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Mulholland, Kenneth Ray. "A summary and evaluation of John Owen's theology of the local church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 1990. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p048-0089.

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Daughters, Kenneth Alan. "The normative church government structure of the New Testament." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1986. http://www.tren.com.

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Glasscock, Ed. "Evolution of the church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1986. http://www.tren.com.

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Park, Jae Neung. "Teaching Presbyterian polity in Clemson Korean Presbyterian Church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Cargle, James Morris. "Developing the church council of the First Baptist Church, Shellman, Georgia." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1987. http://www.tren.com.

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Paine, David R. "The church bylaws biblical guidelines for its creation and use /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1991. http://www.tren.com.

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Resane, Kelebogile Thomas. "A critical analysis of the ecclesiology of the emerging apostolic churches with special reference to the notion of the fivefold ministry." Thesis, Pretoria : [S.n.], 2008. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-11042008-160311/.

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Russell, Andrew Joseph. "Rights of church workers." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2000. http://www.tren.com.

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Kirch, Jeffrey S. "The universal church and the local church Joseph Ratzinger and Walter Kasper in dialogue /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Fraser, J. Cameron. "Parachurch organizations and the church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Steele, Mareque Yvonne. "The development of monepiscopacy in the early church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.

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Terlep, Alan. "The ambiguous definition of membership in Lumen gentium it's not a bug, it's a feature /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 1999. http://www.tren.com.

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Kim, Hong-bŏm. "Parity or hierarchy? : patterns of church leadership in the Reformed Churches and in the New Testament." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.366160.

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Goodwiller, Gregory A. "Rediscovering connectionalism, the church as mediated fellowships." Chicago, Ill : McCormick Theological Seminary, 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Tettey, Michael Perry Nii Osah. "Pentecostalism and empowerment : a study of the Church of Pentecost and International Central Gospel Church." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/21056.

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Contemporary Pentecostal and Charismatic (PC) Christianity has attracted scholars and practitioners of religions globally. This is because Pentecostalism in all its variations has been reckoned as the fastest growing brand of Christianity. In the particular case of sub- Saharan Africa, Pentecostalism has become one of the key religious features of Christianity since the late 1990s. As such, it clearly has a strong appeal to millions of Africans. Notwithstanding, the PC movement has also had its share of criticism based on its distinctive beliefs and practices, particularly in relation to the prosperity gospel and the abuse of power. In this thesis, using the Church of Pentecost (COP) and International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) as case studies, I examine the individual (personal) and group (collective) empowerment/disempowerment components in Pentecostalism in Ghana. Theories encompassing empowerment, social, cultural and religious/spiritual capital are reviewed within Pentecostalism in Ghana. The thesis central focus is on how the churches (COP and ICGC) constitute social, cultural and religious capital in their efforts to empower individuals and society. The study explores internal structures of power, polity and leadership in the churches, as well as their role in social policy, human development programmes, civic and public life issues. These were the main themes that emanated from the research. The findings show that the churches have made positive impact in transforming religious and social landscapes. They have also shown prospects in human development and brought awareness in the spheres of politics and civic responsibility. However, some beliefs and practices (i.e. gender inequality in church leadership, structures of power and authority, etc.) have affected aspects of individuals’ and groups’ empowerment. These insights come from the research analysis of the processes and outcomes of the churches’ practical work, for instance, theology/preaching, practical ministries, church projects in areas such as education, gender roles and practices, moral conduct and church discipline, trust and voluntarism. A case study research method involving textual examination of primary documents, qualitative interviews and participant observation was used to show the different perspectives from a representative sample of pastors and members of the COP and ICGC. While most scholarly works give a lot of insight to the developments of Pentecostalism in Ghana, their efforts have mainly focused on the founders and leaders of the movement as representative of their organisations. This has been useful to a point; however, this study has shown that such an approach muted the voices of the members of the churches whose viewpoints in the development of the PC churches remain significant. Thus, this study built-in views from both the clergy and laity of COP and ICGC. The thesis shows the present developments (life, thoughts and practices) of the PC churches in Ghana with COP and ICGC in context. It expands discussions on works previously written by Paul Gifford and Emmanuel Kingsley Larbi. Gifford and Larbi give an account of the developments of the churches with tremendous insight into their religious and social backgrounds. J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu further builds up the discussion on Pentecostalism in Ghana and draws attention to its contemporary forms and religious significance in Ghana’s religious life and society. The fluid nature of Pentecostalism requires constant updating and this thesis fills in some of the previously unexplained recent developments and on-going reforms within Pentecostalism in Ghana.
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Rowland, Charles Ross. "Developing a biblical leadership and church government structure for Oceanside Community Church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Green, Don. "Developing a church leadership transition process that adapts the Policy Governance® principles of John Carver in middle-size churches associated with Christian Churches and Churches of Christ." Deerfield, IL : Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.2986/tren.006-1603.

