Well Ordered, Living Well: A Field Guide to Presbyterian Church Government - Waters, Guy Prentiss - 9781601789228
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  • 112 Pages
  • Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
  • Publication Date: March 2022
  • ISBN: FWATERGUP___WELLORDEREDLIVINGWEL9781601789228

Well Ordered, Living Well: A Field Guide to Presbyterian Church Government

Waters, Guy Prentiss

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Why does church government matter? In this book, Guy Prentiss Waters offers a brief and accessible introduction to presbyterianism that shows how a well-ordered church fosters Christian lives lived well. In making the case that church government is critical to Christian discipleship, Waters presents an overview of the nature of the church (the body and its member) and its structures of authority (officers, assemblies, and ordination). He concludes by answering common questions people raise about church government. The book is an ideal resource for explaining the relevance of church government to the ordinary Christian's life and service.

Table of Contents:

1. Why Does Church Government Matter?

2. What Makes a Church?

3. How Is the Church Led?

4. But What about...?

5. Where Do We Go from Here?

Further Reading

Appendix 1: Membership Commitments

Appendix 2: Presbyterian Church Polity and the Church Order of Dort

Guy Prentiss Waters (PhD, Duke University) is the James M. Baird Jr. Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary and was formerly an associate professor of biblical studies at Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi. He is also the author of How Jesus Runs the Church.

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Why does church government matter? In this book, Guy Prentiss Waters offers a brief and accessible introduction to presbyterianism that shows how a well-ordered church fosters Christian lives lived well. In making the case that church government is critical to Christian discipleship, Waters presents an overview of the nature of the church (the body and its member) and its structures of authority (officers, assemblies, and ordination). He concludes by answering common questions people raise about church government. The book is an ideal resource for explaining the relevance of church government to the ordinary Christian's life and service.

Table of Contents:

1. Why Does Church Government Matter?

2. What Makes a Church?

3. How Is the Church Led?

4. But What about...?

5. Where Do We Go from Here?

Further Reading

Appendix 1: Membership Commitments

Appendix 2: Presbyterian Church Polity and the Church Order of Dort

Guy Prentiss Waters (PhD, Duke University) is the James M. Baird Jr. Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary and was formerly an associate professor of biblical studies at Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi. He is also the author of How Jesus Runs the Church.

  • Cover Type:
  • 112 Pages
  • Publisher: Reformation Heritage Books
  • Publication Date: March 2022
  • ISBN: FWATERGUP___WELLORDEREDLIVINGWEL9781601789228