Restoring Integrity in Baptist ChurchesThomas White, Jason G. Duesing, Malcolm B. Yarnell "Restoring Integrity in Baptist Churches" features notable contributors on the key issues in many local churches, especially within the Southern Baptist Convention, America's largest Protestant denomination. Some of the contributors include Mark Dever (on church membership); Daniel Akin (on baptism); Emir Caner (on the Lord's Supper); Gregory Wills (on church discipline); and Malcolm B. Yarnell III (on the priesthood of all believers). Pastors and church leaders will find here a timely resource for important theological questions; students training for the ministry will gain a practical guide. |
Contents
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Regaining Meaningful Church Membership | 45 |
The Meaning of Baptism | 63 |
The Proper Mode of Baptism | 81 |
What Makes Baptism Valid? | 107 |
A Baptists Theology of the Lords Supper | 137 |
The Lords Supper Its Participants | 163 |
The Reestablishment of Proper Church Discipline | 199 |
Rediscovering | 221 |
Maintaining the Integrity of the Church | 245 |
Common terms and phrases
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