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Building On the Rock : A Biblical Vision of Being Church Together From an Anabaptist-Mennonite Perspective
author
:
Fahrer, Walfred J.
publisher
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Herald Press
isbn10 | asin
:
0836190017
print isbn13
:
9780836190014
ebook isbn13
:
9780585263038
language
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English
subject
Church, Mission of the church, Church--Biblical teaching, Mennonites--Doctrines.
publication date
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1995
lcc
:
BX8128.C55F36 1995eb
ddc
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262/.097
subject
:
Church, Mission of the church, Church--Biblical teaching, Mennonites--Doctrines.
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Building on the Rock
A Biblical Vision of Being Church Together From an Anabaptist-Mennonite Perspective
Walfred J. Fahrer
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Fahrer, Walfred J., 1948 Building on the rock: a biblical vision of being church together from an Anabaptist-Mennonite perspective / Walfred J. Fahrer. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p.). ISBN 0-8361-9001-7 (alk. paper) 1. Church. 2. Mission of the church. 3. ChurchBiblical teaching. 4. MennonitesDoctrines. I. Title. BXS128.C55F36 1995 262'.097dc20 94-48386 CIP
The paper used in this publication is recycled and meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984.
Scripture quotations are used by permission, all rights reserved, and unless otherwise indicated are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA.
BUILDING ON THE ROCK Copyright 1995 by Herald Press, Scottdale, Pa. 15683 Published simultaneously in Canada by Herald Press, Waterloo, Ont. N2L 6H7. All rights reserved Library of Congress Catalog Number: 94-48386 International Standard Book Number: 0-8361-9001-7 Printed in the United States of America Book design, cover, and inside illustrations by Merill R. Miller
To the members of the Mission Commission and to the staff of the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference with whom I served and without whom this book would not have been written
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CONTENTS
Foreword
by Alan Kreider
6
Preface: Unearthing the Treasure
9
A Definition of Church
1. Going on a Rock Hunt Different Foundations for Church in History
19
2. Cathedrals or Caves? Our Experience of Church Shapes our Understanding
25
An Understanding of Discipleship
3. All that Glitters Relating Conversion Experience and Discipleship
33
4. A Rock Wall Discipleship Happens in Community
39
5. A Pile of Stones Mutual Commitment and Accountability
45
Page 5
A Model of Authority
6. Whose Blueprints? The Scriptures in the Life of the Church
55
7. Who Are the Contractors? Pastoral Authority in the church
62
8. Getting the Job Done The Nature of Pastoral Authority in the Church
70
A Practice of Spirituality
9. The Wrecking Ball Responding to Violence in the Spirit of Jesus
79
10. Paying the Bills Caring for One Another in the Spirit of Jesus
87
11. Temples or Tents? Caring for the World in the Spirit of Jesus
93
A Life of Invitation
12. No More Museums The Corporate Witness of Word and Deed
101
13. No More Ice-Cream Parlors The Corporate Invitation to Know and Follow
107
Built on the Rock
Let the Storms Come
117
Notes
121
Resources
124
The Author
127
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FOREWORD BUILDING ON THE ROCK
"The believers church is coming into its own." Evidence for this statement by Wally Fahrer is emerging on many continents. In country after country, new congregations with an Anabaptist polity are being founded and are flourishing. At the same time, congregations from other church traditions, under the pressures of post-Christendom, are increasingly functioning like believers churches. The spread of the intentional church is symbolized by the increasing practice, by Christians in many traditions, of believers baptism.
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