a basic introduction Sunquist, Scott W. (Scott William) 1953- creator author. text bibliography ilu 2019 monographic eng

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xii, 208 pages ; 23 cm "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"-- 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. Scott W. Sunquist. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Church Public worship BV600.3 .S86 2019 262 Sunquist, Scott W. (Scott William), 1953- author. Downers Grove, IL : IVP Academic, [2019] (DLC) 2019015972 9780830852383 2019013106 LBSOR/DLC 190328 20260316162247.0 20912301 eng