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URCNA MISSIONS
Life Together
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich Translated by John W. Doberstein. New York: Harper & Row, 1954 This is a modern classic for understanding the communion of the saints. It bears weight as a must-read because it was written at a moment of intense persecution in Nazi Germany. Bonhoeffer had the advantage of experiencing the importance of life together in this world of tribulation and offers the church the reasons and necessity of togetherness in faith, care, prayer, and service. This book h
The Heidelberg Catechism: A Study Guide
Williamson, G.I. Phillipsburg, NJ: Presbyterian & Reformed, 1993 Treating each Lord’s Day of the Catechism in sequence, Williamson explains the catechism’s gospel-centered structure of guilt, grace, and gratitude, helping readers see how the whole Christian life flows from union with Christ. Written with clarity and pastoral warmth, the study guide equips elders, parents, and teachers to instruct believers in the faith once delivered to the saints. Ideal for one to one discip
Grounded in the Gospel: Building Believers the Old-Fashioned Way
Packer, J. I., and Gary A. Parrett Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2010 Fulfilling the Great Commission and making disciples (not just converts) entails teaching all that Christ has commanded. The authors call the church to recover catechesis as a vital tool for discipleship and mission. The book argues that churches must move converts toward robust, confessionally rooted formation that shapes both mind and heart. When believers are grounded in the truths of guilt, grace, and
To Win Our Neighbors for Christ: The Missiology of the Three Forms of Unity
Bredenhof, Wes Launceston, TAS: Free Reformed Publishing, 2020 Rev. Wes Bredenhof, pastor of the Free Reformed Church of Launceston, Tasmania, explores the missionary vision at the heart of the Belgic Confession, Heidelberg Catechism, and Canons of Dort. With clarity and conviction, he shows that Reformed theology is deeply missional, rooted in God’s sovereign grace and expressed through the faithful preaching of Christ to the world.
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