| Description |
1 online resource (425 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Includes indexes. |
| Contents |
Front ; Contents; Foreword; Editors and Contributors; Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction-Why Polity?; Some Historical Roots of Congregationalism; The Biblical and Theological Case for Congregationalism; Five Preliminary Issues for Understanding the Ordinances; Baptism in the Bible; Baptism in History, Theology, and the Church; The Lord's Supper in the Bible; The Lord's Supper in History, Theology, and the Church; The Why and Who of Church Membership; The What and How of Church Membership; The Why, How, and When of Church Discipline; Elders and Deacons in History. |
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The Scriptural Basis for EldersThe Biblical Qualifications for Elders; The Biblical Role of Elders; Practical Issues in Elder Ministry; The Office of Deacon; Practical Issues in Deacon Ministry; A Congregational Approach to Unity, Holiness, and Apostolicity: Faith and Order; A Congregational Approach to Catholicity: Independence and Interdependence; Name Index; Subject Index; Scripture Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Church polity.
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Church polity. |
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RELIGION -- Christian Theology -- Ecclesiology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Dever, Mark, editor.
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Leeman, Jonathan, editor.
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Garrett, James Leo, author of introduction, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Baptist foundations : church government for an anti-institutional age. Nashville, Tennessee : B & H Academic, ©2015 xxiii, 397 pages 9781433681042 |
| ISBN |
9781433681059 (electronic book) |
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1433681056 (electronic book) |
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9781433681042 |
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