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010			_a 2019013106
020			_a9780830852383 _qpbk. : alk. paper
020			_z9780830872350 (ebk.)
035			_a20912301
040			_aLBSOR/DLC _beng _cLBSOR _erda _dDLC
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aBV600.3 _b.S86 2019
082	0	0	_a262 _223
100	1		_aSunquist, Scott W. _q(Scott William), _d1953- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aWhy church? : _ba basic introduction / _cScott W. Sunquist.
264		1	_aDowners Grove, Illinois : _bIVP Academic, _c[2019]
300			_axii, 208 pages ; _c23 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505	0		_aChurch: 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.
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aChurch.
650		0	_aPublic worship.
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aSunquist, Scott W. (Scott William), 1953- author. _tWhy church? _dDowners Grove, IL : IVP Academic, [2019] _z9780830872350 _w(DLC) 2019015972
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