Celtic Gifts: Orders of Ministry in the Celtic Church

by Robert van de Weyer

Book Overview

Discover your spiritual gift in the company of Columba, Brigid, Cuthbert, Patrick and other Celtic saints in this ground-breaking and original book. As the rediscovery of Celtic spirituality has transformed Christian experience in recent years, Celtic Gifts explores the dramatic impact that a Celtic understanding of vocation and ministry could have in the life and work of the Church today, especially where small congregations, limited resources and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853111589
• ISBN13: 9781853111587
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Canterbury Press Norwich
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Terrific Surprise

Mr. Van De Weyer's book is one of the most remarkable skinny little church books I've come across. He presents a terrifically imaginative change in church structure and communal life, simply, directly, convincingly, thoroughly. I came across a reference to this book in another excellent book on the positive use of Celtic Christian theology, Celtic Christian Traditions, by Ian Bradley. I recommend Van De Weyer's book for leadership development study within governance groups. The leaders will have a good time while quickly getting a long ways forward in a difficult subject.

A brilliant vision

Mr van de Weyer describes in an easy-to-read narrative way, far from hiding behind theological issues, how Christianity (here in an example the Anglican church, but it could be adopted by all denominations!) could become more easily accessed by all people by involving them in ministry. Church must be a concern for everyone, not only for vicars, the author states. And the Celtic Church with its numerous saints (who really were holy women and men, judged by their lives) has enough examples to provide us all with ministries, according to our abilities and gifts. I can recommend this book to all who think of changes in their church and don't know how to begin.