Congregationalists
Author: Theodore Philander Prudden
Publisher:
Published: 1906
Total Pages: 96
ISBN-13:
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Don't Fire Your Church Members
Author: Jonathan Leeman
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Published: 2016-01-15
Total Pages: 156
ISBN-13: 1433686228
DOWNLOAD EBOOKChurch membership is not just a status, it’s an office. Leaders shouldn’t fire members from the responsibilities given to them by Jesus—they should train them! When members are trained, the church grows in holiness and love, discipleship and mission. Complacency and nominalism are diminished. Jesus gives every church member an office in the church’s government: to assume final responsibility for guarding the what and the who of the gospel in the church and its ministry. Similarly, Jesus gives leaders to the church for equipping the members to do this church-building and mission-accomplishing work. In our day, the tasks of reinvigorating congregational authority and elder authority must work together. The vision of congregationalism pictured in this book offers an integrated view of the Christian life. Congregationalism is biblical, but biblical congregationalism just might look a little different than you expect. It is nothing less than Jesus’ authorization for living out his kingdom rule among a people on mission.
Elders in Congregational Life (Newton)
Author: Phil A. Newton
Publisher: Kregel Academic
Published:
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9780825494789
DOWNLOAD EBOOK(Foreword by Mark Dever) A biblically functioning church requires intentional devotion to the New Testament model of the church. In this practical book, Phil Newton gives a definitive and biblical study of elder-based leadership.
Understanding the Congregation's Authority
Author: Jonathan Leeman
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Published: 2016-01-15
Total Pages: 58
ISBN-13: 1433688905
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCongregational authority is less about the meetings and more about the mission. Congregationalism has a bad rap for well-known reasons: inefficient meetings, upstart members, browbeaten ministers. But biblical congregationalism isn’t so much about the meetings. It’s about empowering the whole church to promote and protect the gospel. Pastors lead and equip. Members get to work strengthening one another and pursuing Christ’s mission in the world.
Christian Nurture
Author: Horace Bushnell
Publisher:
Published: 1861
Total Pages: 448
ISBN-13:
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Author: Gerald Cowen
Publisher: B&H Books
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780805430356
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOffers critical definitions about the work of a pastor or elder -- what his job description is and what the limits of his authority are in the context of church government.
Rise and Progress of Religion in the Soul
Author: Philip Doddridge
Publisher:
Published: 1861
Total Pages: 488
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Author: B. Hunter Farrell
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2022-01-25
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 1514000695
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNorth American congregations face a deepening crisis of consumer-oriented "selfie missions" and practices based on colonial-era assumptions. Seeking to free congregational mission from harmful cultural forces, this book helps churches better partner with God's work in the world, offering the latest research and practical, step-by-step tools for churches.
Missional Communities
Author: Reggie McNeal
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2011-08-15
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 1118107586
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe third book in the trilogy that explores the popular missional movement From Reggie McNeal, the bestselling author of The Present Future and Missional Renaissance, comes the third book in the series that helps to define and illuminate the popular missional movement. This newest book in the trilogy examines a natural outgrowth of the move toward a missional orientation: the deconstruction of congregations into very small Christian communities. For all those thousands of churches and leaders who have followed Reggie McNeal's bold lead, this book details the rise of a new life form in churches. Discusses how to move a church from an internal to an external ministry focus Reggie McNeal is a recognized leader in the missional movement Outlines an alternative to the program church model that is focused on the projects and passions of the congregants This book draws on McNeal's twenty years of leadership roles in local congregations and his work over the last decade with thousands of clergy and church leaders.
