Baptist Foundations

Baptist Foundations, eBook

In this volume, representatives of several North American Baptist seminaries and a Baptist university make the 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.

Baptist Foundations

Baptist Foundations

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In this volume, representatives of several North American Baptist seminaries and a Baptist university make the 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.

Overview

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.

Table of Contents

Foreword, James Leo Garrett
Introduction

Part 1: Congregationalism
1. Some Historical Roots of Congregationalism, Michael Haykin
2. The Biblical and Theological Case for Congregationalism, Stephen Wellum and Kirk Wellum

Part 2: The Ordinances
3. Five Preliminary Issues for Understanding the Ordinances, Shawn Wright
4. Baptism in the Bible, Thomas Schreiner
5. Baptism in History, Theology, and the Church, Shawn Wright
6. The Lord’s Supper in the Bible, Thomas Schreiner
7. The Lord’s Supper in History, Theology, and the Church, Shawn Wright

Part 3: Church Membership and Discipline
8. The Why and Who of Church Membership, John Hammett
9. The What and How of Church Membership, John Hammett
10. The Why, How, and When of Church Discipline, Thomas White

Part 4: Elders and Deacons
11. Elders and Deacons in History, Mark Dever
12. The Scriptural Basis for Elders, Ben Merkle
13. The Biblical Qualifications for Elders, Ben Merkle
14. The Biblical Role of Elders, Ben Merkle
15. Practical Issues in Elder Ministry, Andrew Davis
16. The Biblical Basis, Qualifications, and Role of Deacons, Ben Merkle
17. Practical Issues in Deacon Ministry, Andrew Davis

Part 5: The Church and Churches
18. A Congregational Approach to Unity, Holiness, and Apostolicity, Jonathan Leeman
19. Independence and Interdependence, Jonathan Leeman

Overview

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.

Table of Contents

Foreword, James Leo Garrett
Introduction

Part 1: Congregationalism
1. Some Historical Roots of Congregationalism, Michael Haykin
2. The Biblical and Theological Case for Congregationalism, Stephen Wellum and Kirk Wellum

Part 2: The Ordinances
3. Five Preliminary Issues for Understanding the Ordinances, Shawn Wright
4. Baptism in the Bible, Thomas Schreiner
5. Baptism in History, Theology, and the Church, Shawn Wright
6. The Lord’s Supper in the Bible, Thomas Schreiner
7. The Lord’s Supper in History, Theology, and the Church, Shawn Wright

Part 3: Church Membership and Discipline
8. The Why and Who of Church Membership, John Hammett
9. The What and How of Church Membership, John Hammett
10. The Why, How, and When of Church Discipline, Thomas White

Part 4: Elders and Deacons
11. Elders and Deacons in History, Mark Dever
12. The Scriptural Basis for Elders, Ben Merkle
13. The Biblical Qualifications for Elders, Ben Merkle
14. The Biblical Role of Elders, Ben Merkle
15. Practical Issues in Elder Ministry, Andrew Davis
16. The Biblical Basis, Qualifications, and Role of Deacons, Ben Merkle
17. Practical Issues in Deacon Ministry, Andrew Davis

Part 5: The Church and Churches
18. A Congregational Approach to Unity, Holiness, and Apostolicity, Jonathan Leeman
19. Independence and Interdependence, Jonathan Leeman

Product Details

  • ISBN:
    9781433681059
  • Status:
    Active
  • Release Date:
    06/15/2015
  • Page Count:
    432

Product Details

  • ISBN:
    9781433681042
  • Status:
    Active
  • Release Date:
    06/15/2015
  • Page Count:
    432
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    24

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