01972nam a2200349 a 4500 20260119071426.0 2024-07-11 15:45:42 9780310246077 eng 262 C874-S84 Cowan, Steven B. 1939- General Editor Who Runs the Church? Four Views on Church Government Steven B. Cowan, Paul E. Engle (Series Editor), Paige Patterson (Contributor), L. Roy Taylor (Contributor), Peter Toon (Contributor), Samuel E. Waldron (Contributor) U.S.A. Zondervan 2004 320tr. paperback, illustration 21 cm Counterpoints: Church Life Series Churches have split and denominations have formed over the issue of church government. Yet while many Christians can explain their particular church's form of rule and may staunchly uphold it, few have a truly biblical understanding of it. What model for governing the church does the Bible provide? Is there room for different methods? Or is just one way the right way?In Who Runs the Church? Four predominant approaches to church government are presented by respected proponents: * Episcopalianism (Peter Toon)* Presbyterianism (L. Roy Taylor)* Single-Elder Congregationalism (Paige Patterson)* Plural-Elder Congregationalism (Samuel E. Waldron). As in other Counterpoints books, each view is followed by critiques from the other contributors, and its advocate then responds. The interactive and fair-minded nature of the Counterpoints format allows the reader to consider the strengths and weaknesses of each view and draw informed, personal conclusions. Church Protestant churches Ecclesiology https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/14969/84.jpg Cover Image Lê Phước Thắng 231010TKH 14820 14820 0 0 0 0 TVCD TVCD 2026-01-20 0.00 0 TVCD-14820 0.00 BK