ECCLESIOLOGY
This session is designed to give participants a clear understanding of Jesus' Church as the primary means of grace and mission in the world.
Goals
The goals of the ecclesiology session are to:
Understand the role of equippers in the local church
Grasp a brief history of the church
Articulate an understanding of church leadership + authority
Understand an evangelical understanding of the means of grace within the Church
Prep Work
Read: Center Church Introduction - Tim Keller
Read: Biblical Eldership - Alexander Strauch
Read: Is There a Different Process of Church Discipline for Elders? - Erik Raymond
Read: Church Members Must Keep an Eye on Their Elders - Erik Raymond
Read: The Role of Apostolic and Elder Teams - Joshua Young
Watch: The Apostles Creed: The Church - ThirdMil
Watch: The Church as a Healing Community - Diane Langberg
Read/Listen: Systematic Theology ch. 50 (The Lord's Supper) - Grudem [audio teaching] Have you had an opportunity to partake of this in your local church? What has it meant to you?
Exegete: 1 Cor 12:12-20 (using the Abbreviated Exegetical Worksheet)
Continue: Personal Development Plan (using the PDP Worksheet)
OPTIONAL Listen: Elders in the Local Church - John Piper