TY - GEN AU - Brandt,Konrad TI - Verwirklichung der gemeinschaft der heiligen: the New Testament concept of the fellowship of the saints and its practical application to the German Protestant context AV - BV4070 .V479 1989 PY - 1989/// KW - Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions KW - Ministry Perspective Project KW - Bible KW - New Testament KW - Missions KW - Germany N1 - Typescript; Ministry Perspective Project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions, Columbia, South Carolina, 1989; German text with English summary, pages 163-177; Bibliography: leaves 150-157; Introduction: The Saints Called into a Movement; Appendices; 1. The Practical Application of the Fellowship of the Saints in the Early Church --; The Origin of the Expression "The Fellowship of the Saints" --; The Meaning of Koinonia (Fellowship) in the NT --; Note: Koinonia in the Acts of the Apostles --; The Meaning of Ecclesia in the NT --; The Practical Application of te Fellowship of the Saints in the Early Church --; The Difference between Ecclesia and Koinonia --; The Classification of the Fellowship of the Saints --; Fig. 1 "Koinonia Functions" --; Koinonia as an Element of the Ecclesia --; The Encouragement Offered by Forgiveness and Mutual Forgiving as a Contribution to the Body by the Members, Based on the Reality of Salvation --; On the way to Becoming an Institution; 2. The Practical Application of the Fellowship of the Saints throughout Church History --; Out of the Catacombs-Into the Cloisters --; Reformation Efforts to Restore the Fellowship of the Saints --; The Priesthood of all Believers --; The Fellowship of the Saints-a Concern of Dr. Martin Luther? --; Functions of Koinonia in the Confessional --; Fellowship of the Saints-a Concern of the Pietists --; Kaspar von Schwenckfeld (1489-1561) --; Johann Arnd (1555-1621) --; Philipp Jakob Spener (1635-1705) --; August Hermann Francke (1663-1727) --; Nikolaus Ludwig Graf von Zinzendorf (1700-1760) --; Summary Regarding the Concern of the Pietists for the Fellowship of the Saints --; Fellowship of the Saints-Help or Hindrance?; 3. The Fellowship of the Saints at the Turn of the Century --; "In the Fox Holes of Pietism" --; The Fellowship of the Saints in the "Fellowship Movement"? --; A Movement Becomes an Organization --; The Fellowship of the Saints-An Acknowledged Need? --; The Movement Flourishes --; Note: The Need for Fellowship --; The Church Reacts; 4. The Practical Application of the Fellowship of the Saints Between the Two World Wars --; Nothing New in the New Order of the Church --; The Self-Image of a New Generation-Exemplified by the Jugendbund fur entschiedenes Christentum (German Christian Endeavor Youth Movement) --; A Brief History of the Origin of Christian Endeavor --; Christian Endeavor Spreads through Revival --; Fig 2. The Development of CE/EC in Germany --; Drawing together During the Third Reich; 5. The Practical Application of the Fellowship of the Saints after World War II --; Turbulent Decades --; The Collapse of the Forties --; Reconstruction in the Fifties --; The Era of the Economic Miracle --; The Religious Wave --; Consolidation in the Eighties --; Present-Day Theologians and Pietism --; A New Generation of Theologians Speaks Out --; The Challenge of a Theology of Church Growth --; Evangelism-A Matter of Urgency --; Church Growth-A Compelling Need --; Koinonia Functions Within the Ecclesia --; Facing New Challenges --; The Challenges on the International Level --; Koinonia in Evangelical Literature --; The Lack of an Internationally-Recognized Address for the Fellowship Movement; 6. Is it Possible to Realize the Fellowship of the Saints? --; A New Beginning in the Fellowship Movement --; The Emphasis is on "Movement" --; Turbulent times in the Gnadau Union --; Wanted: Living Fellowship --; Future Perspectives --; Biblical Motivation for an Organized Movement within the Protestant church in Germany (EKD) --; Learning the Lessons of History --; Means of Practical Application --; The Big City Model: Volksmissionarische Personalgemeinde (Evangelistic Church with Voluntary Personal Membership) --; The Saints of Today Called to Action; Christian Endeavor Covenant, Basic Principles --; Statement of the Selfunderstanding of the Gnadau Union --; The Identity of the Ecclesia --; Summary of the Project in English; 2 ER -