Studying Local Churches

Author: Helen Cameron
Publisher: SCM Press
ISBN: 0334029600
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 139

Book Description
This practical handbook - aimed at final year undergraduates, Masters-level students, student ministers, church leaders and policy makers interested in local faith communities - guides readers through the various tools, methods of analysis and research skills needed for studying local churches. This resource takes full account of the UK context and is an ideal basis for students undertaking research projects and dissertations. After an historical overview. the handbook identifies theoretical foundations for the study of local churches, drawing on the 4 disciplines of anthropology, sociology, organisational studies and theology. Guidance is provided on both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Research processes covered include such issues as selecting a church, gaining access, selecting methods,analysing data, maintaining confidentiality, research reflexivity, and completing the final report. There is also a critical review of existing literature, as well as case studies and worked examples, demonstrating how key concepts from the 4 disciplines apply to actual local churches.The handbook contains a wide range of contributors with extensive theoretical and practical experience of studying local churches.

Studying Local Churches

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780334043164
Category : Church
Languages : en
Pages : 269

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Studying Local Churches

Author: Helen Cameron (et al., eds)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Studying Local Churches by Helen Cameron, Philip J. Richter, Douglas Davies (2005) Paperback by Helen Cameron, et al., eds. (?).

A Place to Belong

Author: Megan Hill
Publisher: Crossway
ISBN: 1433563762
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 184

Book Description
Christians know church is important, but sometimes it doesn't seem worth it. An eclectic assortment of people with differing personalities, political views, and parenting styles can make for awkward interactions and difficult connections. What’s the point of putting in the tough work to build relationships? But the Bible says God’s people ought to be bound together. It uses words like beloved, brothers and sisters, saints, and fellow laborers to describe their mutual relationship in the church. In this book, Megan Hill answers a common question of churchgoers: What’s so great about the church? With rich theology, practical direction, and study questions for group use, Hill encourages and equips both first-time visitors and regular members to delight in being a part of the local church—no matter how messy and ordinary it seems today. It is only when God’s people begin to see one another as the Lord sees them that they will truly find a place to belong.

Improving the Total Program of Your Church

Author: National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Division of Christian Education
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Church management
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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The Local Church

Author: Edward Klink
Publisher: Crossway
ISBN: 1433571390
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 158

Book Description
How God Ministers to His People and the World through the Local Church The church is more than coffee with friends—it's a meaningful gathering of Christians that involves fellowship and growing in biblical truth. Given the rise of the internet and the availability of streaming church services, many ministry leaders and church members are asking questions about the purpose and mission of the local church: What is the church? Why does the church exist? How does the church function? What is the connection between the Christian and the church? Pastor and trusted scholar Edward Klink III addresses these questions and more with a thoughtful assessment of what the Bible has to say about God's intention for the local church body. Klink stresses its importance as God's way of revealing his presence, displaying his power, fulfilling his purposes, and manifesting his activity in the world. In today's hyperindividualized culture, this book not only demonstrates why it's vital for individuals to connect to a local church, but also reveals why it's vital to God's work in the world.

Church Still Works

Author: Dr. Paul Chappell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781598940794
Category : Baptists
Languages : en
Pages : 234

Book Description
Based upon an independent, nationwide survey of independent Baptist churches, this book provides a thought-provoking and encouraging look at local church ministry. --from publisher description.

A Public Missiology

Author: Gregg Okesson
Publisher: Baker Academic
ISBN: 1493422383
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
How can Christians witness to the complexity of our world? Gregg Okesson shows that local congregations are the primary means of public witness in and for the world. As Christians move back and forth between their churches and their neighborhoods, workplaces, and other public spaces, they weave a thick gospel witness. This introduction to public missiology explains how local congregations can thicken their witness in the public realms where they live, work, and play. Real-life examples from around the world help readers envision approaches to public witness and social change.

For the World

Author: Colin Wilbur Williams
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Evangelistic work
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Political Church

Author: Jonathan Leeman
Publisher: SPCK
ISBN: 1783594748
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 412

Book Description
The church is political. Theologians have been debating this claim for years. Liberationists, Anabaptists, Augustinians, neo-Calvinists, Radical Orthodox and others continue to discuss the matter. What do we mean by politics and the political? What are the limits of the church’s political reach? What is the nature of the church as an institution? How do we establish these claims theologically? Jonathan Leeman sets out to address these questions in this significant work. Drawing on covenantal theology and the ‘new institutionalism’ in political science, Leeman critiques political liberalism and explores how the biblical canon informs an account of the local church as an embassy of Christ’s kingdom. Political Church heralds a new era in political theology.