD in New Testament studies from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2020.