Unit 8: Lecture 1 - Cultivation of Interchurch Communion

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Pastoral Theology: The Man of God - Albert N. Martin

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From 1978 to 1998, pastor Albert Martin taught a course at the Trinity Ministerial Academy on how to be an effective pastor. Every Friday, students would gather for two hours of instruction on this vital topic. Pastor Martin himself has been pastoring for over 50 years and brings a wealth of experience to bear on all the issues which relate to the pastor and his work. Fortunately, the last time pastor Martin delivered these lectures, they were recorded in video/audio format for the benefit of the church worldwide. These are the lectures which comprise the essence of this course.

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Unit 8: Lecture 1 - Cultivation of Interchurch Communion | Albert N. Martin

Pastoral Theology: The Man of God - Albert N. Martin

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Unit 8: Lecture 1 - Cultivation of Interchurch Communion | Albert N. Martin

V. Directives for the Cultivation of Interchurch Communion

Introduction

What I do not mean.
Not addressing the issue of “open or closed” or even “semi-closed or restricted”
practice in connection with the Lord’s supper.
What I do mean.
The fundamental issue I will seek to address is that which relates to how the specific
local church in which you are an overseer should relate to other gospel churches
that comprise the church universal.
The areas of frustration in seeking to address this matter in a biblical and realistic
way

A. The foundational Biblical presuppositions of our study

B. Some important introductory qualifications in handling the relevant materials of the New Testament

1. We must have a conviction concerning the existence of the one body of Christ,
the Church UniversalEph. 1:22-23; 5:22-33 Col. 1:18-19 Eph. 4:4 1 Cor. 12:13 Heb. 12:23 Jn. 17:20-21 Acts 9:31John Murray, The Collected Writings of John Murray, vol. 2,
(Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1977), pp. 332-333.John Murray, The Collected Writings of John Murray, vol. 2,
(Edinburgh: Banner of Truth Trust, 1977), pp. 334-335.John Owen, The Works of John Owen, vol. 16, (London: Banner
of Truth Trust, 1968), p. 192.2. We must have a conviction concerning the independence and interdependence
of each local expression of the body of Christ.1 Cor. 12:27
Mt. 18:15-20
Acts 9:31; 16:4-5
Rom. 16:4,16
1 Cor. 7:17; 11:16; 14:33b
Rev. 1:41. The apostles had a unique authority and function in nurturing interchurch
communion in their day.Acts 15:2, 4, 6, 22-23 1 Tim. 1:3 Titus 1:5 1 Cor. 7:17 2 Cor. 8-9 2 Cor. 11:28 1 Cor. 1:10 Eph. 2:20John Owen, The Works of John Owen, vol. 16, (Edinburgh:
Banner of Truth Trust, 1968), pp. 184-185..
2. Nearly 2000 years of church history have greatly complicated the problems
connected with nurturing interchurch communion in our day.1 Cor. 1:11-13 Rom. 14:1-15:8 1 Cor. 8-10 Gal. 1:8-9 3 Jn. 9-103. The vast expansion of the church numerically, geographically and culturally
has complicated the task of nurturing interchurch communion in our day.
4. The advances in technology have greatly increased our available tools for
nurturing and hindering interchurch communion in our day.