Seven Pillars of a Biblical Church
The Vital Truths and Essential Practices for Us to Re-embrace God’s Design for the Church
- Church Leadership & Ministry
- Publisher: Resource Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2022
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Publisher's Description
Uncovering seven lessons from Scripture and the Puritans, John Carpenter applies the principles and practices that are often neglected by the church today but are key in making a church truly biblical. Drawing on his background as a scholar of Puritanism and years of planting and pastoring a church, Carpenter establishes each pillar on the Bible and shows, through Scripture and practical examples, how they work. Beginning with the tale of how an eyewitness account of the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center shows us the perils of only seeing part of God's revelation, we see: why we must listen to what God says about himself; why we must understand that the gospel is not a self-help plan; why salvation is so simple that it can be reduced to a bumper sticker ("Jesus saves") but is still so often misunderstood, leading to unconverted people leading churches; and why believers aren't called just to go to church but to be covenanted members of a specific church where they can be corrected by their pastors and where worship is centered on God, not on personalities, putting on a show, or attracting crowds.
Endorsements (2)
“Confusion abounds in Christianity as to what constitutes a church. . . . John Carpenter has discovered seven pillars of a biblical church and has used these to guide the church plant that he serves today. I recommend this book with its biblical and practical wisdom to help us understand what a church is by its biblical definition.”
“It goes without saying, yet here is John B. Carpenter, Pastor and scholar, heading straight to the source and spelling it all out. Maybe it is the Puritan in him. Maybe he imitates Wisdom who ‘hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars.’ (Proverbs 9:1). Here’s good foundational stuff— practical, relevant and reliable— firmly grounded in what the Bible says a church ought to be.”
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