Ecclesiology Course 2008

We will be encouraging you to get hold of some good books on the church which have been helpful to us as we prepared this course. Check out our reading list here.

Session information:

Feb 16 The Church in Old & New Testaments

1A The People of God - Mark Mould  (Notes Available)
Discover how the story-line of the Old Testament reveals God's eternal plan to create a people for himself from every nation

1B The Nature of the Church - Mark Heath (Notes Available) (Powerpoint)
Did Jesus really intend to found "the church"? Explore the variety of descriptions of the church found the New Testament

Mar 15 The Character of the Church

2A The Marks of the Church - Mark Heath (Notes to follow) (Powerpoint)
What defines a true church? What should be true of all churches?
2B The Values of the Church - Chris Haines  (Notes Available) (Powerpoint)
How can a church ensure that their Biblical values are not simply ideals but realities?

Mar 29 Controversy in the Church

3A Leadership in the Church - Mark Mould (Notes available)
How come there are so many different leadership structures in churches? Is there a Biblical model?
3B The Emerging Church - Mark Heath (Notes available) (Powerpoint)

Exploring and critiquing recent trends in contemporary evangelical churches as we seek to reach a postmodern generation with the gospel.

Apr 19 Challenge of Church

4A Belonging to the Church - Mark Heath (Notes available) (Powerpoint)
What does it mean to belong to a local church? Facing up to some of the challenges of being committed, denying ourselves, welcoming those not like us, and living in unity,
4B The Mission of the Church - Chris Haines (Notes to follow) (Powerpoint)
We're not just here to enjoy ourselves. God is on a mission and has called us to participate in it.

May 3 Church: Past, Present and Future

5A Reformation, Revival, Restoration - Mark Heath
Significant moments in church history where God has reawakened a fresh vision of what he wants his church to be.
5B The Bride of Christ - Mark Mould (Notes Available)

What is the future of the church? What should we be doing now in preparation for that future?

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