LE3 .A278 2008

2008

McCurdy, Leslie
Guinta, Frank

Acadia University

Doctor of Ministry

D.Min.

Ministry

Acadia Divinity College

This thesis is entitled "The Church as a Countercultural Entity, Engaging the Culture in the Twenty-First Century Marketplace Context." The thesis is divided into two sections: the Theoretical Foundation, and the Practical Foundation. The theoretical research indicates that the church is the body and bride of Jesus Christ. As a people it is called to live counterculturally as it engages the larger culture, and as it holds to the normative ethics of Jesus. As the visible manifestation of the Kingdom of God, the mission of the church is discovered in the gospel of good news concerning Jesus. The confessors of this gospel are those who claim him as Lord. Individual believers who live in the community/marketplace are challenged to make him known contextually within a postmodern culture. The practical research is concerned with the discovery of how Regal Road Baptist Church, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, aligns with the Theoretical Foundation. Within the Practical Foundation, the research further indicates the steps to follow.

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