The Practical Import of Ecclesiology

Jim Cassidy and Camden Bucey discuss ecclesiology (the doctrine of the church) and the significant ways it informs our daily lives. Dr. Cassidy is studying R. B. Kuiper’s The Glorious Body of Christ with his congregation, and we take the opportunity to speak about the nature and limits of church authority, the distinction between the church as organism and the church as organization, and the church’s relation to the government and culture. Chapters 00:00 Introduction05:21 R. B. Kuiper and the Doctrine of the Church10:09 Ecclesiology and Other Disciplines17:38 The Spirituality of the Church33:33 The Exercise of Church Authority39:20 Church Authority and the Regulative Principle of Worship47:53 Conclusion Participants: Camden Bucey, Jim Cassidy