Table of Contents
Gratitude 11
Introduction: Questions That Brought This Book into Being 13
1 Church: A Radical Proposition 19
From "Something Wrong" to "Something More"
2 Transformation is a Journey 29
From Dawn to Full Day
3 A Fuller Understanding of the Gates of Hades 40
From Enslaving ignorance to Liberating Understanding
4 A Fuller Understanding of the Gospel 51
From the Law and the Prophets to the Gospel of the Kingdom
5 A Fuller Understanding of Proclamation 58
From Words to Deeds
6 A Fuller Understanding of the Cross 68
From an Icon of Death to a Fountain of Life
7 A Fuller Understanding of the Great Commission 78
From Saving Souls to Discipling Nations
8 A Fuller Understanding of Cooperation with God 86
From Contemplation to Partnership
9 A Fuller Understanding of New Testament Baptisms 105
From Religious Ceremonies to Power Encounters
10 A New Understanding of Baptizing Nations 123
From Dipping to Dripping
11 A Fuller Understanding of How to Baptize a Nation 130
From the Sacrament to Societal Transformation
12 A Fuller Understanding of the Ekklesia's Social Agenda 139
From the Pew to the City Square
13 A Fuller Understanding of the Incarnation 167
From Ethereal to Entrepreneurial
14 A Fuller Understanding of What God Loves the Most 180
From "Out-reach" to "In-reach"
15 A Fuller Understanding of Spiritual Authority 189
From Commiserating in Private to Legislating in Public
16 A Fuller Understanding of the Ekklesia's Operational Methodology 207
From the Swamp to the River
17 The Way Forward 233
From Doing Church to Being the Ekklesia
Notes 263