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On-line Resource "Focus: 4. What is the Church?" Foundations 16 (Spring 1986): 2-6.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource John H. Armstrong, "Editor's Introduction The Church: Why Bother?" Reformation & Revival 7.1 (Winter 1998): 7-19.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Paul D. Avis, "Ecclesiology," A.E. McGrath, ed. The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Thought. Oxford / Cambridge, MA: Blackwell 1993. pp.127-34.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Paul Avis, Church Drawing NearPaul Avis, Church Drawing Near: An Applied Theology of Mission and Ministry. Edinburgh: Continuum International Publishing Group - T & T Clark, 2004. Pbk. : 9780567424921. pp.224. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Banks: Paul's Idea of Community: The Early House Churches in Their Cultural SettingRobert Banks, Paul's Idea of Community: Spirit and Culture in Early House Churches. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1994. Pbk. ISBN: 1565630505. pp.233. e-book: Grand Rapids: baker, 2020. ISBN: 9781493421589. pp.240. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource James Bannerman, The Church of Christ, 2 Vols. Edinburgh, 1868. Rerpinted: London: Banner of Truth, 1974. Hbk. ISBN: 0851511864.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Kimlyn J. Bender, Karl Barth's Christological EcclesiologyKimlyn J. Bender, Karl Barth's Christological Ecclesiology. Eugene, OR: Wipf 7 Stock, 2013. ISBN: 9781725248649. pp.324. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Kimlyn J. Bender & D. Stephen Long, T&T Clark Handbook of EcclesiologyKimlyn J. Bender & D. Stephen Long, T&T Clark Handbook of Ecclesiology. London: T & T Clark, 2020. ISBN: 9780567678119. pp.595. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph G.C. Berkhouwer, The Church. Grand Rapids, 1976.
On-line Resource William Binnie [1823-1886], The Church. Handbooks for Bible Classes and Private Students. Edinburgh: T & T Clark, n.d. Hbk. pp.152. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph Bloesch: The ChurchDonald Bloesch, The Church, Christian Foundations. Downers Grove, IL: IVP, 2002. Hbk. ISBN: 0830814167. pp.300.
On-line Resource C.J. Botha, "The offices in the early church history," Neotestamentica 10.1 (1976): 110-123, View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Gerry Breshears, "The Body Of Christ: Prophet, Priest Or King?" Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 37.1 (1994): 3-26.
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Kent Brower & Andy Johnson, Holiness and Ecclesiology in the New TestamentKent Brower & Andy Johnson, Holiness and Ecclesiology in the New Testament. Grand Rapids; Eerdmans, 2007. ISBN: 9781467429832. pp.416. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource In God's Community. Essays on the Church and Its MinistryF.F. Bruce, "Lessons from the Early Church," David J. Ellis & W. Ward Gasque, eds., In God's Community. Essays on the Church and Its Ministry. Wheaton, IL: Harold Shaw Publishers, 1979. Pbk. ISBN: 0720804116. pp.153-168..
On-line Resource Ervin Budiselić, "A Proper Understanding of the Gospel as the Key for Healthy Church Evangelism, Life and Ministry," Kairos Evangelical Journal of Theology 7.1 (June 2013): 9-33. View in PDF format pdf
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Heidi A. Campbell & John Dyer, Ecclesiology for a Digital Church. Theological Reflections on a New NormalHeidi A. Campbell & John Dyer, Ecclesiology for a Digital Church. Theological Reflections on a New Normal. London: SCM Press, 2022. ISBN: 9780334061618. pp.224. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource John Campbell [1795-1867], Jethro: A System of Lay AgencyJohn Campbell [1795-1867], Jethro: A System of Lay Agency, in Connexion with Congregational Churches, for the Diffusion of the Gospel Among Our Home Population. London: Jackson and Walford, 1839. Hbk. pp.396. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Book or monograph L. Cerfaux, The Church in the Theology of Paul. New York, 1959.
