The Pastor: A Theology of Ministry

All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry	2
The Pastor: A Theology of Ministry canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8331574 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Pastor: A Theology of Ministry
Context triple: [William H. Willimon, notableWork, The Pastor: A Theology of Ministry]

A. The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church
"The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church" is the central theme of the 2008 Synod of Bishops that inspired Pope Benedict XVI’s apostolic exhortation *Verbum Domini* on Scripture’s role in Catholic faith and practice.
B. The Danger of an Unconverted Ministry
"The Danger of an Unconverted Ministry" is an influential 1740 sermon by Presbyterian revivalist Gilbert Tennent that attacked spiritually unregenerate clergy and helped fuel the religious fervor of the First Great Awakening in colonial America.
C. Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry
Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry is an influential ecumenical document that articulates common theological understandings of key Christian sacraments and church offices among diverse denominations.
D. Theology for the Community of God
Theology for the Community of God is a comprehensive systematic theology by Stanley Grenz that emphasizes the communal and relational nature of Christian doctrine.
E. The Reformed Pastor
The Reformed Pastor is a classic 17th-century Puritan manual on pastoral ministry and spiritual oversight written by English theologian Richard Baxter.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Pastor: A Theology of Ministry
Target entity description: The Pastor: A Theology of Ministry is a theological and practical exploration of pastoral identity and vocation by Methodist bishop and theologian William H. Willimon.

A. The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church
"The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church" is the central theme of the 2008 Synod of Bishops that inspired Pope Benedict XVI’s apostolic exhortation *Verbum Domini* on Scripture’s role in Catholic faith and practice.
B. The Danger of an Unconverted Ministry
"The Danger of an Unconverted Ministry" is an influential 1740 sermon by Presbyterian revivalist Gilbert Tennent that attacked spiritually unregenerate clergy and helped fuel the religious fervor of the First Great Awakening in colonial America.
C. Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry
Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry is an influential ecumenical document that articulates common theological understandings of key Christian sacraments and church offices among diverse denominations.
D. Theology for the Community of God
Theology for the Community of God is a comprehensive systematic theology by Stanley Grenz that emphasizes the communal and relational nature of Christian doctrine.
E. The Reformed Pastor
The Reformed Pastor is a classic 17th-century Puritan manual on pastoral ministry and spiritual oversight written by English theologian Richard Baxter.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	book ⓘ theological work ⓘ
author	William H. Willimon ⓘ
authorOccupation	Methodist bishop ⓘ theologian ⓘ
emphasizes	pastor as caregiver ⓘ pastor as leader of Christian community ⓘ pastor as public theologian ⓘ pastor as servant of the Word ⓘ pastor as teacher of the faith ⓘ theological grounding of ministry practices ⓘ
explores	nature of pastoral authority ⓘ pastoral care ⓘ pastoral leadership ⓘ pastoral vocation as service ⓘ preaching as pastoral task ⓘ relationship between pastor and congregation ⓘ role of the pastor in contemporary church ⓘ sacramental ministry ⓘ
focusesOn	pastoral identity in the church ⓘ pastoral vocation as calling ⓘ practical dimensions of ministry ⓘ theological foundations of pastoral work ⓘ
genre	Christian theology ⓘ pastoral theology ⓘ practical theology ⓘ
hasChristianDenominationalContext	United Methodist Church ⓘ
hasPerspective	Methodist ecclesiology ⓘ mainline Protestant ministry ⓘ
intendedAudience	church leaders ⓘ pastors ⓘ seminary students ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
relatedWorkByAuthor	Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry ⓘ linked to: The Pastor: A Theology of Ministry Resident Aliens ⓘ
religiousTradition	Methodism ⓘ Protestantism ⓘ
subject	Christian ministry ⓘ pastoral identity ⓘ pastoral ministry ⓘ vocation ⓘ
theologicalDiscipline	ecclesiology ⓘ practical theology ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

William H. Willimon → notableWork → The Pastor: A Theology of Ministry ⓘ

William H. Willimon → notableWork → Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry ⓘ

linked to: The Pastor: A Theology of Ministry

The Pastor: A Theology of Ministry → relatedWorkByAuthor → Pastor: The Theology and Practice of Ordained Ministry ⓘ