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

The Hiscox Standard Baptist Manual

The Hiscox Standard Baptist Manual
Author: Edward T. Hiscox
Publisher:
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1965-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780817003401

Addresses church membership, officers, and Christian discipline; ministry, ordinances, and worship; the church's witness; and more.

Church Member's Handbook

Church Member's Handbook
Author: Joe T. Odle
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages: 34
Release: 1992-03-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1433677725

This is a book on church membership to place in the hands of members to help them know the meaning of their membership and understand the doctrines and polity of Baptists. Chapters include The Meaning of Church Membership, The Church covenant, Christian Growth, Baptist History, Baptist Doctrine, Baptists and Other Denominations, God's Plan of Church Finance, and Baptist Churches at Work.