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English Pages 496 Year 2012
Table of contents :
Part One: Foundational Issues
1. Introduction to Ecclesiology
2. The Church of the New Covenant
Part Two: The Biblical Vision: Characteristics of the Church
3. Characteristics Regarding the Origin and Orientation of the Church
4. Characteristics Regarding the Gathering and Sending of the Church
Part Three: The Vision Actualized: The Growth of the Church
5. The Purity And Unity of The Church
6. Church Discipline
Part Four: The Government of the Church
7. The Offices of the Church
8. Types of Church Government
9. A Model of Church Governance
Part Five: The Ordinances of the Church
10. Baptism
11. The Lord’s Supper
Part Six: The Ministries of the Church
12. The Ministries of the Church
13. Sojourners and Strangers