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Dorman, Steven William. "The plurality of elders in New Testament church government." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1989. http://www.tren.com.

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Duran, Joe V. "New Testament prescription of a plurality of elders for a local church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Armstrong, Ronnie G. "The primary functions of the New Testament elders." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1995. http://www.tren.com.

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Sauer, Dick. "A study of the Old Testament concept of elder." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.

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Jaeger, Aaron F. "The development of a comprehensive church-policy manual for the Evangelical Free Church of Stevens Point, Wisconsin." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1988. http://www.tren.com.

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Lindemulder, Al. "Christian Reformed Church order inclusive or exclusive? /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.

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Jenkins, Ron. "Developing and implementing a church constitution and bylaws for ministry for the First Baptist Church of Rio Vista, Texas." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1990. http://www.tren.com.

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Bateman, Steve. ""Complete standing" Jonathan Edwards' pastoral model of church membership adapted to First Bible Church of Decatur, Alabama /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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Hipp, Guy L. "A strategy for team building with a large staff in a large church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.

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Hall, Robert G. "Church discipline in Puritan New England an expression of covenantal order /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.

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Van, Rooi Leslie Bernard. "In search of ecclesial autonomyy : a church historical and church juridical study of developments in church polity in the Dutch Reformed Mission Church in South Africa (DRMC) and the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa (DRCA) from 1881-1994." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/4025.

