This book introduces us to the meaning of church membership, the traits of a good church, and how we are to function as parts of the body. Written for laypeople, it includes practical discussions on church leadership, male and female roles, worship, spiritual gifts, confrontation, unity, and prayer. Revised and expanded with study questions and new conclusions.
Dr. Wayne Mack lives in Pretoria, South Africa, where heserves as director of ACBC Africa and as director and professor of biblicalcounseling at Strengthening Ministries Training Institute, a certified trainingcenter of ACBC International. Previously he served as chairman of the biblicalcounseling department at The Master s University and Seminary in California. Hewas a board member of NANC (now the Association of Certified BiblicalCounselors) and FIRE (Fellowship of Independent Reformed Evangelicals). He alsocounseled and taught at CCEF (Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation)for fifteen years. Wayne and his wife Carol have been married since 1957. Theyhave four adult children and twenty-two grandchildren. He has writtentwenty-six books on biblical counseling and practical Christian life issues.
Dave Swavely (MDiv)was the founding pastor of Faith Church in Sonoma, California, and planted achurch in the Malvern area near Philadelphia. He has also written Decisions,Decisions: How (and How Not) to Make Them, Who Are You to Judge? The Dangers ofJudging and Legalism, and Unto Others: Rediscovering the Golden Rule. He alsocoauthored, with Wayne A. Mack, Life in the Father's House: A Member's Guide tothe Local Church and, with Harry L. Reeder, From Embers to a Flame: How God CanRevitalize Your Church.