Book or monograph L.G. Champion, The Church in the New TestamentL.G. Champion, The Church in the New Testament. London: The Carey Kingsgate Press, 1951. Hbk. pp.135. View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
Article in Journal or Book Edmund P. Clowney, "Toward a Biblical Doctrine of the Church," Westminster Theological Journal 31.1 (1968): 22-81.
On-line Resource John E. Colwell, "A Radical Church: a Reappraisal of Anabaptist Ecclesiology," Tyndale Bulletin 38 (1987): 119-141.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Yves M.-J Congar, "The Church: The People of God," Concilium 1 (1965): 7-19.
On-line Resource Peter Cotterell, "Salvation as Corporate Experience in the Church," European Journal of Theology 4.1 (1995): 55-66.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Who Runs the Church? 4 Views on Church GovernmentSteven B. Cowan, gen. ed. Who Runs the Church? 4 Views on Church Government. Counterpoints series. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2009. ISBN: 9780310543527. pp.320. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Geoffrey S.R. Cox, "The Emerging Organization of the Church in the New Testament, and the Limitations Imposed Thereon," The Evangelical Quarterly 38.1 (Jan.-Mar. 1966): 22-39.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource Robert William Dale [1829-1895], A Manual of Congregational Principles. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1884. Hbk. pp.247.Robert William Dale [1829-1895], A Manual of Congregational Principles. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1884. Hbk. pp.247. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource D.R. Denton, "Further Reflections on 'Some Pauline Pictures of the Church'," The Evangelical Quarterly 54.3 (Jul.-Sept. 1982): 147-150.View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
Article in Journal or Book Avery Dulles, "The Church as One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic," Evangelical Review of Theology 23.1 (1999): 14-28.
Book or monograph Dulles: Models of the ChurchAvery Dulles, Models of the Church. Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc., 2000. Pbk. ISBN: 0385133685. pp.256.
On-line Resource George Duncan, Church Life Among The BaptistsGeorge Duncan [b.1850], Church Life Among The Baptists. London: Baptist Tract and Book Society, 1883. Hbk. pp.128. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Patrick T. Egan, Ecclesiology and the Scriptural Narrative of 1 PeterPatrick T. Egan, Ecclesiology and the Scriptural Narrative of 1 Peter. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2018. ISBN: 9781498224680. pp.296. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph R. Newton Flew, Jesus and His Church. Carlisle: STL, 1998. Pbk. ISBN: 0853648778. pp.272.
On-line Resource L. Floor, "Church order in the Pastoral Epistles," Neotestamentica 10.1 (1976): 81-91. View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph John M. Frame, Evangelical Reunion: Denominations and the Body of Christ. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1991. Pbk. ISBN: 0801035600. pp.185.
On-line Resource Herbert Giesbrecht [1925-1992], "The Evangelist John's Conception of the Church as delineated in his Gospel," The Evangelical Quarterly 58.2 (Apr.-June 1986): 101-119.View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
Article in Journal or Book Kevin N. Giles, "The Church in the Gospel of Luke," Scottish Journal of Theology 34 (1981): 121-
On-line Resource Kevin Giles, "In Luke an Exponent of 'Early Protestantism'?" The Evangelical Quarterly 54.4 (Oct.-Dec. 1982): 193-206.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource Kevin Giles, "Is Luke an Exponent of 'Early Protestantism'? Church Order in the Lukan Writings," The Evangelical Quarterly 55.1 (Jan.-Feb. 1983): 3-20. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Tom Greggs, Barth and Bonhoeffer as Contributors to a Post-Liberal EcclesiologyTom Greggs, Barth and Bonhoeffer as Contributors to a Post-Liberal Ecclesiology. Essays of Hope for a Fallen and Complex World. London: Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021. ISBN: 9780567701596. pp.240. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Article in Journal or Book Stanley Hauerwas, "What Could It Mean for the Church to be Christ's Body?" Scottish Journal of Theology 48 (1995): 1-
On-line Resource Michael AG. Haykin, "'Live Coals Separated, Soon Die': The Early Baptist Vision of the Church and Associations," Semãnãtorul (The Sower) 1.2 (March 2021): 116-124. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the editor]
Article in Journal or Book Nicholas M. Healy, "Karl Barth's ecclesiology reconsidered," Scottish Journal of Theology 57 (2004): 287-
Book or monograph Philip J. Hefner, "The Church," P. Hodgson & R. King, eds. Christian Theology. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1982. pp.223-47.