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ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The Dutch Reformed Mission Church (DRMC) and the Dutch Reformed Church in Africa (DRCA) was established in 1881 and 1910 respectively. As pointed out in this study both these churches grew from the mission endeavours of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC). In April 1994 the DRMC and the DRCA united in forming the Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa (URCSA). This church has as confessional base the Belgic Confession of Faith, the Canons of Dordt and the Heidelberg Catechism as well as the Belhar Confession. The church order of the URCSA is built on these Confessions and in particular on the Belhar Confession. In this study I argue that it was only after the unification of the mentioned churches that a history characterised by guardianship, subordination and semi-autonomy came to an end. However this may be the histories of the DRMC and the DRCA point out that, on a church juridical level, these churches where subordinate and to a large extent directly governed by the DRC. Here the model for the church planting as followed by the DRC will receive attention. By looking into the primary documents through which these churches were governed as well as the documents that formed the church orderly backbone of the mentioned churches in that, through their principles and stipulations, the DRMC and DRCA were organised internally, I attempt to evaluate these documents. These documents include the initial constitutions for the governance of the DRMC and the DRCA, the deeds of agreement between the regional synods of the DRC and the regional synods of the DRCA as well as the Deeds of Agreement between the DRC in South Africa (the Western and Southern Cape Synod of the DRC) the Synod of the DRMC, the first church orders of the DRMC and the DRCA and, to a lesser extent, the church order of the URCSA. Through their histories these churches were granted church juridical liberties. These liberties form the foundation for the initial development in the polity of these churches. The content of the abovementioned documents highlights these liberties as well as the effect it had on the theological identities of the DRMC and the DRCA. As the histories of these churches depict a strong strive towards reaching a position of ecclesial autonomy and the acknowledgment of their autonomy by the DRC, special attention is given to the concept and interpretation of ecclesial autonomy. In this regard I remark on the historical interpretation of ecclesial autonomy as it played out in the histories of the DRMC and the DRCA. Through the works of renowned Reformed theologians, I further look into historical interpretations of this theological principle, which is ecclesial autonomy. In doing this I attempt to formulate a specific understanding of ecclesial autonomy based on a particular interpretation of the Lordship of Christ. As outcome this interpretation shows towards the interdependant relation between churches. It can be argued that this impacts directly on the relation between the DRC, the DRMC and the DRCA, specifically in the ongoing processes of church re-unification. In a final turn in which I affirm vi the interdependent and interrelatedness between churches, I argue towards the building of a vulnerable ecclesiology which impacts directly on an understanding of ecclesial autonomy, the specific polity of a church, as well as on the structures embodied by a community of believers. Some of the tenets and convictions of Reformed church polity, as they are relevant to this study, are discussed in detail. In turn I use these principles in evaluating the church juridical position of the DRMC and the DRCA in the mentioned period. As such I point towards the strong deviations in Reformed church polity as it played out in the history of the churches within the family of Dutch Reformed Churches. In this regard I also point towards the interrelatedness of these churches within the broader social context of South(-ern) Africa. I argue that these unique deviations are to a large extent distinct from the ecclesial context of South(-ern) Africa. Concluding remarks are made in this regard. Through the unpacked notion of what is termed an ecclesiology of vulnerability, built on the interdependent relation between churches, I make brief suggestions regarding the ongoing process of church re-unification between the churches within the family of Dutch Reformed Churches.