A study on biblical practice of church discipline /by Philip Mutetei.

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Contents:
Research Problem -- Research Questions -- Delimitation of the Problem -- The Importance of this Study.
Restoration of the Sinning Believer -- The Purification of the Church -- The Deterrent of Sin -- The Testimony to the World -- Motivation for Discipline in the Church -- Qualifications of Those to Carry Out Discipline -- The Goal of Discipline in the Church -- The Effects of Discipline in the Church.
Categories of the Offenses Requiring Disciplinary Action -- Two Issues Confronting the Church in Regard to Discipline -- Reasons Why the Church Does Not Discipline -- Extremes in Church Discipline.
The Four Procedural Steps to Church Discipline -- The Offended and the Offender Alone -- Witnesses to the Attempted Reconciliation -- The Public Announcement (Tell it to the Church) -- The Public Exclusion (Excommunication).
When to Teach Believers About Church Discipline -- The AIC Constitution and Bylaws -- In the Catechism -- The Bible College -- Acceptance of New Members -- Africa Inland Church Conferences -- Bible Studies -- Youth Camps -- The Pulpit Ministry -- Who Should Practice Church Discipline.
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Ministry Perspective Project submitted in partial fulfullment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Divinity, Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions, Columbia, South Carolina, May 1995.

"The study will look at the biblical practice of church discipline in general but with a prupose of calling the church [in Kenya] back to this important practice of Christian life"--leaf 5.

Introduction

The Focus of the Study -- Research Problem -- Research Questions -- Delimitation of the Problem -- The Importance of this Study.

I. Definition of Church Discipline

Background.

II. The Necessity of Discipline in the Church

The Purposes of Discipline in the Church -- Restoration of the Sinning Believer -- The Purification of the Church -- The Deterrent of Sin -- The Testimony to the World -- Motivation for Discipline in the Church -- Qualifications of Those to Carry Out Discipline -- The Goal of Discipline in the Church -- The Effects of Discipline in the Church.

III. The Grounds for and the Issues Confronting the Church in Regard to Discipline

The Grounds for Church Discipline -- Categories of the Offenses Requiring Disciplinary Action -- Two Issues Confronting the Church in Regard to Discipline -- Reasons Why the Church Does Not Discipline -- Extremes in Church Discipline.

IV. The Proper Procedure for Discipline in the Church

The Objects of Church Discipline -- The Four Procedural Steps to Church Discipline -- The Offended and the Offender Alone -- Witnesses to the Attempted Reconciliation -- The Public Announcement (Tell it to the Church) -- The Public Exclusion (Excommunication).

V. Suggested Guidelines for Applying New Testament Church Discipline Principles in a Kenyan Context

Attitude of the Church -- When to Teach Believers About Church Discipline -- The AIC Constitution and Bylaws -- In the Catechism -- The Bible College -- Acceptance of New Members -- Africa Inland Church Conferences -- Bible Studies -- Youth Camps -- The Pulpit Ministry -- Who Should Practice Church Discipline.

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