Book or monograph Hellerman: The Ancient Church as FamilyJoseph H. Hellerman, The Ancient Church as Family. Minneaplois, MN: Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2001. Pbk. ISBN: 0800632486. pp.224.
On-line Resource Charles Hodge [1797-1878], The Church and PolityCharles Hodge [1797-1878], The Church and Polity. London: Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1879. Hbk. pp.532. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource Fenton John Anthony Hort [1828–1892], The Christian EcclesiaFenton John Anthony Hort [1828–1892], The Christian Ecclesia. A Course of Lectures on the Early History and Early Conceptions of the Ecclesia and Four Sermons. London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1900. Hbk. pp.306. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Marvin Jones, The Beginning of Baptist EcclesiologyMarvin Jones, The Beginning of Baptist Ecclesiology. The Foundational Contributions of Thomas Helwys. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2017. ISBN: 9781532614590. pp.174. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
On-line Resource Simon Jones, Building a Better Body. London: Authentic, 2007. Pbk. ISBN-13: 9781850787457. pp.220. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the author]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, An Introduction to EcclesiologyVeli-Matti Kärkkäinen, An Introduction to Ecclesiology. Historical, Global, and Interreligious Perspectives. Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2020. ISBN: 9780830841905. pp.296. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Kuiper: The Glorious Body of ChristR.B. Kuiper, The Glorious Body of Christ. London: The Banner of Truth Trust, 1983. Pbk. ISBN: 0851513689. pp.383.
Book or monograph Hans Küng, The Church. Continuum International Publishing Group - Burns & Oates, 1992. Pbk. ISBN: 0860121992. pp.516.
On-line Resource James Barber Lightfoot [1828-1889], The Christian MinistryJames Barber Lightfoot [1828-1889], The Christian Ministry. London & New York: MacMillan and Co., 1901. Hbk. pp.148. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
On-line Resource H.A. Lombard, "Charisma and church office," Neotestamentica 10.1 (1976): 31-52. View in PDF format pdf
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly The Church in Emerging Culture: Five PerspectivesLeonard Sweet, ed. The Church in Emerging Culture: Five Perspectives. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2011. ISBN: 9780310861379. pp.272. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Kevin McNamara, ed. Vatican Two: The Constitution on the Church. A Theological and Pastoral Commentary. Hardcover (1 June, 1968) Franciscan Press, 1968. Hbk. ISBN: 0685109739.
On-line Resource F.S. Malan, "The relationship between apostolate and office in the theology of Paul," Neotestamentica 10.1 (1976): 53-68. View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book T.W. Manson, "The New Testament Basis of the Doctrine of the Church," The Journal of Ecclesiastical History 1.1 (1950): 1-11.
On-line Resource I. Howard Marshall, "Church and Temple in the New Testament," Tyndale Bulletin 40.2 (1989): 203-222. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource David W. Middleton, "The Church: The Body of Christ," The Evangelical Quarterly 31.2 (1959): 82-89.View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the current copyright holfer without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Paul Minear, Images of the Church in the New TestamentPaul Minear, Images of the Church in the New Testament. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 1950, 2004. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Audio Resource - usually mp3 format A Pillar and Foundation of Truth: God, Order, and Gender Roles in the Church (David P. Nelson & Lorraine Coker)
Book or monograph Newbigen: The Household of GodLesslie Newbigin, The Household of God. Carlisle: Paternoster Press. Pbk. ISBN: 0853649359. pp.223.
