1. Introduction to Ecclesiology: Ecclesia background and experience, basic idea of the church, ecclesiology as a doctrine, the scope of ecclesiology, the methodology for ecclesiology, Is ecclesiology an important doctrine?
2. The Church of the New Covenant: The concept of the church, the concept of covenant, covenants that were operative before Christ, the church of the New Covenant, the inception of the church, the relationship of the church and Israel, the relationship of the church and the Kingdom of God
3. Characteristics regarding the origin and orientation of the church: the church is doxological, the church is logocentric (Logos: Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Word of God; Logos: Scripture, the Inspired Word of God), The Church is Pneumadynamic, affirming the church as doxological, logocentric, and Pneumadynamic
4. Characteristics regarding the gathering and sending of the church: The church is covenantal, the church is confessional, the church is missional, the church is spatio-temporal/eschatological
5. The purity and unity of the church: the purity of the church, the unity of the church
6. Church discipline : Matthew 18:15-20 & 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 (with 2 Corinthians 2:5-11), heretical teaching, divisiveness, idleness, leadership failures, the practice of church discipline
7. The Offices of the Church : The Office of the Apostle, the Office of Elder, the Office of Deacon/Deaconess
8. Types of Church Government : the supreme Headship of Jesus Christ, Episcopalism, Presbyterianism, Congregationalism
9. A Model of Church Governance : Support for strong connections among congregational churches, a proposal for the governance of congregational churches, Excursus: Multisite Churches
10. Baptism : Sacraments and Ordinances :Baptismal theology and practice, baptism in the early church, the turn to infant baptism, reformation changes to baptism, Martin Luther, Huldrych Zwingli, the Anabaptists, John Calvin, Post-reformation developments, Infant baptism (Paedobaptism), Believer's baptism (Credobaptism)
11. The Lord's Supper : Catholic Transubstantiation, Lutheran Consubstantiation (Sacramental Union), Zwinglian memorial view, Calvinist Spiritual Presence view, Anabaptist and Baptist views, the institution by Jesus Christ, the Pauline tradition, the nature of the Lord's supper, regular observance with Biblically prescribes elements, participants in the Lord's supper, participation in a worthy manner, a symbol of church unity, a proleptic celebration
12. Ministries in the Church : Apostleship, prophecy, teaching/pastor-teachers, evangelists, utterance of wisdom and utterance of knowledge, exhortation, leading/administration, faith, service/helping, giving, acts of mercy, gifts of healing, working of miracles, distinguishing of Spirits, kinds of tongues, interpretation of tongues, the church worships the Triune God, Regulative principle versus Normative principle, the church proclaims the Word of God, the church engages non-Christians with the gospel, the church disciples its members (Christian education, community life), the church cares for people (prayer, giving, financial support of pastors, assistance for those in need, the church is for and against the world

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