Church: Theology and Practice

Bible & Theology

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Course Description

Discover what it means to be the Church. In this course, you’ll explore biblical and historical perspectives on ecclesiology, tracing how the Church has understood itself as the people of God through time. You’ll engage with key biblical and traditional themes and affirmations about the church, as well as a range of approaches to ministry, leadership, and sacraments. Along the way, you’ll learn to evaluate church practices, apply theological insights, and reflect on how these shape your own context and leadership today.

About this course

What on Earth is the Church?

A brief history of the Church through eternity--a biblical overview

The Church in Ephesians

The Church in tradition--One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic

The Church in tradition--Reformed, Radical, Roman, and Orthodox

Theological Ecclesiology--Grenz, Volf, Barth, Zizioulas

Missiological Ecclesiology--Missional or Missio Dei

Church leadership and structures

Church sacraments and ordinances

Church and Western society

The not white, not rich, not Western Church

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