{"product_id":"baptist-foundations-church-government-for-an-anti-institutional-age-hardcover","title":"Baptist Foundations: Church Government for an Anti-Institutional Age - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Dever\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJonathan Leeman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAndrew M. Davis\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOurs is an anti-polity age, perhaps more than any other time in the history of the church. Yet polity remains as important now as it was in the New Testament. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What then is a right or biblical polity? The contributors to this volume make an exegetical and theological case for a Baptist polity. Right polity, they argue, is congregationalism, elder leadership, diaconal service, regenerate church membership, church discipline, and a Baptist approach to the ordinances. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Each section explores the pastoral applications of these arguments. How do congregationalism and elder leadership work together? When should a church practice church discipline? How can one church work with another in matters of membership and discipline? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To be read sequentially or used as a reference guide, \u003ci\u003eBaptist Foundations\u003c\/i\u003e provides a contemporary treatment of Baptist church government and structures, the first of its kind in decades.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Dever\u003c\/b\u003e is senior pastor at Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington DC; president of 9Marks; and adjunct professor at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Jonathan Leeman\u003c\/b\u003e is editorial director at 9Marks, occasional lecturer at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42169472876679,"sku":"9781433681042","price":44.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f39591e5dc33464b826005a63f24ba32.webp?v=1733341707","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/baptist-foundations-church-government-for-an-anti-institutional-age-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}