The Essence of the Church - A Community Created by the Spirit
Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Published on 1. May 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
208 pages
978-0-8010-9096-7 (ISBN)
Description
Rather than beginning with successful contemporary models of what churches are doing, The Essence of the Church encourages readers to rethink the nature of the church. The author draws on three decades of experience to address the challenges facing today's church and urges readers to think deeply yet practically about the church. Thoughtful and readable, this book integrates insight from a variety of disciplines and enables readers to root their methods and programs in sound biblical, theological, and theoretical principles. Diagrams help to illustrate the concepts.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ada, MI
United States
Publishing group
Baker Publishing Group
Dimensions
Height: 227 mm
Width: 164 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
312 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8010-9096-7 (9780801090967)
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E-Book
05/2000
1st Edition
Baker Publishing Group
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Persons
Craig Van Gelder is professor of congregational mission at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is a church consultant, coeditor of The Church Between Gospel and Culture, and editor of Confident Witness-Changing World.
Content
Foreword by Richard J. Mouw
Preface
1 Rediscovering the Church in the Twenty-first Century
2 A Missional Understanding of the Church
3 Historical Views of the Church
4 The Church and the Redemptive Reign of God
5 The Nature of the Church
6 The Ministry of the Church
7 The Organizational Life of the Church
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Preface
1 Rediscovering the Church in the Twenty-first Century
2 A Missional Understanding of the Church
3 Historical Views of the Church
4 The Church and the Redemptive Reign of God
5 The Nature of the Church
6 The Ministry of the Church
7 The Organizational Life of the Church
Notes
Selected Bibliography