Priests in Secular Work

Participating in the “Missio Dei”

Jenny Gage

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Sacristy Press
15 December 2020

Anglican & Episcopalian Churches, Church of England; Christian theology; Christian sacraments; Christian ministry & pastoral activity

For large part of the Church of England, the standard model of an ordained minister is the full-time stipendiary priest, or, alternatively, the chaplain. Yet, there are a growing number of clergy for whom their vocation consists of life in the Church and work in the secular world.

Jenny Gage argues that in the twenty-first century, priests in secular work (PSW) are not a new phenomenon. They have a specific vocation, which is not to be subsumed under any church-based model of priestly ministry. She makes the case for understanding priestly ministry in secular work as a distinct vocation, which is as necessary to the life of the institutional Church at a time when secular society is rapidly changing, as it is to those whose vocation it is.

Both the sacramental nature of this vocation and the work they do are key to the vocational identity of priests in secular work and to their calling to build God’s kingdom in the world.

Beginning with her experience of reflecting her vocation as a maths educator and as a priest, Jenny Gage explores priestly ministry in secular work through a number of theological lenses including the narrative formation of identity, theology of work, and theology of place.

By: Jenny Gage
Imprint: Sacristy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 250g
ISBN: 9781789591422
ISBN 10: 1789591422
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 15 December 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jenny Gage is the Self-Supporting Minister for Social Justice at Ely Cathedral, a role she combines with being the Bishop’s Officer for Self-Supporting Ministry in Ely Diocese.

Reviews for Priests in Secular Work: Participating in the “Missio Dei”

This book is masterful. It is well written and carefully organised. … Part autobiography, part biblical hermeneutic, part theological reflection, the book demonstrates the power of ethnographic research. Gage allows her interviewees to narrate their vocational journey, how the context of work shapes the formation of priestly identity and a theology of work and place. It is grounded in a rootedness in the Christian tradition that connects, illuminates and challenges some of the fixity of ministerial and ecclesiological norms. -- James Woodward