Christ Rules in Ten Thousand Places: A Free Church Account of the Church as Catholic

A lecture given at L’Abri Fellowship in Southborough,
Massachusetts. For more information,
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by Ryan Fields


Churches across the globe and through the centuries have taken up
the language of the Nicene Creed in confessing the church as
"one, holy, catholic, and apostolic." But this raises an
important question: what would it mean for churches in the Free
Church tradition (Baptist, Congregational, etc.) to confess the
church as "catholic" (universal) while holding to the autonomy of
the local church? I believe the answer lies in recognizing that
Christ reigns 'wherever two or three at gathered' in His name as
a church community (Mt. 18:20). Join us as we explore why
confessing the church as catholic is so misunderstood and so
important, especially for believers in the Free Church tradition.


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