01779cam a2200301 a 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019008004100036010001700077020002500094020002200119035002100141040002800162043001200190050002200202082001700224100003300241245005400274246002600328260004400354300002600398504005300424505016100477520073200638610004801370650002101418650003801439ocn721085322OCoLC20151023231403.0110429s2011    nju      b    001 0 eng    a  2011016914  a9781596382527 (pbk.)  a159638252X (pbk.)  a(OCoLC)721085322  aDLCbengcDLCdCDXdXPQ  an-us---00aBX9190b.W38 201100a262/.0512231 aWaters, Guy Prentiss,d1975-10aHow Jesus runs the church /cGuy Prentiss Waters.3 aHow to run the church  aPhillipsburg, N.J. :bP&R Pub.,cc2011.  axxx, 178 p. ;c23 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.0 aHow Jesus runs the church -- The government of the church -- The power of the church -- The offices of the church -- The courts of the church -- Conclusion.8 a"There are many fine books available on the offices of church leadership. Few, if any, address for a contemporary audience the biblical foundations of the government of the church. But this should be a priority for us, because God emphasizes the government of his church throughout Scripture. Why should we be church members? How do church officers reflect Jesus� reign over us? Where do the church�s responsibilities begin and end? Where do ours? These, and other important questions, are answered in Guy Prentiss Water�s vital examination of How Jesus Runs the Church. At a time when church authority is treated with contempt, it�s important that we honor God in our churches more than ever" -- Publisher description.20aPresbyterian Church in AmericaxGovernment. 0aPresbyterianism. 0aChurch polityxBiblical teaching.