Church & Caesar: A Legal Primer for Church Office-Bearers (Ray Pennings)

Description

This manual provides an overview of key biblical and legal principles that office-bearers should consider as they work on behalf of the church. Chapters include information on decision-making in the church, reporting to the state, the church as employer, dealing with finances, counseling and abuse issues, discipline, and speaking out publicly. Setting a big-picture framework, Church and Caesar will help elders and deacons manage the matters before them more informational and judiciously.

Table of Contents

1. Purpose of this Manual

2. Putting Church and State in Perspective

3. The Legal Status of a Church

4. Reporting to the State

5. The Church as Employer

6. Dealing witrh Finances

7. Counseling and Abuse Issues

8. Discipline

9. Speaking Out Publicly

Product Details

Title: Church and Caesar: A Legal Primer for Church Office-Bearers

Author: Pennings, Ray

Publisher: RHB

Binding: Paperback

Pages: 66

ISBN: 9781601780393

Book Condition

In excellent and like new