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BTGE 3765: Theology 2

Ecclesiology - Recommended Books for Research Paper

Images of the Church

a. What are the images of the church in the Bible?

Israel and the Church

b. How are the church and Israel related?

Purpose of the Church

c. Why does the church exist?

Leadership of the Church

d. Should there be multiple elders or just one pastor in a local church?
e. Should there be a system of authority above local churches?

Baptism into the Church

f. Should we baptize infants?
g. What does baptism accomplish?
h. At what age should we baptize children?
i. Is immersion the correct mode of baptism?

Lord's Supper in the Church

j. Who should receive the Lord’s Supper in a local church?
k. Is Christ present in the Lord’s Supper?

Denominations in the Church

l. Can we cooperate with other denominations?
m.Should we have different denominations?

Images of the Church

Evangelical Theology: A Biblical and Systematic Introduction by Michael F. Bird
Call #: MAIN 230.04624 B618E
Especially Part 8.2
Images of the Church in the New Testament by Paul S. Minear
Call #: MAIN 262 M664I
Especially chapters III-VI

Israel and the Church

Israel, Church, and the Gentiles in the Gospel of Matthew by Matthias Konradt (Kathleen Ess, trans.)
Call #: MAIN 226.2 K82I
Especially chapter 6
Perspectives on Israel and the Church: 4 Views by Chad Brand, ed.
Call #: MAIN 261.26 P467
Especially chapter 1 (Israel & church have same covenants)
Especially chapter 2 (Israel & church have different covenants)
Especially chapter 3 (Israel & church have similar covenants)
Especially chapter 4 (Israel & church have different covenants fulfilled in Christ)
Three Views on Israel and the Church: Perspectives on Romans 9-11 by Andrew Naselli &Jared Compton, eds.
Call #: MAIN 227.1 T531
Especially chapter 1 (church & Israel saved & have future role)
Especially chapter 2 (church & Israel saved but no future role for Israel)
Especially chapter 3 (church saved, no salvation or future role for Israel)

Purpose of the Church

The Church: The Gospel Made Visible by Mark Dever
Call #: MAIN 262 D491C
Especially chapter 7
Conformed to His Image: Biblical and Practical Approaches to Spiritual Formation by Kenneth D. Boa
Call #: MAIN 248.4 B662C
Especially chapter 35
God's Glorious Church: The Mystery and Mission of the Body of Christ by Tony Evans
Call #: MAIN260 E92G
Especially chapter 2
The Local Church: What It Is and Why It Matters for Every Christian by Edward Klink
Call #: RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 254 K65L (in library use only)
Especially chapter 3

Leadership of the Church

40 Questions about Elders and Deacons by Benjamin L. Merkle
Call #: MAIN 262.15 M563F
Especially Questions 26 & 27 (multiple elders)
Baptist Foundations: Church Government for an Anti-Institutional Age by Mark Dever & Jonathan Leeman, eds.
Call #: RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 262 B222 (also eBook-unlimited # of users)
Especially chapters 2 (no authority leads local church)
Especially chapters 11 & 15 (multiple elders)
Church Government According to the Bible by Simon V. Goncharenko
Call #: eBook (unlimite # of users)
Especially chapters 3 & 4 (multiple elders vs one pastor)
Especially chapters 5 & 6 (outside authority leads local church)
Perspectives on Church Government by Chad Brand & Stan Norman, eds.
Call #: eBook (unlimited # of users)
Especially chapter 1 (one local elder leads one local church)
Especially chapter 2 (multiple elders lead several churches)
Especially chapter 3 (congregation leads itself)
Especially chapter 4 (one elder leads several churches)
Especially chapter 5 (multiple local elders leads one local church)
Shepherding God's Flock: Biblical Leadership in the New Testament and Beyond by Benjamin Merkle & Thomas Schreiner, eds.
Call #: MAIN 262.1 S548
Especially chapter 9 (multiple elders)
The Church: The Gospel Made Visible by Mark Dever
Call #: MAIN 262 D491C
Especially chapters 5 & 14 (no outside authority leads local church)

Baptism into the Church

Across the Spectrum: Understanding Issues in Evangelical Theology by Gregory A. Boyd & Paul R. Eddy
Call #: MAIN 230.04624 B789A2
Especially Chapter 12
Along the Way: Conversations about Children and Faith by Ron Bruner & Dana Kennamer Pemberton
Call #: MAIN 268.432 A454
Especially chapters 9 & 10
Baptist Distinctives and New Testament Church Order by Kevin T. Bauder
Call #: MAIN 230.6 B338B
Especially chapter 2
Christ, Baptism and the Lord's Supper: Recovering the Sacraments for Evangelical Worship by Leonard J. Vander Zee
Call #: MAIN 265 V242C
Especially chapters 9-11
Enter the Water and Come to the Table: Baptism and the Lord's Supper in the Bible's Story of New Creation by John Mark Hicks
Call #: MAIN 234.16 H631E
Especially chapter 6
It Takes a Church to Baptize: What the Bible Says about Infant Baptism by Scot McKnight
Call #: MAIN 265.12 M159I
Especially chapter 5
Restoring Integrity in Baptist Churches by Malcolm B. Yarnell, Jason G. Duesing, & Thomas White, eds.
Call #: RESERVE-SERVICE DESK 286.173 R436 (in library use only)
Especially chapters 3 & 4

Lord's Supper in the Church

Across the Spectrum: Understanding Issues in Evangelical Theology by Gregory A. Boyd & Paul R. Eddy
Call #: MAIN 230.04624 B789A2
Especially chapter 13
Biblical Foundations for Baptist Churches: A Contemporary Ecclesiology by John S. Hammett
Call #: MAIN 262.061 H224B
Especially chapter 11
Christ, Baptism and the Lord's Supper: Recovering the Sacraments for Evangelical Worship by Leonard J. Vander Zee
Call #: MAIN 265 V242C
Especially chapters 9-11
The Lord's Supper: Five Views by Gordon T. Smith, ed.
Call #: MAIN 264.36 L868
Especially chapters 1-3
Understanding Four Views on the Lord's Supper by John H. Armstrong, ed.
Call #: MAIN 264.36 U56
Especially chapters 2-4

Denominations in the Church

Churches Partnering Together: Biblical Strategies for Fellowship, Evangelism, and Compassion by Chris Bruno; Matt Dirks; D. A. Carson (Foreword by)
Call #: MAIN 280.042 B898C
Especially chapter 1
The End of Protestantism: Pursuing Unity in a Fragmented Church by Peter J. Leithart
Call #: MAIN C280.4 L533E
Especially chapters 5 & 6
Koinonia and the Quest for an Ecumenical Ecclesiology: From Foundations Through Dialogue to Symbolic Competence for Communionality by Lorelei F. Fuchs
Call #: MAIN 262.0011 F951K
Especially chapter 1
Why We Belong: Evangelical Unity and Denominational Diversity by Anthony L. Chute, Christopher W. Morgan, & Robert A. Peterson, eds.
Call #: MAIN 280.042 W629
Especially chapters 1 & 2