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The Character of the Church : The Marks of God's Obedient People by Joe Thorn is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Character of the Church : The Marks of God's Obedient People about?
What makes a church a church? Is it'where three or more are gathered'? Is it songs and a sermon on Sunday? Does it require structure and leadership? How do you know? The Character of the Church dispels confusion by describing the five elements of a biblical church. Concise, accessible, and historically informed, it teaches God's design for church so you know what to look for in one—or even how to lead one. Useful for training in membership classes, discipleship groups, and elder boards—and even for devotional reading—The Character of the Church is at once theological, practical, and experiential. Readers will not simply be informed, but led to a deeper appreciation of the church of God and its essential marks: The word of God is faithfully preachedThe sacraments are rightly administeredLeadership is biblically formed and functioningDiscipline is practiced with graceThe mission of the church is shared by allThis book will bring churches and Christians back to the biblical picture of a local body, perfect for any believer eager to grow and help others do likewise.
Who reads The Character of the Church : The Marks of God's Obedient People?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Joe Thorn
- Publisher
- Chicago: Moody Publishers
- Published
- 2017
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780802494696
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Religion, Christian, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (42 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14