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| Resource: |
Books (880.5700) Confessing our Faith : The Book of Confessions for Church Leaders
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| Author: |
Burgess, John P. |
| Publisher: |
Westminster John Knox Press, 2018 |
| Length: |
176 pages |
| Heading: |
145 — Leadership
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| Subjects: |
Christian leadership; Church officers / Training of; Confessions |
| Location: |
BX8969.5 .B87 2018 |
| # Copies: |
1 |
| ISBN/ISSN: |
9780664503116
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| Description: |
How can the Book of Confessions help elders and lay leaders when they face challenging situations within their congregtions? Using the confessions as a framework, Burgess covers areas of minisrty such as stewardship, evangelism, discipleship, and conflict resolution, offering in each case ways in which church leaders can be informed, understand, and respond.
Contents: The responsibility of church officers for the Book of Confessions --Why do we have confessions, and what are they? -- Learning to listen for God's word -- What God is asking us to do -- Confessing sin and renewing relationships -- Evangelizing ourselves and others -- The gifts of the Spirit -- Living out the Christian life -- The meaning of church membership-- Preparing for baptisms and supporting the baptized -- Celebrating the Lord's Supper and living in community -- Facing death -- The church's responsibility to society -- The church officer as spiritual and theological leader -- The ordination vows of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). |
| Age Groups: |
None specified.
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