LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM CHURCH ADMINISTRATION ASSIGNMENT PRESENTED TO DR. FRANK SCHMITT IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE CHURCH ADMINISTRATION DSMN 505 BY March 9‚ 2012 Introduction Examining the Essential Need for Administration Administration in the church is an essential part of creating order‚ it allows the pastoral ministries‚ to take place
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The Nature of Community Robert L. Warren* The idea of the American community is deceptively simple‚ as long as one does not require a rigid definition. The term evokes a rich imagery associated with the "country village‚" the "small town‚" or the "big city" of an earlier day. One thinks of the country village’s Main Street‚ with its several stores and post office‚ and the streets‚ houses‚ and lawns that immediately surround it in the setting of an enveloping prairie‚ dairy-farm country‚ or forest
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Church of Latter Day Saints For my first visit report I chose the the Church of Latter Day Saints. Growing up in a primarily catholic area of San Antonio‚ Mormonism was always something of a mystery to me. I knew it existed and it was derivation of Christianity‚ but nothing more than that. In 2012 the Religious Congregations and Membership Study showed that in 26 states Mormons have grown in adherents by 50 percent. On top of that‚ churches have popped up in over 295 counties that were not there
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Marks of The Church The Marks of the Church. The Nicene Creed was written centuries ago to provide definition of what Christianity is and to help Christians remember the important points of their faith. The four major points are known as the four marks of the church to Catholics. The four marks of the church is the Church is One‚ the Church is Holy‚ the Church is Catholic‚ and the Church is Apostolic. The life of a Catholic is characterized by a belief in the four marks of the church. The Church
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inviolability‚ which is not to be taken away at all‚ save for rare and extraordinary circumstances or the just war‚ as Saint Augustine proposed. Expressions of prayer and worship must be entrenched to genuine comprehension of the tenets of the Catholic Church‚ namely
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Catholic Church After the fall of Rome‚ the Christian Church split into eastern and western Churches. The western Church became the Roman Catholic Church. Religion was an important part of medieval life. Many question if the Catholic Church was positive or negative during the middle ages. This essay will explain why the Church was a negative aspect during the medieval times. According to A Document 2‚ the Church started a court system called the Inquisition. The Inquisition included church officials
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The Church in Medieval Europe In the twentieth century we often find it difficult to understand the role played by the Church in the tenth and eleventh centuries. The catholic church was the largest unifying structure in medieval Europe. It influenced many people’s lives no matter who they were and where they came from. Europe was 95% Christian during the middle or dark ages from the richest of kings to the poorest of serfs. All levels of society‚ belief in a god or gods was not a matter of choice
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Article: A Sacred Place Author: Sorina Kulberg A Sacred Place Sorina Kulberg A shaft of white light illuminates the hazy‚ heavy air in the dusky sanctuary. Little motes glint in the sunbeam. It is good to sit still in this holy place. Here in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem (a long tradition and many Biblical historians and archaeologists claim) was Calvary. Here‚ on this mount‚ Jesus’ hands and feet were nailed to a cross‚ and He died. Here‚ on this very rock‚ His cold body was laid
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statement could raise the question‚ is that all that is essential for salvation? One finds that very idea in the teaching of the Mormon Church. However‚ there is an overall consensus within Western Christian Churches that the Mormon Church believes things outside of Christian Orthodoxy. The late BYU Professor Alvin Goodman‚ Ph.D. defended the Mormon Church‚ stating that‚ “Anyone that believes in Christ is a Christian‚ and we believe we are Christians…” Therefore‚ it seems that the questions
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Eastern Orthodox Church Behind the elaborate fresco paintings and splendid architecture‚ Eastern Orthodox Church has played a significant role in the preservation of Christian tradition throughout history. Since the transfer of the imperial capitol of the Roman Empire from Rome to Constantinople‚ the Eastern Orthodox Christianity has evolved into a distinct branch of Christianity (Steeves). As Timothy Ware‚ the author of The Orthodox Church‚ suggests‚ major intellectual‚ cultural‚ and social developments
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