includes index and biblioraphy

One of the greatest assets of the Church is the continuing possibility of renewal. Through storms and thorns, through thistles and waves, the church has survived the test of time. This festschrift contains the following articles. Four-Fold Ministry Ecclesiology: The Continuing Possibility of Renewal Reflections on the Church and Its Contribution to Human Tights and Democracy Transcending the Boundaries With Jesus: Gleanins of Ecumenism for Today Emerging Trends in Ecumenical Theology: A Postcolonial Analysis On Becoming the Church: in Search of Alternate Ecclessiology Changing Patterns of Mission Among the Telungus Ministry - Passion of the Church Local Congregation and Christian Nurture Church - Salt of the Earth in a Networked World Ecclesiology in the Context of Religious Fanaticism: An Old Testament View Church as an Instrument for Building the Kingdom of Heaven Sacraments as Rituals of Healing and Transformation: A Rligio- Psychotherapeutic Perspective Power in Perspective: Re - Reading Christo-Centric Ecclesiology of Ephesians and Colossians Renewing Ecumenical Mission of the Churches in India Today Brief Reflection on Church Ecclesiiology On Being Renewed By the Church: Connections, Interconnections and Reconnections In God`s World, Called to Be United Worshipping the God of All Mercies With Dedicated Bodies and Transformed Minds Run With Horses Enviornmental Values and Social Concerns: A Theological Reflection Ecclesiology: Continuing Possibility of Renewal Challenges for Ecclesia: Faith on Contextual Action Requisite for a Cross - Cultural Ecclesial Consciousness Episcopacy and Its Significance for the Church in India Ecclesia in Indian Pluralistic Context Indigenisation in Indian Ecclesia Towards an Inclusive Liberative Ecclesiology Ecclesiological Reading of the CSI Eucharist Liturgy