Planting Churches Among the City's Poor - Volume 2

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e. The Methodist revival in the Anglican church is a case study, pp. 77-78.

8. Downsizing in house church networks is the only way to share resources, and leverage monies and resources for more kingdom-oriented ventures, pp. 78-79. D. Tradition described as planting and establishing churches which serve as the ground and process of creating and sustaining a new Christian culture, Mull, pp. 26-43. 1. The new church creates the possibility of living tradition as it provides a place of prayer to meet God with others (Acts 1.14; 4.31; 12.5). 2. The new church creates the possibility of living tradition as it provides another public preaching place (Acts 9.20; 10.42; 14.7; 16.10; 20.20). 3. The new church creates the possibility of living tradition because it is the most effective evangelistic tool (Acts 2.38-39; 14.21). 4. The new church creates the possibility of living tradition because it teaches the Bible (Acts 4.2; 5.19-21; 5.42; 8.4; 11.25-26; 18.11; 20.20; 28.31). 5. The new church creates the possibility of living tradition because it offers another place for Christian service (Acts 6.3; 9.36; 11.25-26; 11.29-30; 17.15).

II. Dialogue on Our Author’s and the Power of Tradition

How do these views coincide with the New Testament and Nicene theology of the Church as one (biblical identity), holy (shared spirituality), catholic (historic roots and connectivity), and apostolic (representative authority)?

1 Thess. 5.21 (ESV) – but test everything; hold fast what is good.

A. Clarification between the facts and the claims

B. Evaluation of the evidence supporting the claims