Verwirklichung der gemeinschaft der heiligen : the New Testament concept of the fellowship of the saints and its practical application to the German Protestant context / by Konrad Brandt.

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Contents:
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.
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?.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
Statement of the Selfunderstanding of the Gnadau Union -- The Identity of the Ecclesia -- Summary of the Project in English.
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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

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.

Appendices

Christian Endeavor Covenant, Basic Principles -- Statement of the Selfunderstanding of the Gnadau Union -- The Identity of the Ecclesia -- Summary of the Project in English.

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