Ministry Through Word and Sacrament

Volume 2 of Oden's Classical Pastoral Care, published by Crossroad and reprinted by Baker in 1994. The series is a topical anthology of short passages from classic Christian pastoral writers, chiefly patristic but with medieval and Reformation authors, each thematic section with Oden's own short introduction. This volume reviews the range of pastoral tasks: care through preaching and worship, through baptism and the Eucharist, the pastor as educator of the soul, the teaching office, the office of administration, and nurturing Christian community in mission.