Video Discussion: What is Church? [Part 2]Pastors Take 15(ish) Minutes to Talk About Church

This is part of a series of posts with short video discussions, Scripture reading recommendations, and book recommendations on a variety of topics important to the life of Peace of Christ.

In this week’s video discussion, pastors Jean and Jon ask the question—”What is Church?”—and consider that question in relation to Peace of Christ’s practices.

Watch Part I of this video discussion here: https://peaceofchristchurch.org/2020/07/06/video-discussion-what-is-church-1/

RECOMMENDED SCRIPTURE READINGS

1. Matthew 16:13–20
2. Acts 2:42–47
3. Acts 4:32–37
4. Acts 20:17–38
5. Romans 16; 1 Corinthians 16:19–20
6. 1 Corinthians 11–14
7. Galatians 6:1–10
8. Ephesians 1:22–23
9. Ephesians 2:14–22
10. Ephesians 3:7–13
11. Ephesians 4:1–16
12. Colossians 1:15–23
13. Colossians 3:15–16
14. Hebrews 10:19–25
15. 1 Peter 2:4–12
16. 1 Peter 5:1–5
17. Jude 20–21
18. Revelation 1:4–7
19. Revelation 2–3
20. Revelation 7:9–17
21. Revelation 14:1–5

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES

This list is neither exhaustive nor authoritative, nor do these resources offer an exact representation of Peace of Christ’s way of thinking about and being church. That being said, these resources certainly speak into Peace of Christ’s ecclesiology.

1. The Patient Ferment of the Early Church: The Improbable Rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire by Alan Kreider
2. The Shaping of Things to Come: Innovation and Mission for the 21st-Century Church by Michael Frost, Alan Hirsch
3. Desiring the Kingdom: Worship, Worldview, and Cultural Formation by James K. A. Smith or You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit by James K. A. Smith
4. Faithful Presence: Seven Disciplines That Shape the Church for Mission by David E. Fitch
5. This Cultural Moment (podcast)
6. Faithful Presence: How to embrace the presence of Jesus and shape our communities for mission by David E. Fitch (free course)
7. The Church As Network: Considering seven changes and foundations to building a new kind of church by Brian Sanders (free course)
8. Church Leaders: 3 Questions When Dealing With Consumerism by Karina Kreminski (article)
9. A Call to a New Imagination for Church by David Fitch (lecture)
10. Missional Church: A Vision for the Sending of the Church in North America edited by Darrell L. Guder
11. The Church between Gospel and Culture: The Emerging Mission in North America edited by Craig Van Gelder and George R Hunsberger
12. Liturgical Theology: The Church as Worshiping Community by Simon Chan
13. The Essence of the Church by Craig Van Gelder

 

PEACE OF CHRIST RESOURCES

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