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Biblical Foundations for Baptist Churches: A Contemporary Ecclesiology is unavailable, but you can change that!

Developments like seeker churches, mega-churches, and emerging churches have brought ecclesiology to the forefront of evangelical debate. But too often important questions are answered solely on the basis of pragmatism or cultural relevance. What does it really mean to be the church? In this practical book, former pastor and missionary John Hammett helps church leaders think through the...

the members of the body. Part of Christ’s provision for the body is gifted leaders: “he gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers” (v. 11). These gifted leaders then equip the members of the body to carry out ministry. The end result is that the body is “joined and held together by every supporting ligament” and grows “as each part does its work” (v. 16). The language in Colossians 2:19 is strikingly similar. The body grows when it
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