Who Runs the Church? by Peter Toon - ISBN: 9780310246077
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In the acclaimed Counterpoints series of books contrasting multiple views, this book explores four different models of church government–their history, foundations, and practical implications.

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    320 pages

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    31 August 2004

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Summary

Churches have split and denominations have formed over the issue of church government. Yet while many Christians can explain their particular church’s form of rule and may staunchly uphold it, few have a truly biblical understanding of it. What model for governing the church does the Bible provide? Is there room for different methods? Or is just one way the right way? In Who Runs the Church? Four predominant approaches to church government are presented by respected proponents: * Episcopalian…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780310246077
ISBN-10:0310246075
Author:Peter Toon, Stanley N. Gundry, Steven B. Cowan, L. Roy Taylor, Paige Patterson, Sam E. Waldron
Publisher:Zondervan
Imprint:Zondervan
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:31 August 2004
Weight:253g
Dimensions:203mm x 133mm x 21mm
Series:Counterpoints: Church Life
About The Author

Peter Toon

Steven B. Cowan (MDiv; PhD) is associate director of the Apologetics Resource Center in Birmingham, Alabama. He is adjunct professor at Southeastern Bible College, Birmingham Theological Seminary, and New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. Stanley N. Gundry is senior vice president and editor-in-chief of the book group at Zondervan. With more than thirty-five years of teaching, pastoring, and publishing experience, he is the author or coauthor of numerous books and a contributor to numerous periodicals. Paige Patterson (Th.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary) is president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, TX. Dr. L. Roy Taylor is a native of Birmingham, Alabama. He has served as a Presbyterian Churches in America (PCA) pastor for sixteen years, as a professor at Reformed Theological Seminary for ten years, and as stated clerk of the General Assembly of the PCA since 1998. He has written various article and is the author of several books, including Four Views on Church Government (Countperpoints series, Zondervan). He and his wife, Donna, have two children and five grandchildren. Peter Toon (Ph.D., Oxford University) is rector of Christ Church, Biddulph Moor, Diocese of Lichfield, in the Church of England. Samuel E. Waldron is currently a Ph.D. candidate in systematic theology at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, KY.

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