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Sendingkerk (NGSK) en die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk in Afrika (NGKA) het onderskeidelik in 1881 en 1910 tot stand gekom. Soos wat hierdie studie uitwys, het beide hierdie kerke gegroei vanuit die sendingaktiwiteite van die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk (NGK). In April 1994 het die NGSK en die NGKA verenig in die Verenigende Gereformeerde Kerk in Suider-Afrika (VGKSA). Hierdie kerk het as konfessionele basis die Nederlandse Geloofsbelydenis, die Dordtse Leerreëls, die Heidelbergse Kategismus sowel as die Belydenis van Belhar. Die kerkorde van die VGKSA is dan ook gebou op hierdie belydenisskrifte en dan in besonder op die Belydenis van Belhar. In hierdie studie redeneer ek dat dit eers ná die eenwording van die vermelde kerke was dat ’n geskiedenis gekenmerk deur voogdyskap, ondergeskiktheid en semi-outonomie agterweë gelaat is. Dit kan vermeld word dat die geskiedenis van die NGSK en die NGKA duidelik uitwys dat hierdie kerke, op ’n kerkregtelike vlak, ondergeskik was aan, en tot ’n groot mate regeer is deur die NGK. Die model vir die planting van kerke soos gevolg deur die NGK geniet in hierdie verband in die studie aandag. Verder het ek probeer om die inhoud van die primêre dokumente waardeur die NGSK en die NGKA regeer is, sowel as die dokumente wat as kerkordelike basis vir die interne organisering van hierdie kerke gebruik is, te evalueer. Die vermelde dokumentasie sluit in die oorspronklike Grondwette vir die regering van die NGSK en die NGKA, die Aktes van Ooreenkoms tussen die streeksinodes van die NGK en die streeksinodes van die NGKA sowel as die Aktes van Ooreenkoms tussen die NGK in Suid- Afrika (die sogenaamde Kaapse Kerk) en die sinode van die NGSK, die eerste kerkordes van die NGSK en die NGKA, en, tot ’n mindere mate ook die kerkorde van die VGKSA. Deur die verloop van die geskiedenis is daar sekere kerkregtelike vryhede aan die NGSK en die NGKA toegestaan. Hierdie vryhede vorm, myns insiens, die basis van die oorspronklike kerkregtelike ontwikkeling(-e) in die vermelde kerke. Die inhoud van die bovermelde dokumente wys juis hierdie vryhede uit sowel as die effek wat dit op die teologiese identiteite van die NGSK en die NGKA gehad het. Aangesien die geskiedenis van die NGSK en die NGKA ’n sterk strewe na kerklike outonomie en die erkenning van hierdie outonomie deur die NGK uitwys, word spesiale aandag gegee aan die bespreking van die konsep en interpretasie van kerklike outonomie. Die historiese begrip van hierdie term word verduidelik en spesifiek hoe dit uitgespeel het in die geskiedenis van die NGSK en die NGKA. Deur te verwys na die werke van welbekende Gereformeerde teoloë, word daar ook aandag gegee aan die historiese interpretasie van kerklike outonomie as teologiese beginsel. Daarvolgens probeer ek om ’n spesifieke begrip vir kerklike outonomie te formuleer. ’n Bepaalde interpretasie van Christus se heerskappy is hier as basis gebruik. As uitkoms dui hierdie geformuleerde interpretasie van kerklike outonomie op inter-afhanklike verhoudinge tussen kerke. Myns insiens impakteer dit direk op die verhouding tussen die NGK, die NGSK en die NGKA en hier spesifiek dan op die proses van kerklike hereniging tussen hierdie kerke. In ’n finale rondte gaan my argument oor die bou van wat genoem word ‘n kwesbare ekklesiologie. Hierdie argument is gebou op ‘n verstaan van kerklike outonomie wat wys op die inter-afhanklike verhouding tussen kerke. Myns insiens impakteer hierdie argument direk op ’n spesifieke begrip van kerklike outonomie, die spesifieke kerkreg wat uitspeel in ’n kerk, sowel as op die strukture wat beliggaam word in ’n gemeenskap van gelowiges. Van die oortuigings van die Gereformeerde Kerkreg komend vanuit ‘n spesifieke konteks, soos wat dit betrekking het op hierdie studie, word gedetailleerd bespreek. Ek het ook hierdie oortuigings gebruik om die kerkregtelike posisie van die NGSK en die NGKA in die vermelde periode te evalueer. In hierdie verband wys ek op hoe daar in die geskiedenis van hierdie kerke sterk afgewyk was van die Gereformeerde Kerkreg. Melding word in hierdie verband gemaak van die inter-afhanklikheid van hierdie kerke en die breër sosiale konteks van Suid(-er)-Afrika. Myns insiens is hierdie vermelde eiesoortige afwykings tot ’n groot mate uniek aan die kerklike konteks van Suid(-er)-Afrika. Slotopmerkings word in hierdie verband gemaak. Wanneer die konsep van ’n kwesbare ekklesiologie, gebou op ‘n verstaan van die inter-afhaklike verhouding tussen kerke, beskryf word, maak ek kort opmerkings rakende die aangegaande proses van kerkhereniging tussen die kerke binne die familie van NG Kerke.
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Mac, Shamhráin Ailbhe Séamus. "Church and polity in pre-Norman Ireland : the case of Glendalough /." Maynooth (Ireland) : An Sagart, 1996. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb36969396v.

