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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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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The church of the Sagrada Familia is a five-nave basilica. The central nave rises above the others significantly. Each nave is a door that is assigned to the unfinished glory facade. There are also two side portals that lead to the penance chapel and baptistery. Behind the nave‚ in the apse‚ is the altar‚ in the light of the many windows of the apse. Here are ten basic facts about Sagrada Familia: Work on the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia (the Church of the Holy Family) commenced in 1884 and
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Thesis Adolescent’s are in a stage of extreme physical‚ mental‚ social‚ cognitive‚ and spiritual development and need relational guidance in developing a healthy identity in Christ. The Stages of Development There are four developmental aspects that need to be covered in adolescent development. The first developmental theory in the adolescent stage is Jean Piaget’s theory of the formal operational stage. In this developmental stage the person is developing the capacity for abstract‚ systematic
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The Church as Moral Authority The church acts as the moral authority to determine what is right and wrong based on certain circumstances. The official teaching of the church on these moral situations is called the magisterium. The magisterium consists of the bishops and the pope. In order to accomplish this mission to teach the faith the bishops will delegate and designate others to teach‚ or they will teach directly themselves. The bishops also give a teaching mission to theologians and to all
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A Supernatural Institution: In the Catholic Church‚ however‚ marriage is more than a natural institution; it was elevated by Christ Himself‚ in His participation in the wedding at Cana (John 2:1-11)‚ to be one of the seven sacraments. A marriage between two Christians‚ therefore‚ has a supernatural element as well as a natural one. While few Christians outside of the Catholic and Orthodox Churches regard marriage as a sacrament‚ the Catholic Church insists that marriage between any two baptized
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The role of women in the church today has drastically changed from 40 years ago. Women over time have fought for their rights and equality. Many people still question if this social movement has invaded the school‚ home‚ and church. Even though in society the roles of women have changed‚ in the church there is set out requirements that for men and women must follow. Nevertheless‚ I can be very difficult for a woman to find their correct place in the ministry in light of the debate between egalitarianism
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ETHNOCENTRISM IN THE CHURCH TODAY Introduction Ethnocentrism is the act of seeing one’s ethnic tribe better compared to those of the others. This stereotype has with time crept into the religious foundation irrepressibly. Currently‚ the church is experiencing a wave of ethnocentrism which if not curbed will see a religious waiver. Overall researches locally and internationally prove that ethnocentrism is an ant to the timber-pillar supporting the church; with time it will eat into it and cause
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Community Education This paper is the culmination of the literature‚ research‚ project design‚ and evaluation completed to define a community‚ the effectiveness of community education‚ and who is identified as a community educator. Within the context of these assignments‚ variations of community and persons identified as community educators were discovered; but the commonality of the research and the projects was the idea of “community betterment”. As quoted from the book‚ Linking Adults
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Church Unique is a well-written book concerned with the development and implementation of a vision. Will Mancini writes with a passion and desire for leader to be able to see and communicate the God sized vision that God has for their church. Mancini mentions his one purpose in writing: “…to challenge you to find your Church Unique – that is‚ to live a vision that creates a stunningly unique‚ movement – oriented church” (xxii). There are many church growth models and fads available today‚ yet Mancini
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