Life in the Father's House (Revised and Expanded Edition): A Member's Guide to the Local Church

by Wayne A. Mack, David William Swavely

Overview

This book introduces us to the meaning of church membership, the traits of a good church, and how we are to function as parts of the body. Written for laypeople, it includes practical discussions on church leadership, male and female roles, worship, spiritual gifts, confrontation, unity, and prayer. Revised and expanded with study questions and new conclusions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781596380349
Publisher:	Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing
Publication date:	11/01/2006
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	5.38(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Wayne A. Mack lives in Pretoria, South Africa, where he serves as director of ACBC Africa. He is the founder of Strengthening Ministries Training Institute, a certified training center of ACBC International. Previously he served as chairman of the biblical counseling department at The Master’s University and Seminary in California. He was a board member of NANC (now the Association of Certified Biblical Counselors) and FIRE (Fellowship of Independent Reformed Evangelicals). He also counseled and taught at CCEF (Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation) for fifteen years. Wayne and his wife Carol have been married since 1957. They have four adult children and twenty-two grandchildren. He has written more than two dozen books on biblical counseling and practical Christian life issues.

Dave Swavely is the planter of three churches and the founder of The Way With Words nonprofit ministry. He is the coauthor of Life in the Father’s House: A Member’s Guide to the Local Church (with Wayne Mack) and From Embers to a Flame: How God Can Revitalize Your Church (with Harry Reeder) and is the sole author of Decisions Decisions, Who Are You to Judge?, and Unto Others: Rediscovering the Golden Rule, as well as many fiction titles. See more at www.daveswavely.com.

Table of Contents

Foreword   John MacArthur     9
Introduction     11
Realizing the Importance of the Local Church     15
Committing Ourselves to Church Membership     37
Choosing a Good Church     53
Relating to Church Leadership     73
Fulfilling Our Roles as Men and Women     95
Participating in Worship Services     119
Using Our Spiritual Gifts     145
Confronting One Another in Love     165
Preserving Unity in the Body     193
Praying for One Another     213
Conclusion: The Heart of the Matter     233
More Questions for Study and Discussion     239
Notes     255
Index of Scripture     269

Editorial Reviews

Life in the Father’s House is simply the best book to give to new members of a local evangelical church. Indeed, it is the best book to give to new Christians in general as they seek to understand how to live and love the Lord and others within the body of Christ.

Lance Quinn

This book lays out the crucial pattern for conduct in the fellowship that leads to the fulfillment of our Lord’s desire in the church.

John MacArthur