01887cam a2200373 i 4500 20912301 OSt 20260316162247.0 190328s2019 ilu b 001 0 eng c 2019013106 9780830852383 pbk. : alk. paper 9780830872350 (ebk.) 20912301 LBSOR/DLC eng LBSOR rda DLC pcc BV600.3 .S86 2019 262 23 Sunquist, Scott W. (Scott William), 1953- author. Why church? : a basic introduction / Scott W. Sunquist. Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Academic, [2019] xii, 208 pages ; 23 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Church: only two purposes -- How did we get here? from the Jesus movement, to Christendom, to post-Christendom -- Come -- Stand -- Kneel -- Sit -- Go -- Healthy body movement -- Epilogue: what we did not talk about. "Is a church just something we create to serve our purposes or to maintain old traditions? Or is the church something more vital, more meaningful, and more powerful? In this introduction to the nature of the local church, historian and missionary Scott Sunquist brings us a portrait of the church in motion, clarifying the two primary purposes of the church: worship and witness"-- Provided by publisher. Church. Public worship. Online version: Sunquist, Scott W. (Scott William), 1953- author. Why church? Downers Grove, IL : IVP Academic, [2019] 9780830872350 (DLC) 2019015972 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 21492 21491 0 0 lcc 0 KABU KABU GEN 2026-03-16 Donation 2025/3348 0 BV600.3 .S86 2019 C.1 38542 2026-03-16 16:23:57 C.1 2026-03-16 BK