Covenant-established partnership and accountability between members and minister

James H Hopper

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Covenant-established partnership and accountability between members and minister

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James H Hopper. Covenant-established Partnership and Accountability Between Members and Minister. McCormick Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/8d92f87c-9947-45da-9bf2-c87bd3ee9e07.

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J. H. Hopper. Covenant-established partnership and accountability between members and minister. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/8d92f87c-9947-45da-9bf2-c87bd3ee9e07

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James H Hopper. Covenant-Established Partnership and Accountability Between Members and Minister. McCormick Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/8d92f87c-9947-45da-9bf2-c87bd3ee9e07.

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James H Hopper

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Abstract

This paper describes the covenant relationship between congregation and minister in terms of what the New Testament calls 'koinonia.' Koinonia is defined as a consensual partnership between a church's membership and minister(s) in which the roles and expectations of each party for the other are explicitly understood. The significant conclusions of this paper are that through a covenant process the reality of koinonia between laity and clergy as envisioned by the New Testament can be established and maintained in the local church today. Perceptions of laity-clergy relationships as perceived from biblical and Reformed theological perspectives can also be relearned and reclaimed.

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