Download or read book Proceedings of the Study Conference on the Believers Church Held at Mennonite Biblical Seminary Chicago Ill August 23 25 1955 written by Study Conference on the Believers' Church, Chicago, 1955 and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Conference of the Concept of the Believer s Church written by Believers' Church Conference and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Study Conference on the Believers Church written by General Conference Mennonite Church and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proceedings of the Study Conference on the Believers Church written by and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Statement of Findings written by General Conference Mennonite Church and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Papers of the Believers Church Conference written by Believers Church and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Looking in the Other Direction written by Teun van der Leer and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-09-22 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study, Teun van der Leer tells the story of the Believers’ Church Tradition, a tradition, mainly rooted in the so-called Radical Reformation, which prefers to be called a movement, or rather a renewal movement. Its name is a program, a vision, and a way of being church. Based on extensive source research, this book describes and analyzes the defining characteristics of this so-called “third type of church” and investigates its ecumenical value. With an extensive description of its nature of faith, the church, hermeneutical discernment, and mission, this book colors a movement within the church landscape that has never been mapped in such detail before. As such, the book provides an in-depth introduction to this ecumenically important but still a bit underexposed movement and makes a substantial contribution to the ecumenical ecclesiological debate about the church and its future.
Download or read book The Believers Church written by Donald F. Durnbaugh and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2003-09-16 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive and authoritative review and analysis of that line of church history which runs from the sixteenth-century Anabaptists...to the present age of...church struggle and lay renewal.... The authoritative volume in the field...imperative reading for scholars and other thinking Christians. Franklin H. Littell A classic. John H. Yoder The best-yet synthetic presentation of the Believers' Church stance as a tradition. . . . The basic document which should be read by Catholics or 'mainstream Protestants' who have hitherto understood the radical reformation heritage through polemic categories alone, or as an episode of only one century. 'Journal of Ecumenical Studies' An admirable and comprehensive treatment of 'sect-type' churchmanship. . . . Indispensable material from which our judgments can be formed and our vision stimulated. 'The Christian Century'
Download or read book Looking in the Other Direction written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SUMMARY In this study I tell the story of the Believers Church Tradition (BCT) on the basis of nineteen Believers Church Conferences (BCC) held between 1967 and 2017. Through a lens, created from the first seminal conference at Louisville 1967, all the papers of these conferences are analyzed to find the defining characteristics of this tradition. This lens consists of the nature of faith, the nature of the church, the nature of hermeneutical discernment and het nature of mission. The proceeds of this are used to establish the ecumenical contribution of this tradition to the ecclesiological debate. The resulting pneumatic and kenotic ecclesiological perspective is applied to the concrete case of mutual baptismal recognition. The central question of this study is how the defining characteristics of the BCT challenge and sharpen the understanding of the church in the ecumenical ecclesiological debate. In order to answer this question, I have split the question into three sub-questions, each of which is answered in a section of the book: 1. What is meant by the Believers Church Tradition and how did it emerge in the twentieth century? (Part I) 2. What are the defining characteristics of the Believers Church Tradition based on the outcomes of the nineteen Believers Church Conferences held between 1967 and 2017? (Part II) 3. What contribution has the Believers Church Tradition to offer to the ecumenical ecclesiological conversation? (Part III) It is shown in Part III that the BCT has its own ecumenical style, summarized in ‘Spirit over structure’. The continuity of the Gospel and the church lies in the living and renewing force of the Spirit, working in every generation anew. Spirit over structure is different from Spirit or structure; it is a statement about priority. I conclude that an approach to ecclesiology from pneumatology is a very helpful contribution here. This pneumatological approach leads to and is reinforced by a kenotic ecclesiology.
Download or read book Believers Church conference written by Believers' Churches in Canada and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Tentmaking written by James Francis and published by Gracewing Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Colossians Philemon written by Ernest D. Martin and published by MennoMedia, Inc.. This book was released on 1993-06-04 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ernest D. Martin takes Bible students into the rich text of the letter to the church at Colossae and the highly personal letter to Philemon. Martin draws on his experience as pastor, teacher, and writer to engage the reader in the complexities of the text. All the while, he focuses on a Christ-centered biblical theology and the amazingly revelant pastoral concerns that shaped these letters. In commenting on Colossians, Martin highlights a wholistic Christology in contrast to the past and present perversions of the gospel. In the section on Philemon, he draws attention to the social implications of the koinonia of faith for the servants of Jesus Christ.
