God's missionary people : rethinking the purpose of the local church / [print]
Charles van Engen ; foreword by Arthur F. Glasser.
- Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Book House, (c)1991.
- 223 pages ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographies and index.
A new perspective of the local church -- The impact of modern ecclesiology on the local church -- The essence of the local church in the Book of Ephesians -- The essence of the local church in historical perspective -- Restating the missionary intention of the local church -- The purpose of the local church -- The local church and the kingdom of God -- The role of the local church in the world -- Missional goals in the local church -- Missionary members in the local church -- Missionary leaders in the local church -- Missional administration in the local church.