Mark Dever

Jonathan Leeman

Philip Nation

Robert Bruce Jamieson

Church Basics Bible Study Book includes small-group experiences for six sessions, individual study opportunities, applicable Scripture, "How to Use This Study," and tips for leading a group. A leader guide is included at the back to help leaders navigate the content while developing better practices for small group leadership. God cares about His glory, and He wants to display His glory through the church. God's revelation, purpose, and will are perfect. However, because He's chosen to involve His people in His work, carrying out His mission includes our organization and effort. For this reason, it's imperative that we understand the basics of church. A comprehensive and rich understanding of the church, its organization, and its practices strengthens our service and ministry as the body of Christ on earth. Church Basics Bible Study: provides a biblical explanation of baptism explains the meaning of the Lord's Supper, how it relates to the church's life together, and who should celebrate it reveals that the congregation's mission is to promote and protect the gospel shows how church discipline demonstrates love for an individual caught in sin explores the roles of elders, deacons, members, and the congregation illustrates how God intends to fulfill the Great Commission through local churches Individual study may be customized for the group or even for each individual. Study options include a weekly reading plan, journaling exercises, and interactive devotions. Session titles: Baptism and the Lord's Supper The Congregation's Authority Church Discipline Stewardship Church Leadership The Great Commission and the Church Features: Biblically rooted and gospel-centered Leader guide at the back of each book Individual study opportunities for ongoing spiritual growth Six sessions with group and personal study Benefits: Give group members a better understanding of church basics for more effective ministry. Expose individuals to a biblical model of church that confronts more casual and even inaccurate understandings. Help group members understand the meaning and importance of baptism. Gain a transformational understanding of the Lord's Supper. Affirm that the church is more about its mission than about programs and meetings. Understand the heart of church discipline. Rally individuals around a Great Commission commitment. Grasp a biblical model of church leadership. Author: Robert Bruce Jamieson III is a PhD student in New Testament at the University of Cambridge. He previously served as an assistant editor for 9Marks and is the author of Going Public: Why Baptism Is Required for Church Membership. Jonathan Leeman (PhD, University of Wales) is an elder at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., the editorial director at 9Marks, and the author of Don't Fire Your Church Members: The Case for Congregationalism. Mark Dever (PhD, Cambridge) is the senior pastor of Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington, D.C. and the president of 9Marks. He has written multiple books on the church, including The Church: The Gospel Made Visible.

Understanding the Foundations of a Healthy Church

Basics - Bible Study Book

Christopher Yuan

Timothy Paul Jones

Jim Wideman

Richard Ross

Jim Putman

Joanne Miller

Brian Haynes

Scott Kedersha

Jay Strother

Ron Hunter Jr

Tammy G. Daughtry

Jimmy Myers

Lydia Randall

Turansky

Are you seeking clarity in your vision for family ministry? Imagine bringing together fifteen ministry experts who have accumulated a wealth of experience and wisdom on that very topic. This book is the message from those experts revealing a clearer vision for the future of any ministry. Each chapter addresses a distinct area of church ministry, reveals current unhealthy norms, offer new norms, and most importantly provides ways to measure each area. It is vital to the future of your ministry to recalibrate to a healthy norm. This work will help ministry leaders reach that goal. All the royalties from the sale of this work go to support D6 International.

A New Measure for Family Ministry

Recalibrate

Michael Kelley

Eric Geiger

A Christian’s desire to grow in faith is beautiful and biblical, best illustrated in Jeremiah 17 where Scripture describes “The man who trusts in the LORD” as being “like a tree planted by water . . . It will not worry in a year of drought or cease producing fruit.” But how do people really grow? Transformational Discipleship describes the process that brings to life that kind of person described in the Bible. There’s no magic formula or mantra to recite here, but rather a substantive measure of research with churches and individuals who have wholeheartedly answered the call of Jesus to make disciples. A compilation of their wisdom and stories, it surely guides church leaders and members to practice the intentional efforts needed to foster an entire culture in which people grow in Christian faith. And they will grow, not because of human research, but by the power of the Word and of the Holy Spirit working through the church—the same way disciples have always been made. When the people of God engage in the mission of God through the Spirit of God, lives are transformed.

How People Really Grow

Transformational Discipleship

Compiles stories and wisdom from three church leaders about how to foster an environment where people can grow in their Christian faith.

Ed Stetzer

Trusted missiologist Ed Stetzer and coauthor and pastor Philip Nation bring missional thinking to everyday believers in Compelled by Love. The 2008-2009 emphasis book for WMU, a million-member missions nonprofit organization, Compelled by Love is a basic theology-and-application platform to help believers understand what missional living is all about--that is, our calling to love others.

The Most Excellent Way to Missional Living

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