Planting A Church Cross-Culturally In Wisconsin Research Paper for MIN 551 Theology of Culture Presented to Dr. Paul A. Beals Grand Rapids Baptist Seminary by Scott A. Carson Summer Session‚ 1997 "Twas the month before Christmas and all through Packerland‚ Super Bowl parties started to be planned. The fans were nestled all snug in their beds‚ with visions of Cowboys‚ wearing Packer cheeseheads . . . "1 In the dead of winter with a 30 below windchill
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the day when this army of dedicated Christian young people will be spread out around the world to bring the message of Jesus’ soon return to everyone. I must confess that simply the thought of this sends shivers down my spine. I am‚ however‚ forced to question whether this dream will ever become a reality. The church‚ it seems‚ is facing a dilemma‚ in that we are losing the youth. Many of our young people are leaving the church‚ and in seeking to answer the question of why this is happening‚ I
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Leadership Structure for Church Ministry By Geraldine Rowe A Paper Presented to Professor Dr. Epps In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For Research for Scholarly Writing College of Biblical Studies Houston‚ Texas October 14‚ 2010 Leadership Structure for Church Ministry The local church has not exhibited consistent patterns of lay leadership. Most denominations articulate the Reformation principle of a universal priesthood‚ while vacillating with changing times
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A View Inside The Westboro Baptist Church Unlike most modern religious groups‚ the Westboro Baptist Church is unique in the fact that the organization doesn’t meet in a modern church setting. Instead‚ the Westboro Baptist Church meets on Sundays to picket and protest the funerals of people whom they feel have created blasphemous acts against God. This recently included the funeral of Apple’s co-founder Steve Jobs. In an October 7th cbsnews.com article journalist Edecio Martinez quoted Margie Phelps
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Catholicism and Protestantism are the two main denominations in Christianity the same way we have Shia and Sunni in Islam. They comprise two of the largest religions that we know of in the world. Both of the religions are based on the same foundations but at the same time differ in very many ways. One is rich based on tradition and unwaveringness while the other is diverse and modernized. In this paper I shall compare and contrast the two denominations try to see how they relate with each other. Comparing
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The Church as Forgiving Community: An Initial Model Michael Page Liberty University Summary The topic covered by this article is about the power of forgiveness and the Church posing as the initial model of a forgiving community. Forgiveness interventions have shown to decrease anxiety‚ depression and anger while increasing self-esteem and hope. (Magnuson & Enright‚ 2008) The article focuses on the process of forgiving as a learned action that must be practiced and
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Holy Office. Through Erasmus’s views on the Church and moreover indulgences‚ we must solely reform and act as well. I strongly agree with what archbishop of Milan‚ Charles Borromeo‚ believed on how corrupt the Church is and uses its power in a devious matter. I also am aligned with your statement that “Scripture has the ability to humble man and allow us to stay close to God.” Since Erasmus never fully sided with the Protestants‚ nor the Catholic Church‚ I as Cardinal Medick believe and acknowledge
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"kill us‚ torture us‚ condemn us....Your injustice is the proof that we are innocent....Nor does your cruelty...avail you.." "The oftener we are mown down by you‚ the more in number we grow; the blood of Christ is seed." (Persecution in the First Century) These people were known for their unswerving faith in the One who had come about 30 years ago as the man known as Jesus; the only person who changed the world in what had‚ was‚ and were to come in merely 33 years. After the death of Christ in 29
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Henry VIII and the Reformation of the Church Henry VIII was king from 1509 to 1547.He was not actually meant to be king in the first place but when he was just 11 his elder brother Arthur died and he automatically took the throne and (because his father wanted to keep the alliance with Spain) a wife (Catherine of Aragon). This‚ however had to be approved by the Pope and was only approved because Catherine said‚ although she had been married to Arthur she had never slept with him and so the Pope
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THE CHURCH IN MEDIEVAL LIFE During the Middle Ages‚ two distinct Christian churches emerged: the Orthodox Christian Church in the east and the Roman Catholic Church in the west. (The two branches split permanently in 1054. The Roman Catholic Church became the main stabilizing force in Western Europe. The church provided religious leadership as well as secular‚ or worldly‚ leadership. It also played a key role in reviving and preserving learning. At the head of the Roman Catholic Church was the
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