essays defining the roles of church officers Brown, Mark R. (Mark Russell) 1952- text bibliography pau Duncansville, PA Classic Presbyterian Government Resources 1993 1st U.S. ed. monographic eng

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304 pages ; 22 cm Introduction / Mark R. Brown -- The New Testament warrant for the minister of the Word / Steven F. Miller -- A brief for church governors / Edmund P. Clowney -- Warrant and theory of ruling eldership / Charles Hodge -- The theory of ruling eldership / Peter Colin Campbell -- The forgotten Thomas Smyth / Mark R. Brown -- An ecclesiastical catechism : officers of the church / Thomas Smyth -- Calvin's view of the teaching elder-ruling elder distinction / Jeffrey K. Boer -- Ruling elders-- a sketch of a controversy / Iain Murray -- Two offices within the eldership / Robert W. Eckardt -- Priesthood and ministry / Jack Dennis Kinneer -- Three New Testament offices / Leonard J. Coppes -- Ministers, elders, and deacons / Robert S. Rayburn -- Democracy and the denigration of office / Gregory Edward Reynolds -- Worship and office / Charles G. Dennison -- Annotated bibliography / Mark R. Brown. Mark R. Brown, editor. Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-304). Presbyterian Church Church officers Church officers Biblical teaching Church officers Biblical teaching Presbyterian Church Church officers BX9195 .O73 1993 262/.1/088251 11.58 0963896105 9780963896100 93073703 DLC 931116 20160922090720.0 ocm30318471 eng