The Jesus Principle: Building Churches in the Image of Christ

By Charles R. Wade

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0963774131
• ISBN13: 9780963774132
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Clear Stream, Incorporated
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A inspiration for those of us in the Body of Christ.

A powerfull and easy to undersand book on the way to build a Jesus Church and what we can do to serve. It helped my lighthouse to grow even brighter.

A Must Read on Visionary Church Leadership

The Jesus Principle combines a biblical theology and an ecclesiology that is helpful in defining and establishing the method of operation for the church. Written by Arlington, Texas pastor, Charles Wade, the work refuses to advocate a singular method of being and doing church. Wade weaves a defining tale of the church with interesting self-disclosure and historical quotations that reinforce and illuminate the principles. This book is not touting a singular, myopic, denominational position - it is much more. Nor is it a handbook on how to be a Baptist. Wade concentrates more on the broader spectrum of "the church" as the gathered and dispersed people of God. In reading this book one is reminded of Thomas Oden's excellent theology of the church in Pastoral Theology. Oden has written relevantly to "the church" from a Methodist home base, even as Wade has done so from a Baptist perspective. Any Christian open enough to open this book can learn and grow in their practice of faith. Perhaps the two most helpful expositions in The Jesus Principle are Wade's outlines of "What is the Church?" and "Functions of the Church". He answers the nature of the church question with several descriptive images, including: People of God, Temple of God, Army of God, Bride of Christ, Ark of God and Body of Christ. His basics in the function of the church are foundational elements in any holistic congregation: worship, evangelize, disciple, minister and create fellowship. Ancient rhetorician Qunitillian said the most basic criteria for judging a speech is a good person speaking well. Although The Jesus Principle is not a spoken word, it is clear from the reading, this is a good person writing well. The Jesus Principle is a "must read." Dan Williams, Pastor of Southland Baptist Church, San Angelo, Texas. From Texas Baptist Committed Newsletter, May, 1998.

Insights on how the church can effectively reflect Christ

In The Jesus Principle, Charles Wade has written a thorough account of how the church can ever more perfectly be made to reflect the character of Christ. I can say from personal experience as a former staff minister of his church that Charles Wade practices what he preaches. His life and his church make you want to cozy up close to learn. This book brings him and the church he serves closer to us all. More important, it brings us closer to the Christ who is the sole authority for all churches. Dr. George Mason, Pastor, Wilshire Baptist Church, Dallas, Texas.

It eloquently portrays the of role of the church in society.

The Jesus Principle helps, pastors, staff ministers, and church lay leaders get beyond rhetoric to what is real. It simply, yet eloquently, addresses the question of what the church is and what the church should be doing to fulfill the great commission and the great commandment of our Lord. Among the many books on church growth in circulation, this one is not merely theoretical, but comes from a practitioner who has tested and lived out its proposals. Dr. Russell Dilday, Distinguished Professor of Homiletics, Truett Theological Seminary, Baylor University.