Character of the Church, Joe Thorn
Character of the Church, Joe Thorn
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Character of the Church
The Marks of God's Obedient People

Author: Joe Thorn

Narrator: Joe Thorn

Unabridged: 2 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/07/2017

Synopsis

The second in Joe Thorn’s three-book series on the confession, nature, and expression of the Church,The Character of the Church explores what the church is fundamentally like.Useful for training in membership classes, discipleship groups, and elder boards—and even for devotional reading—The Character of the Church is at once theological, practical, and experiential. Readers will not simply be informed, but led to a deeper appreciation of the church of God.For a local church to actually be a church, certain marks are essential. A church that follows the apostles’ pattern is one where: ·The word of God is faithfully preached ·The sacraments are rightly administered ·Leadership is biblically formed and functioning ·Discipline is practiced with grace ·The mission of the church is shared by allDrawing from Scripture, theology, and church history, Joe Thorn expounds each of these in detail, yet leading readers to clear understanding. A book for laymen, The Character of the Church helps Christians know plainly what makes a church a church, and how to conduct themselves accordingly.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nathan

[This book was provided free of charge by Moody Publishers.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] For a variety of reasons I find myself deeply interested in the character of the Church [1].  What is it that makes a church godly?  To be sure, we and anyone else we encounter are going to be imperfec......more

Goodreads review by Matt

Like the first book in the series, The Character of the Church is extremely basic and short. It can be read in less than an hour. The first book introduces readers to a church's primary confession (the gospel). This book takes up the marks of a church as prescribed in the Bible. There would be a cert......more

Goodreads review by Wesley

As this is one of three books in a series, this review will also be a shorter one. I found this book to be a good primer for how individuals in the church can serve and how a church runs. Covering topics like baptism, eldership, the Lord's supper, etc. in a very brief way gives a new believer some ba......more

Goodreads review by Juliana

I love this book because it gives deep but simple information on the character of the church...how God created it to function. What it looks like to be a healthy church in God's eyes.......more

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