What Is a Reformed Church? (Basics of the Reformed Faith)

Very informative and in laymans terms. Would be a nice give away to those who dont understand what reformed churches believe (the entirety of scripture and its authority). Its a quick read.

This little booklet is the best introduction to the Reformed Church. If you are interested in what the reformed believe, this will give you a starting place in which to do your research. We have copies in our church for visitors to read so they may understand our theology.

Great little book on the the Reformed Church!

As a pastor within the Reformed tradition, I often get asked the question, "What do you mean by Reformed?" When I read Stephen Smallman's booklet, "What is a Reformed Church?" I realized that this is the booklet I would give people who ask this question. Smallman examines several key aspects of what is means to be Reformed: historical roots and various doctrinal points such as Scripture, God's sovereignty, the church, covenants, the law of God, and the sacraments. I believe I would have highlighted the "catholic" (universal) nature of the Reformed church in a booklet this small, but you do have to stop somewhere. If you are new to the Reformed faith, or if you are curious, this would be a good place to start. I would add to this book something like Danny Hyde's  Welcome to a Reformed Church: A Guide for Pilgrims  or William Edgar's  Truth in All Its Glory: Commending the Reformed Faith .

Steve Smallman packs a surprisingly large amount of content into this little booklet. He gives a very short history of the Reformed tradition, then moves on to state some of the key Reformed doctrinal positions. A book of this size is not designed to prove these doctrinal positions, merely to state them and he does a good job.Smallman discusses the Reformed views of Scripture, God's Sovereignty, the church, the covenants, the law of God, and the sacraments. I was impressed that he even gave a quick and dirty explanation of the three uses of the law.This is a good booklet to give to new members in a Reformed church. This will let them know what the church believes. Of course, they will need to go to other books to find the proof of these points (may I suggest Michael Scott Horton's "Putting Amazing Back Into Grace"), but this booklet does a great job of stating the Reformed views in a quick format.