Chapter I Church Growth: Definition Introduction: Tremendous growth is going on in the Christian Church today. For some observers this tends to be obscured by the world population and the increasing percentage of non-Christians which that so far implies. Meanwhile‚ the fact is that the number of Christians is greater now than it has ever been. With the rise of Churches and the expansion of the Church among non-Christian populations‚ multitudes of small congregations of less than hundred members
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The Medieval Church played a far greater role in Medieval England than the Church does today. In Medieval England‚ the Church dominated everybody’s life. All Medieval people - be they village peasants or towns people - believed that God‚ Heaven and Hell all existed. From the very earliest of ages‚ the people were taught that the only way they could get to Heaven was if the Roman Catholic Church let them. Everybody would have been terrified of Hell and the people would have been told of the sheer
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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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PURITY IN CHURCH (Transcript of April 6th Message) This spiritual purity has become the necessary ingredient for the existence of the church; for the survival of the church - meaning without spiritual purity‚ there is no church. Everything that took place on the Cross was indeed the defining‚ the establishment of spiritual purity in the life of the church. Consecration‚ holy segregation‚ covenant with GOD and He says‚ “Separateness” that all of them were meant to boil down to one thing—to boil down
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HISTORY OF WEST BAATSONAA PRESBY CHURCH‚ NUNGUA The west Baatsonaa Congregat6ion was started as part of the Centenary Celebration of the Zimmermenn Memorial Presby Congregation‚ Nungua‚ in 2002. This was at the time when new demarcations in the Presbytery were taking effect and Congregations like Santeo‚ Oyibi‚ Katamanso‚ Lashibi‚ East Baatsonaa‚ etc; had been ceded to other Districts. The then local Mission & Evangelism Committee‚ as part of the Centenary
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and reads passages from the bible. I also had known that certain Churches use music and sing the prayer. I also knew the general set up of the Church concerning pews and altar. When I drove up to the church I could see the cross on the roof. The peculiar thing was that the entrance to the church was on a side and clearly visible. As I entered the church I saw that there were different rooms dedicated to a different level of prayer. There was a room for individual prayer and contemplation. There
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Lindsey Heap Ms. Dyer WRTG 150 6 December 2012 Same-Sex Attraction Within the Mormon Church The Situation The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) has always made an effort to stay out of the political arena until recently with the debate over homosexuality and marriage. The debate over homosexuality and marriage is extremely intense and emotional issue for both sides. As disciples of Christ we have a responsibility to be accurate in our awareness on this topic. In order
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I visited Bethlehem Baptist church in downtown Minneapolis; this was my first time inside a church. The church building was like a large hall with comfortable chairs set out in a carpeted area facing a raised platform with two levels. My tour guide was the deacon of the church (Byron). He explained that their Sunday worship services begin at 10.30 am and 6.30 pm and typically last just over an hour. As you enter‚ you should be welcomed by a steward and be given a copy of the weekly notice sheet
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October 2014 Church Corruption in The Canterbury Tales Many of the religious characters in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer have traits that are different than what is traditionally expected of them. This is due to the Catholic Church‚ which ruled most of Europe during the Fourteenth Century‚ being extremely wealthy. While the people suffered from proverty and disease‚ extravagant cathedrals were built in every big city. As a result of this contrast between the wealth of the church and misery
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The Catholic Church What pops into my mind once I hear Catholic? For me‚ it is what I believe in because it is part of my religion. It is what I am and who I should be. One of the four marks or essential characteristics of the Church is being Catholic. This struck me most because according to Matthew 28: 18-20‚ Catholic means universal or all-embracing. In my view‚ one of the best features of the Church is that she accepts‚ understands‚ and loves each and every one regardless of race‚ culture
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