Why church? : a basic introduction / Scott W. Sunquist.

By:

Sunquist, Scott W. (Scott William), 1953- [author.]

Material type:

TextPublisher: Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Academic, [2019]Description: xii, 208 pages ; 23 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780830852383

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: Online version:: Why church?DDC classification:

262 23

LOC classification:

BV600.3 .S86 2019

Contents:

Church: only two purposes -- How did we get here? from the Jesus movement, to Christendom, to post-Christendom -- Come -- Stand -- Kneel -- Sit -- Go -- Healthy body movement -- Epilogue: what we did not talk about.

Summary: "Is a church just something we create to serve our purposes or to maintain old traditions? Or is the church something more vital, more meaningful, and more powerful? In this introduction to the nature of the local church, historian and missionary Scott Sunquist brings us a portrait of the church in motion, clarifying the two primary purposes of the church: worship and witness"-- Provided by publisher.

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Holdings
Cover image	Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Vol info	URL	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Item hold queue priority	Course reserves
	General Collection	Kabarak, Main Campus General Stacks				BV600.3 .S86 2019 C.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below))				C.1	Available			38542

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

"Is a church just something we create to serve our purposes or to maintain old traditions? Or is the church something more vital, more meaningful, and more powerful? In this introduction to the nature of the local church, historian and missionary Scott Sunquist brings us a portrait of the church in motion, clarifying the two primary purposes of the church: worship and witness"-- Provided by publisher.

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