... in the Church, we find people whose theology is highly suspect. What is the unifying aspect that allows God to move through their ministries? Ultimately we find that they were people who were not satisfied ...
The Revival Cycle
The revival cycle is a model that can be used to interpret church history, the faith journey etc. The church or person goes through stages in a clockwise direction. It is descriptive ...
... idea that only the church should have access to the scriptures
- Because of the wealth of monastic copying there is a great body of copies of the latin vulgate.
- about the middle of the tenth century ...
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100 - 200 AD Prophecy dies out before growing hierarchy in the Church
Roving Prophets/bands of prophets are give a good welcome as long as they didn't outstay welcome according to the Didache. ...
... outside of Judaism
- the jews and the early church lived in a cosmopolitan atmosphere reaking with a variety of religions and gods
- both the roman gods and the greek gods were very pervasive.
- ...
... leadership of the church is based in the twelve.
- The leader of the church at that time was James the brother of Jesus
- there is no real explanation of why he was chosen, considering the varied press ...
... no known author. Most books, even when claiming an author have no date attached.
- Gospel of John has no named author - closest we come is the disciple that Jesus loved.
- Early church recieved the ...
... history and traditions of Israel and the early church.
- Despite the label history they should not be considered to be historical.
- the aim of the writer is not so much to tell events but to tell ...
... on the network of synagogues. Paul first went to the jews and then the gentiles.
- in many cases his new church was built from the proselytes attached to a synagogue and the jews who defected.
- The ...
... be understood in the context in which it was developed. Thus the bible becomes an extended sermon to a congregation and church context with all the insider jokes and references to the hot topics of that ...
... in the church: they are to be clothed modestly, be quiet and submissive and to not teach. What is your reaction to these instructions? Frankly they don't fit well with our modern perspective or our cultural ...
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a. 1 Letter
b. 3 Letters or more
4) Philippi:
a. Named: c. 360 BC by Philip II, king of Macedon
b. Roman colony a significant city of the first district of Macedon.
c. Mainly Gentile church ...
Vision Leadership
Vision Leadership Theology provides a framework for the direction of everything from large churches and ministries to the single Christian.
1) Prov 29:18
There are two possible ...
Leadership of the Spirit
Liberal mission theology talks about the church or Christians taking part in the mission of God. They shift the common emphasis of the ministry or mission of the church to an ...
... to work out of that attitude made him exceptional and at the end of this process leave him as the head of the church.
2) Mt 14:22-33
· What was the challenge of this verse?
· Who got out of the boat? ...
Governance Models for the Covenant Community
It is sometimes easy to think that the way we do things in our church is the only way and that our way is the God given way from the bible. Looking the period ...
... Churches or bodies of christians also go through this process. This is very clear in the case of the church plant where the majority of the church has little experience or maturity and are still working ...
... from this investment.
So why am I talking about this in the context of a Christian article? I see the same issues within the church. From a people management viewpoint, a church is a very interesting ...
'Elder' in the Old Testament and New Testament
In many christian traditions, the role of elder is central to the general governance of the church. Different traditions have different understandings of ...
... In turn this group of people can be delineated by their common understandings and way of doing things. They tend to also be delineated by identity - we are the specific workgroup, team, church etc. Identity ...