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Peele, Jerry W. "Enhancing the perception and experience of church membership among adult members of Delaney Street Baptist Church, Orlando, Florida." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1992. http://www.tren.com.

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Kappas, Gregory A. "A biblical defense of plural proclamation in the local church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 1988. http://www.tren.com.

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Godfrey, Joseph Charles. "The development of three foundational statements, an organizational chart, and a policies and procedures manual for Taylor Road Baptist Church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1993. http://www.tren.com.

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Tamboer, Wigle. "The process of constituting a Baptist church as implementation of teaching the essence of the local church to a newly planted congregation in Hoofdrop, the Netherlands." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.

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Penner, Rick. "Recommendations for change regarding the role and relationships of the district superintendent in the Evangelical Free Church of America." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.

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Roston, Harley E. "The lifestyles and preaching styles of the early Methodist circuit riders in Ohio." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p068-0571.

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Quarterman, Clayton. "The application of Presbyterian polity and transfer of leadership in cross-cultural situations : a study in Presbyterian missiology." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683324.

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Lutz, Ruth Jeanne. "Explaining the basic doctrine, worship, and polity of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America to Episcopalians a written guide and educational event /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2008. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p075-0075.

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Rossow, Timothy A. "Writing a genuinely Missouri Synod parish constitution." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p079-0080.

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Mackenzie, Kirsteen M. "Presbyterian church government and the "Covenanted interest" in the three kingdoms 1649-1660." Thesis, Available from the University of Aberdeen Library and Historic Collections Digital Resources, 2008. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?application=DIGITOOL-3&owner=resourcediscovery&custom_att_2=simple_viewer&pid=59563.

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Lewis, Ryan P. "The prerogatives of the diocesan administrator in the exercise of governance." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2004. http://www.tren.com.

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McIntosh, Tara A. "The involvement of the laity in the episcopal selection process." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1998. http://www.tren.com.

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Vermilya, James P. "The role of the district superintendent in the Wesleyan church." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1998. http://www.tren.com.

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Zarras, John. "Organizational consolidation dynamics a process for Orthodox administrative unity in North America /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2006. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p015-0457.

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Kabot, Damian. "Hierarchical development in ecclesiologies of Johann Adam Möhler and John Henry Newman." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2002. http://www.tren.com.

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Kleimola, Dale M. "A systemic view of collaborative leadership a partnership of joy /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1994. http://www.tren.com.

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Baxter, G. Andrew. "A biblical case study on the process of group decision making in the body of Christ." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1992. http://www.tren.com.

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Delgado, Julio. "The principle of subsidiarity its potential applicability in religious institutes /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.

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Dickason, Vernon Claud. "Gereformeerde kerkreg : 'n hermeneutiese perspektief." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/18015.

