An Authentic Calling: Representing Christ and His Kingdom through the Church

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About the Author	5
Preface	7
Session 1: Introduction	11
Session 2: A Call to Salvation	23
Session 3: A Call to Holiness	33
Session 4: A Call to Freedom	45
Session 5: A Call to Community	57
Session 6: A Call to Service	69
Session 7: A Call to Suffering	81
Appendix	93
Appendix 1: The Nicene Creed	97
Appendix 2: The Nicene CreedWith Biblical Support	98
Appendix 3: We Believe: Confession of the Nicene Creed(8.7.8.7. Meter*)	100
Appendix 4: We Believe: Confession of the Nicene Creed (Common Meter*)	101
Appendix 5: The Story of God: Our Sacred Roots	102
Appendix 6: Once upon a Time	103
Appendix 7: The Theology of Christus Victor	106
Appendix 8: Christus Victor: An Integrated Vision for the Christian Life	107
Appendix 9: Old Testament Witness to Christ and His Kingdom	108
Appendix 10: Summary Outline of the Scriptures	109
Appendix 11: From Before to Beyond Time	113
Appendix 12: There Is a River	116
Appendix 13: A Schematic for a Theology of the Kingdom of God	117
Appendix 14: Living in the Already and the Not Yet Kingdom	118
Appendix 15: Jesus of Nazareth: The Presence of the Future	119
Appendix 16: Traditions (Paradosis)	120
Appendix 17: Documenting Your Work	128
Appendix 18: Messiah Yeshua in Every Book of the Bible	132
Appendix 19: Six Kinds of New Testament Ministry for Community	134
Appendix 20: Representin’: Jesus as God’s Chosen Representative	135
Appendix 21: Fit to Represent: Multiplying Disciples of the Kingdom of God	136
Appendix 22: Discipling Leaders in Cross-Cultural Urban Church Plants	137
Appendix 23: Nurturing Christian Leadership	138
Appendix 24: Handing Down the Apostolic Deposit	139
Appendix 25: Spiritual Gifts Specifically Mentioned in the New Testament	140
Appendix 26: Our Declaration of Dependence: Freedom in Christ	142
Appendix 27: Investment, Empowerment, Assessment	145
Appendix 28: The Cycle of Freedom	146
Appendix 29: Dealing with Old Ways	147
Appendix 30: Pauline Precedents from Acts: The Pauline Cycle	148
Appendix 31: Three Contexts of Urban Christian Leadership Development	150
Appendix 32: Understanding Leadership as Representation: The Six Stages of Formal Proxy	151
Appendix 33: Roles of Representational Leadership	152
Appendix 34: The Oikos Factor: Spheres of Relationship and Influence	153
Appendix 35: Suffering for the Gospel	154
Appendix 36: The Cost of Discipleship	156
Appendix 37: Spiritual Service Checklist	157
Appendix 38: The Call to Holiness	159
Appendix 39: The Importance of Discipline	160
Appendix 40: Targeting Unreached Groups in Churched Neighborhoods	162
Appendix 41: The Role of Women in Ministry	163
Bibliography	167
About Us	173

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