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049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aBrown, Jeff.
245	1	0	_aCorporate Decision-Making in the Church of the New Testament _h[electronic resource].
260			_aHavertown : _bJames Clarke & Co, _c2014.
300			_a1 online resource (228 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
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588	0		_aPrint version record.
505	0		_aFront cover; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Historical Background; 2. The First Century CE Cultural Background for the Concept of Corporate Decision-Making; 3. Theological Concepts Entering into Corporate Decision-Making; 4. Scripture Passages Directly Relating to Corporate Decision-Making; 5. Reflection of the New Testament Pattern in Christian Documents from 95 CE to 350 CE; Conclusion; Appendix: Flow Chart of Church Decision-Making-Phil Siefkes; Bibliography; Back cover.
520			_aWhile all churches recognize the need for organization, they are far from agreed about the form that the organization should take. More fundamentally, they do not even agree about the way of deciding. Debates over church organization involve a complex of questions. What role do members play in the government of the church? What are the offices of the church, and what authority do they exercise? What does leadership look like? How are decisions made and enforced?Jeff Brown has written this book in order to move beyond opinion and to discover what the New Testament actually depicts in terms of c.
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650		0	_aChurch polity _xHistory _yEarly church, ca. 30-600.
650		0	_aGroup decision making _xReligious aspects _xChristianity.
650		0	_aGroup decision making in the Bible.
650		4	_aChurch polity _xHistory _xEarly church, ca. 30-600.
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