Book or monograph Colm O'Grady, The Church in Catholic Theology: Dialogue with Karl Barth. London: Geoffrey Chapman / Washington, DC: Corpus Books, 1969. pp. x + 388.
Book or monograph James I Packer, "The Nature of the Church," Carl F. Henry, ed., Basic Christian Doctrines, 1962. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1975. Pbk. ISBN: 0801040337. pp.241-47.
Article in Journal or Book James I Packer, "Fellowship: The Theological Basis," Christian Graduate 16.3 (1963): 7-11.
Article in Journal or Book James I. Packer, "One Body in Christ: The Doctrine and Expression of Christian Unity," Churchman 80.1 (1966): 16-26.
On-line Resource Andrew Perriman, "'His body, which is the church...' Coming to Terms with Metaphor," The Evangelical Quarterly 62.2 (Apr.-June 1990): 123-142.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder] [Colossians 1:24]
On-line Resource Davorin Peterlin, "Paul's Letter to the Philippians in the Light of Disunity in the Church," Tyndale Bulletin 45.1 (1994): 207-210. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource G.M.M. Peiser, "Women and ecclesiastical ministries in Paul," Neotestamentica 10.1 (1976): 92-109. View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource I.J. du Plessis, "The rule of Christ and the rule in the church," Neotestamentica 10.1 (1976): 20-30. View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Earl D. Radmacher, What the Church Is All About: A Biblical and Historical Study. Chicago: Moody Press, 1978.
On-line Resource W. Stanford Reid, "The New Testament Belief in an Old Testament Church," The Evangelical Quarterly 24.4 (Oct. 1952): 194-205.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
On-line Resource J.H. Roberts, "Ekklesia in Acts - Linguistic and Theology: A Venture in Methodology," Neotestamentica 7.1 (1973): 73-94.View in PDF format pdf
On-line Resource J.H. Roberts, "Can church offices be founded in Paul?" Neotestamentica 10.1 (1976): 1-19. View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph Wes Roberts & Glen Marshall. Reclaiming God’s Original Intent for the Church. Colorado Springs: Navpress, 2004.
Book or monograph D.W.B. Robinson, The Church of God: Its Form and Unity. Punchbowl, NSW: Jordan Books, 1965.
On-line Resource Brian S. Rosner, "'Drive out the wicked person': A Biblical Theology of Exclusion," The Evangelical Quarterly 71.1 (Jan.-Mar. 1999): 25-36. View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Article in Journal or Book Gorden Rupp, "Luther and the Doctrine of the Church," Scottish Journal of Theology 9 (1956): 384-
On-line Resource Mark Saucy, "Evangelicals, Catholics, and Orthodox Together: Is the Church The Extension of the Incarnation?" Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society, 43.2 (2000): 193-212.View in PDF format pdf
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Christian B. Scharen, Explorations in Ecclesiology and EthnographyChristian B. Scharen, Explorations in Ecclesiology and Ethnography. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2012. ISBN: 9781467436960. pp.188. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Edward Schillebeeckx, The Church: The Human Story of God. New York: Crosroad, 1990. Hbk. ISBN: 082451050X. pp.268.
Book or monograph Michael Schmaus, Dogma 4: The Church: Its Origins and Structure. Christian Classics, 1984. Pbk. ISBN: 0870611011.
Book or monograph Schmaus, Dogma, Vol 5Michael Schmaus, Dogma 5: The Church as Sacrament. Continuum International Publishing Group - Sheed & Ward, 1975. Pbk. ISBN: 0722075367. pp.318.
On-line Resource Johannes Schneider, Baptism and Church in the New TestamenJohannes Schneider, Baptism and Church in the New Testament. London: Carey Kingsgate Press Ltd., 1957. Pbk. pp.53. View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
Book or monograph Segundo: Salt, Leaven and LightJuan Luis Segundo, Salt, Leaven and Light: The Community Called Church. The Crossroad Publishing Company, 1997. Pbk. ISBN: 0824516664. pp.264.
