Studies. The Black Church The African-American tradition begins with the black church. In the African-American community the black church has always been more than a religious institution. From the establishment of the first black church in America‚ throughout slavery and beyond‚ the church has been the foundation of the black community. During the horrific days of slavery it provided relief and nourishment for the soul with its promise of a better life after death. The church permitted self-expression
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visiting three church services‚ Lutheran‚ Presbyterian‚ and Methodist‚ and I found many similarities and differences. But first‚ I will discuss each church service individually. Then‚ I will compare those services with each other. Firstly‚ when I visited Phinney Ridge Lutheran Church‚ I did not know what to expect because I have had never visit a Church before this visit. When entering the church‚ I noticed that there were many people there‚ and they were waiting for the service to begin. Afterward
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The Greek Orthodox Church: Field Research Donna Falkenburg REL212 Living Religions Professor Charles Hall 6/16/13 The Greek Orthodox Church is very dominant in Greek life with the Archbishop traditionally being the political leader of the people. (Fisher 2011‚ p.343). The first Greek Orthodox Christians first arrived in the New World in 1768‚ and established a colony near what is now the present city of St. Augustine‚ Florida. The original building in which the
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A RENEWED UNDERSTANDING of the CHURCH I. THE NATURE OF THE CHURCH (anchored on Her History) A. Her HISTORY 1. Jesus attracted bands of followers during his lifetime. His chosen group of apostles‚ and some others‚ particularly some women‚ traveled with him as he went about preaching the message of the kingdom of God throughout Judea and Galilee. 2. This little band of Jesus‟ followers would not have known the word „church‟ or the word „Christian.‟ The appellation „Christian‚‟ as we are told in the
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ON THE LOCAL CHURCH IN MISSION __________________ Presented to: Dr. Jones Kaleli Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary __________________ In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for ICST 650 ________________ By: R. W. Bryant Hill October 01‚ 2011 As I read the article on the Local Church in Mission‚ it appeared to me step-by-step that this was the way the early church was built and organized. Even though until recently I didn’t know what a missional church was‚ I feel
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I am analyzing Baptist church religious services. There are many roles that happen during a religious setting. There will always be a pastor‚ father‚ or any preferred name to whomever conducts the ceremony and depending on the status of the church there will be two or more deacons. Deacons are typically the right hand help for the church or pastor. Another role within the church is the electrician in the church. Someone who is capable of working the technology‚ to handle the lights‚ speakers‚ and
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visit to an Apostolic Church‚ which takes a very literal interpretation to the Christian Bible. Many topics are discussed within this paper such as materials present in the church‚ the ritualistic practices‚ socioeconomic status of members present‚ and the subjective reaction to the service. Apostolic Field Visit Introduction: The name of this church was Apostolic Christian Church. I selected this church because a friend of mine went to this church during his youth. I
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Elizabeth Owsley Box # 1372 April 4th‚ 2013 Resource Project (David Mays’ CDs) Missions Ministry in the Church MI 381 Wade Landers The David May’s “Stuff you need to know about Doing Missions in Your Church” resource is simply amazing. I am floored by the amount of topics that he covers in this CD. There is everything from how to start mission work to balancing between missions at home and missions overseas and even samples of health/release forms for short-term missions trips. By my favorite
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Breathed Out The Church as Sacrament to the World 1 Richard Shockey December 11‚ 2011 Spiritual practices in the church have often been considered only for their inward expression‚ often referred to as works of piety by John Wesley.[1] But the church has a responsibility to be engaged in the salvific work of Christ in the world‚ especially to those referred to in Matthew 25 as “the least of these.” This paper will consider how the church is meant to be concerned with social
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Mar-Juani Thompson Message: Why Wait Til Midnight? Song: Midnight By: Brent Jones Don’t wait til midnight When there is no sunshine You are a stranger Until there is danger And that aint right You say that You love me And cant live Without me Then why do You call me Only when you need me [Luke 8:13 “Those on the rock are the ones who receive the word with joy when they hear it‚ but they have no root. They believe for a while‚ but in the time of testing they fall away”]
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