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Foundations of Reformed Church Polity: The Rhyme and Reason of the Order

Matthew J van Maastricht

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Description:This book provides an example of the real reason that we study church polity. We study church polity not because we like rules, or want to prevent change, or stand in the way of things, but because we love the church and how we do things and why we do things is just as important as what we do. Because the church is made up of people who live in the world, very few things are predictable. More often than not in the life of the church, things come up for which there is no clear right answer. Sometimes our job is not to find the right answer, but to find the best out of many possibilities, or—as is often the case—the least bad option. We do this by finding the values that are expressed in the Constitution and trying to, as faithfully as we can, apply them to the situation at hand. There are two levels when it comes to understanding the church order. The first level is knowledge. Knowing what is in the church order and knowing where to turn in the book for the answer. Knowledge can be gained fairly easily and quickly. But the deeper level is understanding. Understanding is not just knowing the regulations in the book, but also the logic of the order, the “why” that sits below the surface. And it is this that is important for trying to use the church order in the life of the church. Very few things happen “by the book,” and we cannot force life to fit into the book. The church order serves the church, the church doesn’t serve the order. This doesn’t mean that we should just permit anything and everything. But the order invites us to be thoughtful in how we operate. Just as important, perhaps even more important, than the answer with which we come up, is how we got there: the leaps and assumptions, the rationales and logic, the theological reflection, and the practical accommodations.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Foundations of Reformed Church Polity: The Rhyme and Reason of the Order. To get started finding Foundations of Reformed Church Polity: The Rhyme and Reason of the Order, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 144

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Reformed Church Press

Release: 2022

ISBN: 1950572242

Description: This book provides an example of the real reason that we study church polity. We study church polity not because we like rules, or want to prevent change, or stand in the way of things, but because we love the church and how we do things and why we do things is just as important as what we do. Because the church is made up of people who live in the world, very few things are predictable. More often than not in the life of the church, things come up for which there is no clear right answer. Sometimes our job is not to find the right answer, but to find the best out of many possibilities, or—as is often the case—the least bad option. We do this by finding the values that are expressed in the Constitution and trying to, as faithfully as we can, apply them to the situation at hand. There are two levels when it comes to understanding the church order. The first level is knowledge. Knowing what is in the church order and knowing where to turn in the book for the answer. Knowledge can be gained fairly easily and quickly. But the deeper level is understanding. Understanding is not just knowing the regulations in the book, but also the logic of the order, the “why” that sits below the surface. And it is this that is important for trying to use the church order in the life of the church. Very few things happen “by the book,” and we cannot force life to fit into the book. The church order serves the church, the church doesn’t serve the order. This doesn’t mean that we should just permit anything and everything. But the order invites us to be thoughtful in how we operate. Just as important, perhaps even more important, than the answer with which we come up, is how we got there: the leaps and assumptions, the rationales and logic, the theological reflection, and the practical accommodations.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Foundations of Reformed Church Polity: The Rhyme and Reason of the Order. To get started finding Foundations of Reformed Church Polity: The Rhyme and Reason of the Order, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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