Article in Journal or Book Robert Smith, "The Relevance of the Old Testament for the Doctrine of the Church," Scottish Journal of Theology 5 (1952): 14-
Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly Bryan P. Stone, A Reader in EcclesiologyBryan P. Stone, A Reader in Ecclesiology. London: Routledge, 2016. ISBN: 9781317186991. pp.296. [Sign-up to Perlego and access book instantly - 10% discount on new subscriptions using this link]
Book or monograph Alan Stibbs, God's Church. Great Doctrines of the Bible. Leicester: Inter-Varsity Press, 1959. Pbk. ISBN: 0851105017. pp.128.
On-line Resource Charles Stovell [1799-1883], Hints on the Regulation of Christian Churches, Adapted to the Present State of Their Affairs. To Which is Added, Remarks on the Voluntary System, Considered in Relation to its Spiritual Importance. London: Jackson and Walford, 1835. Hbk. pp.208. View in PDF format pdf [This material is in the Public Domain]
Article in Journal or Book William Strawson, "God's Purpose for the Church," Scottish Journal of Theology 20 (1967): 397-
Book or monograph Neil Summerton, A Noble Task: Eldership and Ministry in the Local Church, 2nd edn. Milton Keynes: The Paternoster Press, 1994. Pbk. ISBN. 978-0-85364-515-3. pp.213.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Book or monograph George H. Tavard, The Church, Community of Salvation: An Ecumenical Christology. New Theology Studies. Michael Glazier Books, 1992. Pbk. ISBN: 0814657893. pp.264.
On-line Resource Max Turner, "Ecclesiology in the Major 'Apostolic' Restorationist Churches in the United Kingdom," Vox Evangelica 19 (1989): 83-108.View in PDF format pdf
Article in Journal or Book Dan O. Via, "The Church as the Body of Christ in the Gospel of Matthew," Scottish Journal of Theology 11 (1958): 271-
Article in Journal or Book Dan O. Via, "Darkess, Christ and the Church in the Fourth Gospel," Scottish Journal of Theology 14 (1961): 172-
On-line Resource J.L. de Villiers, "Indications of church rule or government in Pauline parenetic material," Neotestamentica 10.1 (1976): 69-80. View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph William Edwy Vine [1873–1949], The Church and Its MissionWilliam Edwy Vine [1873–1949], The Church and Its Mission. Critical Issues for Leaders in Local Churches and in Missionary Service. ISBN: 978-1-912149-53-7. [e-book version]
On-line Resource Miroslav Volf, "The Church as a Prophetic Community and a Sign of Hope," European Journal of Theology 2.1 (1993): 9-30.View in PDF format pdf [Reproduced by permission of the current copyright holder]
Article in Journal or Book Miroslav Volf, "The Nature of the Church," Evangelical Review of Theology 26.1 (2002): 68-75.
Article in Journal or Book G.S.M. Walker, "Calvin and the Church," Scottish Journal of Theology 16 (1963): 371-
On-line Resource John Roskruge Wood & Samuel Chick, A Manual of the Order of Administration of a Baptist Church, 2nd edn. London: The Kingsgate Press, n.d. Hbk. pp.64. View in PDF format pdf [All reasonable efforts have been made to contact the copyright holder of this article without success. If you hold the rights, please contact me]
On-line Resource Fred G. Zaspel, "The Apostolic Model For Christian Ministry: An Analysis Of 1 Corinthians 2:1-5," Reformation & Revival 7.1 (Winter 1998): 21-34.View in PDF format pdf
Book or monograph John D. Zizioulas, Being as Communion: Studies in Personhood and the Church. :Contemporary Greek Theologians Series. New York: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1991. Pbk. ISBN: 0881410292. pp.269.
On-line Resource H.C. van Zyl, "The evolution of church leadership in the New Testament - a new consensus?" Neotestamentica 32.2 (1998): 585-604.View in PDF format pdf

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