The New Testament Church Its Ministries

God is building a Church which is to be a place of refuge from the storm. God has a glorious purpose which He wants to accomplish in and through that house in the earth today. If the Church is going to be all that it is intended to be, it is imperative that the Church be built according to the blueprint and design of the Heavenly architect. This book details God's dynamic plan for its construction and His concern that every member be actively involved in the ministry to which he/she has been called. Author Bill Scheidler is the author of several books including The Local Church Today, Apostles, Present Day Truths and Principles of Church Life.

The Church in God's Program is a biblical study covering the entire scope of the church - its beginning, government, ministries, and the new covenant.

Focusing on pastoral leadership within local churches or groups of churches, Derek Tidball provides a comprehensive survey of the variety of ministry models and patterns found in the New Testament with applications for today's ministry.

Respected scholar Dorothy Lee considers evidence from the New Testament and early church to show that women's ministry is confirmed by the biblical witness. Her comprehensive examination explores the roles women played in the Gospels and the Pauline corpus, with a particular focus on passages that have been used in the past to limit women's ministry. She argues that women in the New Testament were not only valued as disciples but also given leadership roles, which has implications for the contemporary church.

In a nontechnical manner, noted New Testament scholar C.K. Barrett here sets forth his mature understanding of the passages in the New Testament which refer to the church, its ministry, and its sacraments. How far are these concepts central or secondary in the New Testament? How do the beliefs and practices of apostolic days relate to later developments? Bringing the fruits of his widely respected scholarship to bear on these questions, Barrett shows that these are not mere theoretical issues, but are of crucial importance for inter-church cooperation and reunion.

This book clearly defines two critical terms in the divine revelation—the ministry of the New Testament and the teaching and fellowship of the apostles. A proper understanding of these terms is crucial to our remaining in the unique move of God and to our maintaining the oneness of the Body of Christ.

There is no shortage of books these days on new ways of "doing church." New church models have been both warmly embraced and roundly criticized. What are church leaders and others concerned about the state of the church to make of all this? Does the Bible prescribe a standard model for doing church? Or is there freedom within certain guidelines? In A New Kind of Church, respected church consultant Aubrey Malphurs addresses these important questions and suggests that there is room for new ways of doing ministry while being true to Scripture. In the process, he offers a theological and interpretive framework for evaluating any church model, new or old. He also offers suggestions for implementing change in the local church.