{"product_id":"2940172355837","title":"The Life of the Church: The Table, Pulpit, and Square","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe third in Joe Thorn's three-book series on the confession, nature, and expression of the Church, \u003ci\u003eThe Life of the Church \u003c\/i\u003eexplores what the church \u003ci\u003edoes \u003c\/i\u003ebecause of who it \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUseful for training in membership class, discipleship groups, and elder boards-and even for devotional reading-\u003ci\u003eThe Life of the Church \u003c\/i\u003eis at once theological, practical, and experiential. Readers will not simply be informed, but led to a deeper conviction about their role in the body of Christ. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing from Scripture, church history, and theology, Thorn portrays the fundamental practices of the church:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommunity-what it really means to have all things in common\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorship-the purpose and nature of our weekly gathering\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublic life-the role of the church in a lost and broken world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you wonder what it means to be saved into a body of believers, why the various parts of a worship service matter, and how to engage in the world as a citizen of heaven-or if you've never even considered those things-then \u003ci\u003eThe Life of the Church \u003c\/i\u003eis for you. It answers this critical question: \"Why does the church exist, and how does it shape my life?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"DINE ALONE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118043644144,"sku":"2940172355837","price":9.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940172355837_p0.jpg?v=1763831317","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940172355837","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}