God's Missionary People <subTitle>Rethinking the purpose of the local Church</subTitle> </titleInfo> <titleInfo> <title/> </titleInfo> <name type="personal"> <namePart>Engen, Charles Van</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <originInfo> <place> <placeTerm type="code" authority="marccountry">2:3</placeTerm> </place> <place> <placeTerm type="text">Grand Rapids, MI., USA</placeTerm> </place> <publisher>Baker Books</publisher> <dateIssued>October 1997</dateIssued> <edition>4th</edition> <issuance>monographic</issuance> </originInfo> <language> <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm> </language> <physicalDescription> <extent>223tr.</extent> <extent>paperback</extent> <extent>15 x 23 cm</extent> </physicalDescription> <abstract>The author advocates a closer identification between the local congregation and the universal church. He works through the realities of church life and denominational organizations before challenging church leaders to redefine ecclesiology.</abstract> <note type="statement of responsibility">Charles Van Engen</note> <note>Includes bibliographical references and index</note> <note>English</note> <subject> <topic>Missions</topic> </subject> <classification authority="ddc">250</classification> <classification authority="ddc">CHCHARLESV</classification> <identifier type="isbn">0801093112</identifier> <identifier type="isbn"/> <recordInfo> <recordContentSource authority="marcorg">2</recordContentSource> <recordCreationDate encoding="marc">2021-0</recordCreationDate> <recordChangeDate encoding="iso8601">20260119070242.0</recordChangeDate> </recordInfo> </mods>