Well Ordered, Living Well, Guy Prentiss Waters
Well Ordered, Living Well, Guy Prentiss Waters
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Well Ordered, Living Well
A Field Guide to Presbyterian Church Government

Author: Guy Prentiss Waters

Narrator: Tim H. Dixon

Unabridged: 3 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: One Audiobooks

Published: 03/15/2022

Synopsis

Why does church government matter? In this book, Guy Prentiss Waters offers a brief and accessible introduction to presbyterianism that shows how a well-ordered church fosters Christian lives lived well. In making the case that church government is critical to Christian discipleship, Waters presents an overview of the nature of the church (the body and its member) and its structures of authority (officers, assemblies, and ordination). He concludes by answering common questions people raise about church government. The book is an ideal resource for explaining the relevance of church government to the ordinary Christian’s life and service.

About The Author

GUY PRENTISS WATERS (PhD, Duke University) is the James M. Baird Jr. Professor of New Testament at Reformed Theological Seminary and was formerly an associate professor of biblical studies at Belhaven University in Jackson, Mississippi. He is also the author of How Jesus Runs the Church.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Zack on October 01, 2023

This is a clearly written, appropriately succinct, and eminently useful introductory manual to biblical ecclesiology and church government (polity) in the Presbyterian and Reformed (and especially PCA) tradition. I WILL use this as the base textbook in the new members’ class at my church (where I am......more

Goodreads review by Mitchell on January 07, 2024

Written with the explicit purpose of accessibility, I’m afraid that is what led to the three star review. The book is simple, clear, and crisp. No words are wasted, and I think it would be difficult to finish without a very solid and basic understanding of Presbyterian church government. Moreover, t......more

Goodreads review by Colton on December 20, 2023

A very brief read. Would be helpful for folks new to presbyterian polity.......more

Goodreads review by Nick on January 07, 2023

Waters gives a basic overview of the polity. If you’re looking for the ins and outs of a session or assembly you’ll probably be disappointed. Nonetheless, I found it helpful in understanding the polity in general.......more

Goodreads review by Mr. Perry on September 13, 2022

Well this was a quick read! It went about discussing presbyterian polity in a way that I wasn't quite expecting but I appreciate. States the case for church government, described a couple different versions of it, why he as a presbyterian believes presbyterian polity is faithful to scripture, and go......more

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