David Taylor is a Salvation Army officer and, after thirty years of leadership ministry in a local congregation, currently serves as the Co-ordinator of Higher Education at The Salvation Army's William Booth College in London, United Kingdom.

This splendid study should be shouted from the rooftops!...this book deserves to be read by all Methodists, especially those who are deeply concerned about how we understand the nature of Church, as opposed to a movement within the Church ... This is a courageous undertaking, reinforcing our view that it should be widely read and reflected upon.

• Foreword by John H. Y. BriggsPrefaceIntroduction Part One: Emerging Salvationist EcclesiologyIntroduction1 The Origins of a "Christian Mission"2 The Establishing of The Salvation Army3 The Salvation Army as a ChurchPart Two: Salvationist Dialogue with Karl BarthIntroduction4 Electing the Christian Community5 Reconciling the Christian Community6 The Nature of the Christian Community7 The Form of the Christian Community8 The Marks of the Christian Community9 The Mission and Ministry of the Christian CommunityConclusionBibliographyIndex

David Taylor is a Salvation Army officer and, after thirty years of leadership ministry in a local congregation, currently serves as the Co-ordinator of Higher Education at The Salvation Army's William Booth College in London, United Kingdom.

This splendid study should be shouted from the rooftops!...this book deserves to be read by all Methodists, especially those who are deeply concerned about how we understand the nature of Church, as opposed to a movement within the Church ... This is a courageous undertaking, reinforcing our view that it should be widely read and reflected upon.

• Foreword by John H. Y. BriggsPrefaceIntroduction Part One: Emerging Salvationist EcclesiologyIntroduction1 The Origins of a "Christian Mission"2 The Establishing of The Salvation Army3 The Salvation Army as a ChurchPart Two: Salvationist Dialogue with Karl BarthIntroduction4 Electing the Christian Community5 Reconciling the Christian Community6 The Nature of the Christian Community7 The Form of the Christian Community8 The Marks of the Christian Community9 The Mission and Ministry of the Christian CommunityConclusionBibliographyIndex

David Taylor is a Salvation Army officer and, after thirty years of leadership ministry in a local congregation, currently serves as the Co-ordinator of Higher Education at The Salvation Army's William Booth College in London, United Kingdom.

This splendid study should be shouted from the rooftops!...this book deserves to be read by all Methodists, especially those who are deeply concerned about how we understand the nature of Church, as opposed to a movement within the Church ... This is a courageous undertaking, reinforcing our view that it should be widely read and reflected upon.

• Foreword by John H. Y. BriggsPrefaceIntroduction Part One: Emerging Salvationist EcclesiologyIntroduction1 The Origins of a "Christian Mission"2 The Establishing of The Salvation Army3 The Salvation Army as a ChurchPart Two: Salvationist Dialogue with Karl BarthIntroduction4 Electing the Christian Community5 Reconciling the Christian Community6 The Nature of the Christian Community7 The Form of the Christian Community8 The Marks of the Christian Community9 The Mission and Ministry of the Christian CommunityConclusionBibliographyIndex