Baptist Foundations
Church Government for an Anti-Institutional Age
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Theology, Christianity
| Author: | Andrew M. Davis, Ph.D., John S. Hammett, Michael A. G. Haykin, Benjamin L Merkle, Thomas R. Schreiner, Dr. Kirk Wellum, Dr. Stephen J. Wellum, Thomas White, Shawn Wright | ISBN: | 9781433681059 |
| Publisher: | B&H Publishing Group | Publication: | June 15, 2015 |
| Imprint: | B&H Academic | Language: | English |
| Author: | Andrew M. Davis, Ph.D., John S. Hammett, Michael A. G. Haykin, Benjamin L Merkle, Thomas R. Schreiner, Dr. Kirk Wellum, Dr. Stephen J. Wellum, Thomas White, Shawn Wright |
| ISBN: | 9781433681059 |
| Publisher: | B&H Publishing Group |
| Publication: | June 15, 2015 |
| Imprint: | B&H Academic |
| Language: | English |
Ours is an anti-polity age, perhaps more than any other time in the history of the church. Yet polity remains as important now as it was in the New Testament.
What then is a right or biblical polity? The contributors to this volume make an exegetical and theological case for a Baptist polity. Right polity, they argue, is congregationalism, elder leadership, diaconal service, regenerate church membership, church discipline, and a Baptist approach to the ordinances.
Each section explores the pastoral applications of these arguments. How do congregationalism and elder leadership work together? When should a church practice church discipline? How can one church work with another in matters of membership and discipline?
To be read sequentially or used as a reference guide, Baptist Foundations provides a contemporary treatment of Baptist church government and structures, the first of its kind in decades.
Ours is an anti-polity age, perhaps more than any other time in the history of the church. Yet polity remains as important now as it was in the New Testament.
What then is a right or biblical polity? The contributors to this volume make an exegetical and theological case for a Baptist polity. Right polity, they argue, is congregationalism, elder leadership, diaconal service, regenerate church membership, church discipline, and a Baptist approach to the ordinances.
Each section explores the pastoral applications of these arguments. How do congregationalism and elder leadership work together? When should a church practice church discipline? How can one church work with another in matters of membership and discipline?
To be read sequentially or used as a reference guide, Baptist Foundations provides a contemporary treatment of Baptist church government and structures, the first of its kind in decades.
