Evangelical, Sacramental, and Pentecostal (eBook)

Why the Church Should Be All Three

Gordon T. Smith (Autor)

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2017 | 1. Auflage
143 Seiten
IVP Academic (Verlag)
978-0-8308-9162-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Evangelical. Sacramental. Pentecostal. Christian communities tend to identify with one of these labels over the other two. Evangelical churches emphasize the importance of Scripture and preaching. Sacramental churches emphasize the importance of the eucharistic table. And pentecostal churches emphasize the immediate presence and power of the Holy Spirit. But must we choose between them? Could the church be all three?Drawing on his reading of the New Testament, the witness of Christian history, and years of experience in Christian ministry and leadership, Gordon T. Smith argues that the church not only can be all three, but in fact must be all three in order to truly be the church. As the church navigates the unique global challenges of pluralism, secularism, and fundamentalism, the need for an integrated vision of the community as evangelical, sacramental, and pentecostal becomes ever more pressing. If Jesus and the apostles saw no tension between these characteristics, why should we?

Gordon T. Smith is the president of reSource Leadership International, an agency that fosters excellence in theological education in the developing world. He also teaches spiritual theology part time at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of Beginning Well, Listening to God in Times of Choice and The Voice of Jesus.

Autor

Gordon T. Smith is the president of Ambrose University and Seminary in Calgary, Alberta, where he also serves as professor of systematic and spiritual theology. He is an ordained minister with the Christian and Missionary Alliance. He is the author of many books, including Courage and Calling and Called to Be Saints.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.3.2017
• Verlagsort: Lisle
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Schlagworte: Ascension • Balance • Baptism • Bible • Christian lif • christian living • christian rituals • Christian tradition • Church Unity • Communion • Denominations • Ecclesiology • Ecumenical • ecumenicm • Eucharist • evangelical • evangelicalism • Gifts Of The Spirit • Gospel • High Church • Holy Spirit • Incarnation • Lord's Supper • mission of God • Pentacostal • Pentecostalism • Preaching • presence of the Holy Spirit • proclamation • Protestantism • real presence • Sacramental • Sacraments • Spirit-Filled • Tradition • UNITY • Word and Sacrament • Word of God
• ISBN-10: 0-8308-9162-5 / 0830891625
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-9162-7 / 9780830891627