Principles of Presbyterian Polity February 11, 2016 By Collegeville Institute Carlos E. Wilton Westminster John Knox Press, 2016 Visit this title on the publisher’s website» In 2015 Carlos E. Wilton participated in the Collegeville Institute workshop “A Broader Public: Writing for the Online Audience.” Pastors, church leaders, and students of Presbyterian polity will find this a useful guide to Presbyterian Church (US) governance based on foundational principles. Recent changes in the PC (US) Constitution have meant fewer rules and more flexibility in governance making it imperative that leaders understand the historical principles that guide the church. Wilton explains the Book of Order‘s historic principles of church order in accessible language. This provides readers with a lively appreciation of the revolutionary principles that guided the Presbyterian experiment in the New World, and these principles are still the beating heart of church life today. Principles of Presbyterian Polity is written from the conviction that it is not enough merely to know the “what” of polity—a deep, intuitive understanding of the “why” is just as vital. Church leaders will come away with a greater understanding of the Book of Order and have confidence using it in practical situations. Like this post? Subscribe to have new posts sent to you by email the same day they are posted.
