A Baptist Manual of Polity and Practice

A Baptist Manual of Polity and Practice
Author: Norman Hill Maring
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Baptists
ISBN: 9780817017132

Originally published in 1962, A Baptist Manual of Policy and Practice was written to bring together traditional Baptist positions and practices and the modifications adopted over the years. The first revised edition, published in 1991, maintained this objective and with contemporary and inclusive language added new insights and new understandings. This 50th Anniversary edition, while retaining the original's basic aim of describing the general church practice of Baptists (especially American Baptists) in the context of their biblical and theological foundations, was prepared with several additional goals in mind: Respond to profound shifts in Baptist polity that have occurred since 1991 Address new challenges, especially that of an increasingly fragmentary and secular culture Emphasize the trend toward a looser and more locally focused form of ministry Freshen the book's general style and tone Book jacket.

Principles and Practices for Baptist Churches

Principles and Practices for Baptist Churches
Author: Edward T. Hiscox
Publisher: Ravenio Books
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2015-05-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

This classic is organized as follows: I. A Christian Church II. Church Officers III. Church Ordinances IV. Church Membership V. Church Discipline Private Offenses Public Offenses VI. Cases of Appeal VII. Church Business Order of Business Rules of Order VIII. Christian Doctrine Articles of Faith Covenant IX. Optional Standing Resolutions X. Baptism Considered Meaning of the Word The Baptism of Jesus Much Water Needed Philip and the Eunuch The Testimony of Scholars Apostolical Allusions The Witness of History For Thirteen Centuries As to the Greek Church The Design of Baptism A Sufficiency of Water The Rise of Sprinkling XI. The Lord’s Supper Open and Close Communion One and the Same Rule The Baptist Position Pedobaptist Close Communion The Power of Sympathy Three Facts Explained Pedobaptist Witnesses XII. Infant Baptism Not of Scriptural Authority When Did It Rise? Why Did It Rise? Household Baptisms XIII. Church Government XIV. Church Officers

Baptist Polity as I See it

Baptist Polity as I See it
Author: James L. Sullivan
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1983
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780805465754

Definitive guide to Southern Baptist practices written by James Sullivan, former Baptist Sunday School Board president.

Baptist Foundations

Baptist Foundations
Author: Mark Dever
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2015-06-15
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1433681048

In this volume, representatives of several North American Baptist seminaries and a Baptist university make the 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.

American Baptists and the Church

American Baptists and the Church
Author: Howard R. Stewart
Publisher: University Press of America
Total Pages: 132
Release: 1997
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780761806530

This is a theological and historical discussion about how American Baptists can reclaim a lost concept of the church and implement it to solve contemporary problems. Uniquely addressed to American Baptist Churches, USA, the issues discussed are also being addressed in other Baptist groups throughout the world. It is the author's hope that this book will accurately inform people as to what Baptists once believed and practiced about the church of Jesus Christ at both the local and associational levels. Contents: Preface; Introduction: We Have a Problem; Baptist Beginnings; Why Baptists Practice Congregationalism; Early American Baptists and The Church; The Associationist Principle; Baptist Associational Life in Early America; The Decline of The Association; The Changing Scene in The Twentieth Century; Conclusion: Steps to Recovery; Sources Consulted; Index; Biographical Sketch of Author.