B
ISKOPSMÖTET
BISHOP, PRIEST AND DEACON
IN THE CHURCH OF SWEDEN
A letter from the bishops concerning the ministry of the Church
The Bishops’ Conference 1990
PREFACE
PEOPLE OF GOD AND CHURCH
God and the creation
God and gospel
The Church – the People of God
The Church – the body of Christ
The Church – the temple of the Spirit
A SERVING CHURCH
The calling of the people of God
The common ministry in the Church
The particular ministry in the Church
The threefold ministry
ONE MINISTRY – THREE COMMISSIONS
The responsibility of the bishop
To be a bishop
The responsibility of the priest
To be a priest
The responsibility of the deacon
To be a deacon
Fellowship in the ministry
CALL AND ORDINATION
The call to the ministry of the Church
Ordination to the ministry of the Church
Suspension from the exercise of the ministry
COMMISSIONS AND TASKS
The commission and tasks of the bishop
The commission and tasks of the priest
The commission and tasks of the deacon
REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS
Faithfulness
Knowledge and insight
Loyalty and solidarity
The witness
The minister’s own expectation
