Baptist Foundations*

Jonathan Leeman talks about his book Baptist Foundations Mark Dever talks about his book Baptist Foundations Edited by Mark Dever and Jonathan Leeman Ours is an anti-polity age, perhaps more than any other time in the history of the church. Yet polity remains as important now as it was in the New Testament. What then is a right or biblical polity?  The contributors to this volume make an exegetical and theological case for a Baptist polity. Right polity, they argue, is congregationalism, elder leadership, diaconal service, regenerate church membership, church discipline, and a Baptist approach to the ordinances.Each section explores the pastoral applications of these arguments. How do congregationalism and elder leadership work together? When should a church practice church discipline? How can one church work with another in matters of membership and discipline?  To be read sequentially or used as a reference guide,Baptist Foundationsprovides a contemporary treatment of Baptist chur