The Apostolic Imperative

With perceptive insight and vigor, Dr. Braaten addresses today's crisis in ministry in Protestant and Catholic communities. Numerous studies reveal widespread confusion about the nature and scope of the church's mission. There is a split consciousness in the church at all levels between evangelism and social action, and between lay and ordained forms of ministry.The Apostolic Imperative summons the church to embody the apostolic norms of primitive Christianity in its theology and practice."A mis