The Church in the New Testament

Description

Kevin J. Conner’s comprehensive study of the Church and God’s eternal plan for it is laid out in the Church in the New Testament. This encyclopedic reference work is designed to give a comprehensive biblical understanding of the universal and local New Testament Church.

Table of Contents:

Promise and Prophecy
According to the Pattern
What the Church is Not
What the Church Is
What the Church is to Be
The Church and the Kingdom
The Church in the Old Testament
Symbols, Types and Names of the Church
The Church, God’s Building
The Foundation Rock/Stone
The Church in the Book of Acts
Ministries of Peter and Paul
Membership in the Church
The Church in the Epistles
Church Government
The Office and Ministry of the Elder
The Office and Ministry of the Deacon
The Ascension-Gift Ministries
The Ministry of the Apostle
The Ministry of the Prophet
The Ministry of the Apostle and Prophet
The Ministry of the Evangelist
The Ministry of the Pastor
The Ministry of the Teacher
Challenge to Change the Traditional System
Congregational Ministries and Functions
Dwelling Together in Unity
The Ministry of Women
Discerning the Body of Christ
Church Discipline
Church Stewardship and Finance
Ordinances of the Church
The Purpose of the Church’s Existence

About the Author

Kevin J. Conner was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1927. Converted at the age of fourteen, he served the Lord in the Salvation Army until the ages of twenty-one, when he entered into pastoral ministry with a full gospel church. For the next twenty years his ministry involved teaching at conventions and Bible colleges in Australia and New Zealand. In 1972 he moved with his family to Portland, Oregon, where he served at Portland Bible College and Bible Temple until 1981. He now resides in Melbourne, where he is continuing his ministry of teaching and writing.

Kevin passed away peacefully on the 18th February 2019 at age 92.