02773ctm a2200349 a 4500 14946806 20250312110309.0 ta 150206s2007 ilu b 001 0 eng 2007031452 9780830834860 (cloth : Hbk) (OCoLC)ocn163593556 (OCoLC)163593556 DLC DLC DLC BV600.3 .S77 2007 262 22 Stott, John R. W. The living church : [manuscript] : convictions of a lifelong pastor / John Stott. Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Books, c2007. 180 p. ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-178) and index. The postmodern world -- Essentials : God's vision for his church -- A learning church -- A caring church -- A worshiping church -- An evangelizing church -- Worship : glorying in God's holy name -- Biblical worship -- Congregational worship -- Spiritual worship -- Moral worship -- Evangelism : mission through the local church -- Forms of evangelism -- The church must understand itself : its theology -- The church must organize itself : its structures -- The church must express itself : its message -- The church must be itself : its life -- Ministry : the twelve and the seven -- An every-member ministry -- The pastoral ministry -- The example of the apostle (the shepherd) -- The invasion of false teachers (the wolves) -- The value of the people (the sheep) -- Fellowship : the implications of Koinonia -- Our common inheritance -- Our common service -- Our mutual responsibility -- Some practical illustrations -- Preaching : five paradoxes -- Biblical and contemporary -- Authoritative and tentative -- Prophetic and pastoral -- Gifted and studied -- Thoughtful and passionate -- Giving : ten principles -- Springing from the Trinity -- Creating equality according to our means -- Careful supervision and friendly rivalry -- A harvest with symbolic significance -- The result : thanksgiving to God -- Impact : salt and light -- The truths of salt and light -- Weapons for social change -- Christian distinctives -- Conclusion: Looking for timothys in the twenty-first century -- A threefold appeal -- Where are the Timothys? Church. Pastoral theology. Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0803/2007031452.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg acquire 2 shelf copies policy default BK sh13 2007-08-02 sh13 2007-08-02 to Dewey sh45 2008-01-04 sh45 2008-01-04 to BCCD (Telework) 8 2584 2584 0 0 0 0 EGSTL EGSTL CIRC 2025-03-09 0 262 Sto 2007 c.2 12743 2025-06-30 00:00:00 2025-03-09 BK