UNVEILING THE CONCEPT OF CHURCH GROWTH BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES OR MISSIONARY STRATEGIES? BY REV DAIRO‚ AFOLORUNSO OLALEKAN PhD DEPARTMENT OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY AGO- IWOYE folidairo@yahoo.com 08034001020 Being a lecture delivered at Methodist Theological Institute‚ Shagamu‚ on the 21st of June‚ 2013 by 11.00 am. Unveiling the Concept of Church Growth Biblical Principles or Missionary Strategies Introduction Tremendous Church Growth is going on in the
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The Catholic Church‚ also known as the Roman Catholic Church‚ is the largest Christian church‚ with more than 1.27 billion members worldwide. As one of the oldest religious institutions in the world‚ it has played a prominent role in the history of Western civilisation. Headed by the Pope in Rome its doctrines are summarized in the Nicene Creed. The Catholic Church is notable for its sacred tradition and seven sacraments. The Catholic Church teaches that it is the one true church founded by Jesus
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Is Scientology a on the Rise Religion or Cult? The Church of Scientology is a well known and on the rise religion. A large number of people are expressing it as their religion of choice. Scientology is a religion that does not have an extended past‚ in spite of this it does bring up various questions from people who are unfamiliar with Scientology beliefs. Surprisingly‚ though‚ it has seldom been subjected to any extensive thorough study by historians of religions‚ the main reason is the tremendous
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Separation of Iron‚ Salt and Sand Separating a mixture is an example of a physical change. There are several ways to separate a mixture. The use of one’s hands in pulling the parts of a mixture apart is one example. Filtration is another way to separate mixtures. Filtration is the separation of a heterogeneous (not alike‚ different) mixtures‚ by adding a solvent and passing the resulting mixture through a fine mesh or filter. Evaporation of a homogeneous (alike‚ same) mixture will reveal
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confuse me. Therefore‚ I have researched the position of the Roman Catholic Church regarding not only homosexuality‚ but also same sex marriages. Throughout this essay‚ I will give an unbiased explanation of the Churches teachings that date back to the time of the Old Testament. The Roman Catholic Church maintains that homosexual orientations are not necessarily sinful‚ but are “disordered” (Catechism). However‚ the church preserves that all homosexual activity is immoral and most often sinful (Catechism)
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The Rise of the Church The early Church father help brought order and structure to the church in many ways. There were three Church Fathers who helped the Rise of the Church‚ they were Augustine‚ Ambrose‚ and Jerome. These great men was responsible for the habitual doing‚ beliefs‚ and doctrine of the early Church during this time period‚ around 500 AD‚ (Babcock 2011 p.139). First‚ Augustine was considered the most important of three men at this time of early Church Fathers. Augustine was
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New church rules worry gay Mormon parents Many feel new ruling punishes LGBT parents by singling out their kids Changes to the Mormon Church rules have caused gay Mormon parents to worry about the state of their children’s salvation due to a recent announcement being put out to church leaders. The new church handbook states that being in a same sex marriage means the possibility of being kicked out of the Mormon religion and that children of gay parents must wait until they reach the age of 18
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seen in the new relationships it brought among Jews‚ Greek‚ free‚ slave‚ rich‚ poor‚ women etc. The early church had to seal their witness (martyria) with their blood; “Martyrdom and Mission” says Hans von Campenhaussen “belonged together”. [3] 2. The Patristic Period (The Eastern Church) Mission in the Patristic (first fathers) period is thoroughly church centered which means that the church is the aim; the fulfillment of the Gospel‚ rather than the instrument or means of mission[4]. In Orthodox
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the preservation of Greek and Roman cultures? ESSAY SUBMISSION Historians consider the greatest achievement of the Byzantine Empire to be the preservation of Greek and Roman cultures because after the fall of the roman empire and the small Greek states the byzantine empire still kept their cultures making it one. The Byzantine ended up being the survivors after the collapse of the Roman Empire in the west. However if it was not because of the byzantine roman and ancient Greek cultures would disappear
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Theological Seminary Biblical Qualifications for Local Church Leadership A Research Paper Submitted to Dr. Hester In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course Systematic Theology II THEO 530 By Craig R. Jackson 5 July 2010 Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Executive summary 3 1.0 Introduction 4 2.0 New Testament leaders 5 3.0 Address to Titus 6 4.0 Qualifications for Local Church Leaders 7 4.1 Blameless 7 (a) Family of the
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