Preface 9 Introduction 13 Part 1 21 The Historical Ascent of Relational Ministry: The Early Twentieth Century 25 The Historical Ascent of Relational Ministry: The Late Twentieth Century 40 Our Relational Motivations: A Sociological Examination 62 Part 2 81 Who Is Jesus Christ?: The One Who Is Incarnate and Much More 85 Where Is Jesus Christ?: Relational Ministry as Participation in God's Presence 104 What Then Shall We Do?: A Ministry of Place-Sharing 124 How Place-Sharing Works: Person and Culture 142 Picturing Relational Transformation: Transcendence & Revelation 166 Rules of Art for Place-Sharing in Community 197 Bonhoeffer as a Minister to Young People 218 Index 220