More than anywhere else, the church should be the place where you know you belong. Bilezikian will help you discover the importance of community throughout all of salvation history, and how it can be expressed in the day-to-day life of your church. His practical guidelines will help you improve everything from leadership style to small groups. 208 pages, softcover from Zondervan.
"Community 101" is a carefully reasoned and passionately argued plea for the church to fulfill its essential nature and calling.
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Reviewed by Pastor Sean (Wisconsin), July 04, 2006
The positive contributions of this book, in my view, outweigh the negatives. Dr. B's teaching on oneness in the church as rooted in the oneness of the Trinity is superb and his teaching on Christ-like use of authority is beneficial for any Christian leader. The book is very readable--interesting and understandable. I take issue with his interpretations of the NT passages regarding the limits of a woman's role in church leadership and his extra-biblical paradigm of two church structures (normative and remedial). However, he is one of the most well spoken advocates of the egalitarian view among evangelicals and his interpretations are worth reading and critically evaluating.
5 out of 5 stars
Reviewed by Ted Williams (Indianola, IA), March 30, 2001
Absolutely wonderful book! This one made theological issues fun again. Dr. B's explanations of hierarchy, women in the body of Christ, and two different church models in the New Testament are thought provoking. The appendix on hierarchy in the Trinity is worth the price of the book.
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