Contents/Summary Summary "Is a church just something we create to serve our purposes or to maintain old traditions? Or is the church something more vital, more meaningful, and more powerful? In this introduction to the nature of the local church, historian and missionary Scott Sunquist brings us a portrait of the church in motion, clarifying the two primary purposes of the …
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Content: Why are we concerned? -- Worship as pastoral care -- What's going on here? -- Worship : the near and far of it -- Liturgy and life's crises : the funeral -- Liturgy and learning : the wedding --Liturgy and identity : baptism -- Liturgy and community : the Lord's Supper -- Liturgy and leadership : priest and pastor. Other Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.