Introduction When one attempts to study the theology of the Emerging Church‚ it is easy to find onself with a mental question mark in one’s mind. In ways‚ it can feel like attempting to navigate a giant maze‚ one filled with a myriad of posed questions that never seemed to be answered‚ numerous seemingly contradictory positions and views‚ a number of people to remember that do not exactly share the same views and several semantic variations like emerging versus emergent‚ missions versus missional
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to see. Therefore the church stands as a visible sign; the invisible grace is God ’s presence. Hence sacraments make God ’s presence more real and understandable for us as believers. The church is needed to build up unity among all of us‚ to bring us together as a community to share in God ’s life just as God wants. The church is a sign and instrument of unity with God. God ’s love for us reconciles us to God and to each other and brings us together in unity. The church reminds us and is a symbol
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Destiny James My church means everything to me because I am committed to worshiping and serving God. It’s a place where I can pray and ask God to help with my struggles in life. My church is a place where I am secure‚ cared for‚ and loved by the people around me. Most kids my age rarely attend church and dread waking up going and praising god. I consider myself one of the fortunate kids who have parents that have raised me to love church and to be happy to go and give thanks and worship the
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The word “pastor” comes from a Latin word which means shepherd. The New Testament presents two offices that constitute church leadership—elder/overseer and deacon. Paul lists the qualifications for elder/overseer in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9. Notice that in the 1 Timothy passage‚ Paul refers to them as overseers (episcopos in the Greek) and in Titus he refers to them as elders (presbuteros in Greek). From this it can be concluded that there is one office with different designations. The word
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GETTING TO KNOW THE CHURCH FATHERS Seminar in Church History 520 September 21‚ 2012 The author of the book‚ “Getting to know the church fathers” makes it very clear from the onset that the book is not only a historical look into the development of the church but an attempt to revitalize or jump-start one’s life in Christian ministry. Bryan Liftin helps readers understand the fathers as individuals who cared deeply about preserving the core tenets of the Christian faith. This book has a
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Catholic Church view on other religions Although the Catholic Church has a hard-nosed view of its faith compared to others‚ they do accept some non-Catholic religions as “almost right” and overall good. In Lumen Gentium‚ the Catholic Church clearly identifies itself. They take a stance on what the trinity is made up of and how it is united. “Thus‚ the Church has been seen as "a people made one with the unity of the Father‚ the Son and the Holy Spirit."(Lumen Gentium). This quote takes a stance
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Women in The Church Do Women have a place in the Church‚ and if so in what office can they hold. We see many women today in leadership positions‚ as Elders‚ Deacons‚ Pastors‚ and Teachers. Some of these women lead large Church’s while some have smaller ones. You can see God’s hand on them doing the work for which we are called‚ to make disciples of others (Mat. 28:18-20)‚ and this can only be done by; preaching and teaching the word of God (2nd Tim 4:2-4‚ Eph 4:7-16) There
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Gwendolyn ‘Wendy’ Stokes Professor Josh McCall Intermediate Composition September 21‚ 2011 The Dating Game: Spectator or Participant Finding a good man is like trying to nail jelly to a tree. Some people say that all the good ones are either married or gay. As a single heterosexual woman that has been in the dating scene‚ I must say that statement is not far from the truth. The hunt for Mr. Right is not for the feeble hearted woman. The learning curve on dating has been interesting to
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Justin Hori‚ Keith Morris‚ Marielle Mosqueda The United Methodist Church 1. Origins ● Created (officially) in 1968 ● Traces back to John and Charles Wesley of England in the early 1700’s ● Became a movement led by those who felt neglected by The Church of England 2. Sacrament ● Methodists recognize the two rituals that Christ participated in himself: ○ Baptism: i. The act of joining the Christian church through sprinkling‚ immersion‚ or pouring of holy water ii. Symbol of new life
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THE UNIFICATION CHURCH Introduction A misinterpretation of the Bible can lead one far away from the revealed truth. Moon is one of misinterpreters of the Bible. Being a member of Presbyterian Church does not make him interpret the Bible correctly. The main
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