Church History for Modern Ministry : Why Our Past Matters for Everything We Do.
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Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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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.