Author : Joan Standridge Gray
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 26,51 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780664251444
This is a comprehensive interpretation of the Book of Order. It explains the system of Presbyterian government, from sessions to presbyteries to synods to the General Assembly itself.
Author : John Vant Stephens
Publisher :
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 32,39 MB
Release : 1907
Category : Church polity
ISBN :
Author : Presbyterian Church in the U.S. General Assembly
Publisher :
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 39,42 MB
Release : 1965
Category :
ISBN : 9780804239042
Author : Franklin Pierce Ramsay
Publisher :
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 26,86 MB
Release : 1898
Category : Presbyterian Church
ISBN :
Author : Guy Prentiss Waters
Publisher : Reformation Heritage Books
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 31,83 MB
Release : 2022-04-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1601789238
Why does church government matter? In this book, Guy Prentiss Waters offers a brief and accessible introduction to presbyterianism that shows how a well-ordered church fosters Christian lives lived well. In making the case that church government is critical to Christian discipleship, Waters presents an overview of the nature of the church (the body and its member) and its structures of authority (officers, assemblies, and ordination). He concludes by answering common questions people raise about church government. The book is an ideal resource for explaining the relevance of church government to the ordinary Christian’s life and service. Table of Contents: 1. Why Does Church Government Matter? 2. What Makes a Church? 3. How Is the Church Led? 4. But What about…? 5. Where Do We Go from Here? Further Reading Appendix 1: Membership Commitments Appendix 2: Presbyterian Church Polity and the Church Order of Dort
Author : Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
Publisher :
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 36,46 MB
Release : 1897
Category :
ISBN :
Author : Carlos E. Wilton
Publisher : Presbyterian Publishing Corp
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 31,24 MB
Release : 2022-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1646982126
Updated 2022 EditionPastors, church leaders, and students of Presbyterian polity will find this a useful guide to Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) governance based on foundational principles. Recent changes in the PC(USA) Constitution have meant fewer rules and more flexibility in governance, making it imperative that leaders understand the historical principles that guide the church. Wilton explains the Book of Order's historic principles of church order in accessible language, providing readers with a lively appreciation of the revolutionary principles that guided the Presbyterian experiment in the New World and are still the beating heart of church life today. Principles of Presbyterian Polity is written from the conviction that it is not enough merely to know the "hat" of polity; a deep, intuitive understanding of the “why†is just as vital. Church leaders will come away with a greater understanding of the Book of Order and have confidence using it in practical situations.
Author : Joan S. Gray
Publisher : Presbyterian Publishing Corp
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 46,51 MB
Release : 2022-04-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1646982169
Newly updated for the revised Directory for Worship. This detailed, comprehensive interpretation of the Presbyterian Book of Order is the most complete resource of its kind. Joan S. Gray updated this best-selling book to include the revised Directory for Worship. It explains the system of Presbyterian government, from sessions to presbyteries to synods to the General Assembly itself.
Author : Sean Michael Lucas
Publisher : P & R Publishing
Page : 30 pages
File Size : 43,35 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781596381506
Many people are Presbyterian without having thought through what stands at the heart of Presbyterianism: church polity. This booklet serves as a basic introduction to Presbyterian church government useful for new members or officers training classes as well as those investigating Presbyterianism for the first time.
Author : Thomas Dwight Witherspoon
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 34,21 MB
Release : 2017-11
Category :
ISBN : 9781948102001
Thomas Dwight Witherspoon lays out five peculiar principles of Presbyterian church government, as well as five ways in which these principles demonstrate the beauty and excellence of Presbyterianism.
