Bad worship produces bad theology, and bad theology produces an unhealthy [...] Liturgical Theology, Simon Chan issues a call to evangelicals to develop a mature theology of the church--an ecclesiology that is grounded in the church's identity as a worshiping community. Evangelicals, he argues, are confused about the meaning and purpose of the church in part because they have an inadequate understanding of Christian worship. As a remedy for this ailment, Chan presents a coherent theology of the church that pays particular attention to the liturgical practices that have constituted Christian worship throughout the centuries. With a seasoned eye and steady hand, he guides the reader through these practices and unpacks their significance for theology, spirituality and the renewal of evangelicalism in the postmodern [...]'s proposal advances the conversation among evangelicals regarding the relationship between theology and worship. In contrast to some theologians who have tended to emphasize a sociological analysis, Chan argues that we need to consider what is essential to the church's theological identity. Drawing on the larger Christian tradition, Chan argues that we discover that identity primarily in the structure and significance of Christian worship.
Bad worship produces bad theology, and bad theology produces an unhealthy [...] Liturgical Theology, Simon Chan issues a call to evangelicals to develop a mature theology of the church--an ecclesiology that is grounded in the church's identity as a worshiping community. Evangelicals, he argues, are confused about the meaning and purpose of the church in part because they have an inadequate understanding of Christian worship. As a remedy for this ailment, Chan presents a coherent theology of the church that pays particular attention to the liturgical practices that have constituted Christian worship throughout the centuries. With a seasoned eye and steady hand, he guides the reader through these practices and unpacks their significance for theology, spirituality and the renewal of evangelicalism in the postmodern [...]'s proposal advances the conversation among evangelicals regarding the relationship between theology and worship. In contrast to some theologians who have tended to emphasize a sociological analysis, Chan argues that we need to consider what is essential to the church's theological identity. Drawing on the larger Christian tradition, Chan argues that we discover that identity primarily in the structure and significance of Christian worship.
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Simon Chan is a network marketing coach and founder of MLM Nation, a direct sales training company. An international speaker and trainer, he helps network marketers and MLM distributors recruit and build a team by staying consistent with a Simple Online [...] started his entrepreneurial and network marketing career in 2003 and built a million-dollar MLM business with over 200,000 distributors by pioneering online duplication. He retired from his direct selling business in 2013 to found MLM Nation and become a full-time trainer for network marketers. He is the host of the MLM Nation Podcast, the number one direct selling podcast, which features in-depth interviews with over 800 top network marketing leaders.A graduate of Columbia College, Simon lives in Los Angeles, where he coaches youth sports and practices baseball nearly every day with his sons.
