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Church History for Modern Ministry : Why Our Past Matters for Everything We Do.

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hartman, Dayton
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ashland : Lexham Press, 2016.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Chapter 1: Back to the Future
  • Ignorance Is Doctrinally Dangerous
  • Ignorance Is Problematic for Polity
  • Why Church History?
  • Church History Equips Pastors and Churches to Address Social Issues
  • Church History Supplies the Tools and Models Necessary for Healthy Approaches to Discipleship in the Local Church
  • Church History Is Useful for Effectively Proclaiming and Preaching the Gospel in Cultures Indifferent and Even Hostile to Christianity
  • Church History Enables Us to Critically Assess Culture as We Resolve to Create Culture
  • Church History Serves as a Road Map from the Present to the Future
  • Ancient Truth for New Questions
  • Dear Pastor
  • Action Steps
  • Reflection Questions
  • Recommended Reading
  • Chapter 2: Creed and Creeds
  • From Innovation to Error
  • Rebuilding the Rails
  • Practical Value
  • But How?
  • Dear Pastor
  • Unity
  • Action Steps
  • Reflection Questions
  • Recommended Reading
  • Chapter 3: Imitating Christ
  • Ancient Devotion
  • Early Church Discipleship-Christians Build Christians
  • Preachers Building Preachers
  • Parents Building Children
  • Ways to Reclaim Imitation
  • First, Begin with Children
  • Second, Introduce a Catechism Question for the Month for Small Groups, Adult Bible Studies, or Sunday School Classes
  • Third, Recapture the Wonder of a Gospel Community
  • Fourth, Invest in Someone
  • Dear Pastor
  • Action Steps
  • Reflection Questions
  • Recommended Reading
  • Chapter 4: Preaching and the Cultural Drift
  • Loud Noises!
  • Recovering Apologetics
  • Why Contextualization and Apologetics in Preaching?
  • Relevantly Relevant and Logically Logical
  • First, How Is This Issue Portrayed or Explored in Pop Culture?
  • Second, What Are the Socio-political Ramifications for This Topic?
  • Third, How Can I Faithfully and Scripturally Address This Issue in Simple and Contemporary Language?
  • Dear Pastor
  • Action Steps
  • Reflection Questions
  • Recommended Reading
  • Chapter 5: Christians and Culture
  • The Culture-Making Imperative
  • The Way Forward
  • Pastors Must Be Cultural Exegetes
  • Pastors Must Be Culture Makers
  • Pastors Must Be Cultural Visionaries
  • Dear Pastor
  • Action Steps
  • Reflection Questions
  • Recommended Reading
  • Chapter 6: Yesterday, Today Was the Future
  • Be Prepared
  • The past Shows Us that We Have Always Been Viewed as a Subversive People Who Follow a Subversive King
  • Knowing Church History Will Enable You to Love and Lead the Body of Christ Well
  • Learn from Others, Including the Giants
  • Hope for All Ages
  • Dear Pastor
  • Action Steps
  • Reflection Questions
  • Recommended Reading: Where to Begin
  • General History
  • Beginner
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced
  • Early Church History
  • Beginner
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced
  • Primary Sources
  • Reformation History
  • Beginner
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced
  • Primary Sources
  • American Church History
  • Beginner
  • Intermediate
  • Advanced
  • Primary Sources
  • Appendix 1: Frequently Asked Questions
  • What Happened at the Council of Nicaea?
  • Did John Calvin Murder Michael Servetus?
  • When Did Christians Become Trinitarian?
  • Appendix 2: A Guide to Creeds, Confessions, and Catechisms
  • Creeds
  • The Apostles' Creed
  • Usage
  • Caution
  • The Nicene Creed
  • Usage
  • Caution
  • Confessions
  • Catechisms
  • The New City Catechism
  • Truth and Grace Memory Books
  • Abbreviations
  • Bibliography
  • Subject and Author Index
  • Scripture Index
  • Old Testament
  • New Testament.