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"The church's mission does not begin with the Great Commission, but is integrally related to the grand storyline of Scripture."
Did the Old Testament simply point to the coming of Christ and his saving work, or is there more to the story? After his resurrection, the Lord Jesus revealed how his suffering, glory, and mission plan for the nations are in fact central to the biblical story of redemption.
After Emmaus shows how Christology and missiology...
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What comes to mind when you think of the word church?
In this volume, Gregg R. Allison helps define the church and its mission by presenting an overview of the specific doctrines and practices of different churches and denominations. He lays a basic foundation for better understanding the common practices among local church communities ("mere ecclesiology") and the ways that they diverge from one another ("more ecclesiology"). Through this systematic...
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How Christians Can Rediscover the Beauty and Glory of the Church
Dear. Precious. Lovely. The Bible describes the church in extraordinary ways, even using beautiful poetry and metaphors. How does this compare to how Christians today describe the church? Unfortunately, many believers focus more on its mission, structure, or specific programs than on its inherent beauty. It's time to spark a renewed affection for the church.
In this concise version of...
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It's essential to the Gospel, but we rarely talk about it.
The good news of Jesus includes his life, death, resurrection, and future return--but what about his ascension? Though often neglected or misunderstood, the ascension is integral to the gospel.
In The Ascension of Christ, Patrick Schreiner argues that Jesus' work would be incomplete without his ascent to God's right hand. Not only a key moment in the Gospel story, Jesus' ascension was...
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A Canonical Journey to Explore the Mission of the Eternal God
"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth" (Gen. 1:1). This declarative phrase introduces fundamental questions circling the minds of skeptics and believers of Christianity alike. What was God's mission when he chose to create? And why, through the Savior's death on the cross and the witness of his church, does he continue to redeem the very creation that rebels against him?
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In this introduction to ecclesiology, respected scholars Brad Harper and Paul Louis Metzger offer a solidly evangelical yet ecumenical survey of the church in mission and doctrine. Combining biblical, historical, and cultural analysis, this comprehensive text explores the church as a Trinitarian, eschatological, worshiping, sacramental, serving, ordered, cultural, and missional community. It also offers practical application, addressing contemporary...
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In Explorations in Ecclesiology and Ethnography Christian Scharen and several other contributors, explore empirical and theological understandings of the church. Like the first volume in the Studies in Ecclesiology and Ethnography series, this second volume seeks to bridge the great divide between theological research and ethnography (qualitative research).
The book's wide-ranging chapters cover such fascinating topics as geographic habits of American...
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The Platform Sutra records the teachings of Hui-neng, the Sixth Patriarch, who is revered as one of the two great figures in the founding of Chan (Zen) Buddhism. This translation is the definitive English version of the eighth-century Chan classic. Phillip B. Yampolsky has based his translation on the Tun-huang manuscript, the earliest extant version of the work. A critical edition of the Chinese text is given at the end of the volume. Dr. Yampolsky...
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Your church is dying! Should you just give up and close the doors?
Dr. Robert LaRochelle thinks there are more answers and more options. In this book, he draws from a lifetime of experience as a teacher, pastor, counselor, and writer to offer ideas and strategies to make the church a caring presence in your community and to revive and sustain what many may have regarded as a dying church.
From worship to Christian education, from the elderly...
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Estructurado en ocho partes y 53 lecciones, el tomo sexto del CURSO DE FORMACIÓN TEOLÓGICA EVANGÉLICA constituye en si mismo uno de los textos de Eclesiología más completos y pedagógicos disponibles. Partiendo de un completísimo estudio obre la naturaleza y fundación de la Iglesia, entra de lleno en un análisis profundo de sus ministerios, autoridad y estructura de gobierno para terminar con una visión de sus ordenanzas y su misión en el...
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This book comprises recent advancements in theory and practice of community diakonia. It embraces vital discussions on inclusion, personhood, and community development in a unique way from leading scholars in the field. These discussions are carried out in extensive global dialogue including voices from the Majority World.
12) The Human Church
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The church doesn't need to be more spiritual. It needs to become more human. Since God decided becoming human was right, so must the church. Jesus' language was consistently understood by nonreligious people. Elitist in-house church language may never reach the growing number of Americans without a religious background who have given up on God.
This book views the church as a unique people-group and the reader as an anthropologist. Employing basic...
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PRISM: A Theological Forum for the United Church of Christ is sponsored by the seminaries of the United Church of Christ. As a journal for the whole church, its goals is to offer serious theological reflection from a diversity of viewpoints on issues of faith, mission, and ministry.
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Have you ever wanted to know more of what the Bible says about the church? These six studies are deceptively short, simple, and clear. Each one can be read quickly, but if you really delve into them – checking the Scriptures, working through the Bible studies, thinking through the reflection questions – you will find a rich study resource. The Bible Themes resource at the end is a useful alphabetical listing of key Bible themes that gives practical...
15) The Way of God
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This book traces one of themes that runs throughout the different dispensations of the Bible.
CHAPTER ONE: THE WAY OF GOD IN GENESIS
CHAPTER TWO: THE WAY OF GOD IN EXODUS
CHAPTER THREE: THE WAY OF GOD IN THE LAW
CHAPTER FOUR: THE WAY OF GOD AND BAPTISMS
CHAPTER FIVE: THE WAY OF GOD IN THE NEW COVENANT
CHAPTER SIX: THE WAY OF GOD IN ISRAEL'S FUTURE
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Why Missions and Evangelism Are an Overflow of Delighting in God
Evangelism and missions are parts of the Christian life often accompanied by fears, insecurities, and cultural pressures. In this addition to the Union series, Daniel Hames and Michael Reeves argue that an individual's relationship with God influences their evangelism and missions more than anything else. Scripture clearly shows that a believer's responsibility is to make God known...
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Many historic Protestant churches lost their way when the ground beneath their feet began to shift in the last part of the 20th century. Back then, congregations became confused about why so many Americans had become indifferent toward church-going. They became anxious about their shrinking numbers and aging membership. How would they survive? They could not see the way forward. But now, a few ordinary congregations are finding their way into the...
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Crossway Introduces the Collected Works of John Owen, Updated for Modern Readers
Regarded as one of the greatest theologians in history, 17th-century pastor John Owen wrote extensively on holiness, Scripture, the Trinity, missions, and ecclesiology. His classic works-which have inspired many Christian thinkers including Charles Spurgeon, J. I. Packer, and John Piper-remain influential, but until now haven't been offered in an easy-to-read collection.
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La peculiar combinación de origen norteamericano entre neo-pentecostalismo y economía de mercado, ha dado pie a ideologías extremadamente peligrosas que han causado, y siguen causando, verdaderos estragos en la imagen de la Iglesia Cristiana ante la sociedad civil. Los medios de comunicación ya se han hecho eco en numerosas ocasiones de increíbles escándalos en los que autoproclamados apóstoles y superapóstoles, líderes supuestamente cristianos...
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Reformed Forum is a Christian non-profit organization that exists to assist the church in her call to discipleship. We serve the church by communicating the riches of our theological tradition and advancing it according to our confessional boundaries through in-depth research and scholarly discourse. In this collection of essays, the authors set forth the salient features of their shared Reformed identity, a distinct theological voice.
Lane G. Tipton...