Download or read book The Believers Church written by William H. Brackney and published by Kitchener, Ont. : Pandora Press. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edited by William H. Brackney, this book is a collection of papers first presented at the 12th Believers Church Conference, McMaster Divinity College. The conference was devoted to the examination of the voluntary principle, a foundational element in the character of the Believers Churches. Also contains an historical sketch of the Believers Church Conferences since 1957 and a bibliography of the publications of these gatherings.
Download or read book Servants of the Word written by David B. Eller and published by . This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Lord s Supper written by Dale Stoffer and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-10-28 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work gives a stimulating overview of the history, theology, and practice of the Lord’s Supper in denominations that share the common heritage of believers baptism. The essays, first developed for a major conference at Ashland Theological Seminary, discuss sharing the bread and cup, footwashing, and the love feast. Several scholars examine the witness of Scripture and of church history on communion. Others describe the current practice and theology of the Lord’s Supper in denominations as varied as Baptist and Quaker, Seventh-Day Adventist and African Methodist Church conferences, beginning in 1967, and their related publications. Here is a rare opportunity to observe the special significance of this sacred ceremony in believers church.
Download or read book 1 2 Timothy Titus written by Paul M. Zehr and published by MennoMedia, Inc.. This book was released on 2010-12-20 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this twenty-second volume of the Believers Church Bible Commentary series, author Paul M. Zehr explores Paul’s instructions to Timothy and Titus in light of recent scholarship, applying Christian theology and ethics to the political, philosophical, religious, and cultural issues that early Christians faced as the church reached out in mission in Ephesus and on the island of Crete. Additionally, Zehr also shows how the themes in 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus have been interpreted and applied in the history of the church, especially the believers church. His interpretive process includes both a vertical reading of each book separately and a horizontal reading of the themes found in all three letters. Check out other commentaries in this series! Endorsements “This is a remarkably readable commentary on the pastoral epistles. It successfully and perhaps uniquely provides sound exegesis at a level that is adequate for the preacher; sets the theological themes in their wider biblical contexts; and surveys the history of the interpretation and influence of the letters, particularly in the Anabaptist-Mennonite tradition. I warmly commend this attractive presentation, which should greatly encourage and assist exposition of these fascinating letters.” —I. Howard Marshall, University of Aberdeen, Scotland “This commentary by Paul Zehr provides helpful guidance to interpret important but difficult passages in a contemporary Anabaptist manner. Zehr is alert to current ecumenical and evangelical scholarship on the pastorals, to the historical and cultural contexts reflected in these books, to the difficult issues of authorship, and to the energy of these letters for the well-being of healthy church leadership.” —John A. Esau, former Mennonite pastor and denominational administrator “With careful scholarship and a Christ-centered hermeneutic, Paul Zehr has given to the church an insightful guide in understanding the pastoral epistles. He seeks to work carefully with the cultural background of these scriptures, their context in the larger Scripture, and in applications to our setting. He does not back away from engaging the difficult issues that have divided groups but calls us to follow Paul’s example of contextualizing applications.” —Myron S. Augsburger, President & Professor Emeritus of Eastern Mennonite University “Dr. Zehr’s commentary brings the most accessible scholarship, knowledge of the first-century cultural/historical settings and a keen interest in the meaning of the text for today’s church into a most engaging combination for pastors and church leaders alike. Their task in making the biblical text relevant in the twenty-first century is greatly helped by this volume in the Believers Church Bible Commentary Series.” —Philip H. Towner, Dean, The Nida Institute for Biblical Scholarship, American Bible Society
Download or read book The Ground of the Church and the Meetings of the Church written by Witness Lee and published by Living Stream Ministry. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christ is the life and content of the church life, but what is the proper ground of the church life? In this book Witness Lee unfolds biblical principles from both the Old and New Testament concerning the proper ground of the church and the importance of oneness in God’s eyes. Lee continues with some practical points related to the proper way for Christians to meet together.