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Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2011.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis examines and proves the distinct characteristic of the hermeneutics of Reformed church polity, with regard to other jurisprudence. The study is set out as follows: Chapter 1 The methodological approach used is of cardinal importance in the research of a distinct hermeneutical characteristic associated with church polity. A clear choice is made for a research methodology which validates the thesis. This thesis opts for a theological and church political study with an ecclesiological foundation. Chapter 2 Chapter 2 is divided into two sections or themes: (i) Whether church and law can coexist and (ii) the unique characteristic of church polity. These two themes qualify the study in toto, whilst (at the same time) identifying useful elements that can assist in exploring the question of a distinct hermeneutical characteristic associated with Reformed church polity. It is argued that if church and law can exist together, the focus of the study can shift to the next theme in accordance with the thesis, namely the distinct characteristic of Reformed church polity. Judged from a Reformed perspective, it is clear (derived from part 1) that church and law can coexist and therefore is not a contradiction in terminis. Derived from part 2, it is clear that church polity has a unique character (sui generis), which is practiced in and for the church as a unique community. The argument of the thesis is that the church is the object of the law, also that its unique character resides with the faith community‐ which is the creation of God, which in turn enables Christ to rule the church‐ as her Lord and King. Chapter 3 As with the Bible and all legislation‐ the church order is subject to hermeneutical rules. The hermeneutics associated with theology and legislation are not isolated dissiplines, but form an inherent part of a general hermeneutics for the human sciences. The texts associated with church polity are therefore subjected to the same hermeneutical processes as other legislative texts. The hermeneutics associated with church polity possess a unique characteristic, with regards to the community in which it functions. Legislative texts should be read within the context of the community that sanctioned it. Church order then differs from the legislation of other communities. Hermeneutics, and the methods associated with it, can therefore assist the interpreter in reading a church order. Chapter 4 In the concluding chapter the hypothesis of the study is evaluated and verified in accordance with the conclusions reached in the preceding chapters‐ each with its own particular theme and relevance to the end‐result and validation of the thesis.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Hierdie tesis ondersoek en bewys die eiesoortige hermeneutiese aard van die Gereformeerde kerkreg, in vergelyke met ander reg. Die ondersoek val soos volg uiteen: Hoofstuk 1 Die metodologiese aanpak van die studie is van deurslaggewende belang by die ondersoek na ʼn eiesoortige hermeneutiese karakter by die kerkreg. Daar word ʼn duidelike keuse gemaak vir ʼn navorsingsmetodologie wat die tese sal valideer. Die eiesoortige karakter van die hermeneutiek van die kerkreg, met insluiting van die temas‐ bestaansreg van die kerkreg, asook die eiesoortigheid van die kerkreg, is oortuigende argumente vir ʼn teologieskerkregtelike aanpak, met ʼn sterk ekklesiologiese onderbou. Hoofstuk 2 Hoofstuk 2 van die studie fokus in twee dele op (i) die bestaansreg van die kerkreg, asook (ii) die eiesoortigheid van die kerkreg, in ʼn poging om die studie in toto te kwalifiseer, asook om bruikbare elemente te identifiseer‐ wat kan bydra tot die vraag na die eiesoortige karakter van die hermeneutiek van die kerkreg. Daar word uitgegaan van die opvatting dat indien kerk en reg saam kan bestaan, die fokus kan aanskuif na die volgende tema in lyn met die tese van die studie, nl. die eiesoortigheid, oftewel unieke karakter van die kerk se reg. Vanuit ʼn Gereformeerde perspektief blyk dit duidelik (in deel 1) dat kerk en reg wel bestaanbaar is en nie ʼn contradictio in terminis nie. Kerkreg kan as behorend tot reg in eie sin beskou word, aangesien die reg die gestalte van die genade is (teenoor die opvatting dat reg en genade mekaar uitsluit). Kerk en reg se saambestaan, is kwalifikasie vir die vraag na die unieke karakter van die kerkreg. In deel 2 is dit duidelik dat die kerkreg ʼn eiesoortige reg (ius sui generis) is, wat in en vir die kerk as eiesoortige gemeenskap beoefen word. Die argument voorts is dat die kerk, die objek van die reg is, en dat die eie karakter van die kerkreg blyk uit die geloofsgemeenskapwat die “maaksel van God” is, en haar laat regeer deur Christus‐ haar Heer en Koning. Hoofstuk 3 Die kerkorde (soos die Bybel en alle regstekste) is onderhewig aan hermeneutiese reëls, wanneer dit kom by die uitleg daarvan. Beide die teologiese en regshermeneutiek is nie geïsoleerde dissiplines nie, maar maak ʼn inherente deel uit van ʼn algemene hermeneutiek vir die geesteswetenskappe. Kerkregtelike tekste is dus onderhewig aan dieselfde hermeneutiese prosesse as ander regstekste. Die hermeneutiek van die kerkreg toon ʼn eie karakter vir sover dit rekenskap hou met die eie aard van die gemeenskap waarin dit funksioneer. Regstekste moet gelees word teen die agtergrond van die gemeenskap wat dit as sulks gesanksioneer het. Die kerk se reg verskil dus van die reg in ander gemeenskappe. Die eie aard van die Christelike gemeente hou dus formele konsekwensies in vir die hermeneutiek van die kerkreg. Verder veronderstel ʼn hermeneutiese lees en gebruik van die kerkorde verskeie hulpmiddelswat tot diens van die interpreteerder kan wees. Na aanleiding van die verskeie hermeneutiese metodes, blyk dit dat daar ʼn ingewikkelde samespel aanwesig is by die kerkreg‐ tussen die kerk, kerkordelike‐reël en die Skrif. Hoofstuk 4 Ten slotte word die hipotese van die studie beoordeel en bevestig, na aanleiding van die gevolgtrekkings wat gemaak is in die voorafgaande hoofstukke‐ elk met ʼn eie bepaalde tema, wat direk verband hou met die eind‐resulterende validasie van die tese.
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Gannon, Geoffrey R. "So old it seems new Cedar Park Assembly of God and the Cathedral Church model /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN) Access this title online, 2005. http://www.tren.com.

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Halbrook, Jerry Dwain. "Case studies of selected Southern Baptist Churches that have adopted the plural-elder-led congregationalism polity model." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2007. http://www.tren.com/search.cfm?p001-1136.

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