Name: The Essence of the Church [eBook]
SKU: 9781585585014
Price: 8.28 GBP

__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.

This fresh perspective on the church explores its essential nature as a community of people governed by the Word and led and taught by the Spirit.

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

\["For Christians seeking to understand church community", "Explains the Church's nature governed by the Word", "You will deepen your understanding of spiritual leadership"\]

This eBook offers a fresh perspective on the essence of the Church.

Van Gelder, Craig

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Endorsements

Dedication

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

Index

About the Author

Back Cover

A thoughtful book which helps us rethink the essential nature of the church as a community of people governed by the Word as it is taught by the Spirit.

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.

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.

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This fresh perspective on the church explores its essential nature as a community of people governed by the Word and led and taught by the Spirit.

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