The Church - A Unique Gathering of People

The church lies at the centre of God's purpose. Christ gave himself 'to purify for himself a people that are his own'.

But when we think about church, there's the tension between the ideal and the reality. The former is beautiful: God's special treasure, the covenant community, a haven of love and peace. The latter? A motley rabble needing constant rebuke and exhortation.

Here we focus on the ideal, on what God intends his church to be, while all the time keeping in view the reality, so that we can grasp the changes that need to be made.

About the author

Elizabeth McQuoid is an author and editor. She has been a trustee of Keswick Convention for several years now. She is married to Jeremy, a minister, and they live in Aberdeen with their three boys.

Summary

John Stott's bestselling volume, The Contemporary Christian: An Urgent Plea for Double Listening, updated and presented for today's audience

Product details

• Authors: Tim Chester, Steve Mitchell, John Stott, John (Author) Stott
• Publisher: Ivp
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781783599240
• ISBN: 978-1-78359-924-0
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 6 mm
• Weight: 129 g
• Series: The Contemporary Christian Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works