Perspectives on Church Government
Perspectives on Church Government

Author: Daniel L. Akin

Publisher: B&H Publishing Group

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 080542590X

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The models of church government discussed are the Plural Elder-led Congregational model, the Single Elder-led Congregational model, the Democratic Congregational model, the Episcopal model, and the Presbyterian model.

Principles and Practices for Baptist Churches
Principles and Practices for Baptist Churches

Author: Edward T. Hiscox

Publisher: Ravenio Books

Published: 2015-05-20

Total Pages: 107

ISBN-13:

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This classic is organized as follows: I. A Christian Church II. Church Officers III. Church Ordinances IV. Church Membership V. Church Discipline Private Offenses Public Offenses VI. Cases of Appeal VII. Church Business Order of Business Rules of Order VIII. Christian Doctrine Articles of Faith Covenant IX. Optional Standing Resolutions X. Baptism Considered Meaning of the Word The Baptism of Jesus Much Water Needed Philip and the Eunuch The Testimony of Scholars Apostolical Allusions The Witness of History For Thirteen Centuries As to the Greek Church The Design of Baptism A Sufficiency of Water The Rise of Sprinkling XI. The Lord’s Supper Open and Close Communion One and the Same Rule The Baptist Position Pedobaptist Close Communion The Power of Sympathy Three Facts Explained Pedobaptist Witnesses XII. Infant Baptism Not of Scriptural Authority When Did It Rise? Why Did It Rise? Household Baptisms XIII. Church Government XIV. Church Officers

The Hiscox Standard Baptist Manual
The Hiscox Standard Baptist Manual

Author: Edward T. Hiscox

Publisher:

Published: 1965-01-01

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 9780817003401

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Addresses church membership, officers, and Christian discipline; ministry, ordinances, and worship; the church's witness; and more.

Baptist Foundations
Baptist Foundations

Author: Mark Dever

Publisher: B&H Publishing Group

Published: 2015-06-15

Total Pages: 424

ISBN-13: 1433681056

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Ours is an anti-polity age, perhaps more than any other time in the history of the church. Yet polity remains as important now as it was in the New Testament. What then is a right or biblical polity? The contributors to this volume make an exegetical and theological case for a Baptist polity. Right polity, they argue, is congregationalism, elder leadership, diaconal service, regenerate church membership, church discipline, and a Baptist approach to the ordinances. Each section explores the pastoral applications of these arguments. How do congregationalism and elder leadership work together? When should a church practice church discipline? How can one church work with another in matters of membership and discipline? To be read sequentially or used as a reference guide, Baptist Foundations provides a contemporary treatment of Baptist church government and structures, the first of its kind in decades.