Church declineHopePsychological maturityAgents of joyBibleSpirituality of joyIn this book forum, I expand Jang's discussion of the crisis of church decline today in S Korea and propose that developing the psychological, in addition to spiritual, maturity of church leaders as......
Many churches today face the crisis of not being able to effectively attract young people. Therefore, churches must actively explore and seek to establish a channel with young people. In a recent interview with the Christian Times, a Chinese online Christian newspaper, Wang Zhenhai (pseudonym), ...
This study examines how the two strands which made up Presbyterianism in Scotlandin the years between 1830 and 1914 coped with the challenges presented to them bythe urban crisis which arose in the 1830s and 1840s. The huge increase in the urbanpopulation which experienced the effects of cycli...
Picture this: An old church is now a cafe. From 9 to 5, it serves coffee, cakes and sandwiches in the historic hallowed space, with light streaming through the stained glass. Young people with piercings serve chai and lattes to customers of all ages and socioeconomic backgrounds. Then, on...
The Reformer Martin Luther's Liturgy and Directions for the Renewal of Worship in the Korean Protestant Churches In 2017, the 500th year of the Reformation, Korean Protestant Churches are in serious crisis due to shrinking membership. According to reports of General Assemblies, people are leaving ...
The Bible was not translated into Cornish in the sixteenth century, and that was one of the reasons why the language went into decline. Attempts were made to translate four chapters of Genesis and Matthew around 1700, but they were not followed up. The present Cornish Bible Project started in...
Meeting at the Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, MA, in June of last year, the Orthodox Theological Society in America (OTSA) put forth its views on ecumenism, in the light of the Thessaloniki summit and what it calls the “current crisis” in the ecumenical ...
can do a lot of damage in any church. Healthy churches can spiral quickly, however, when this small group takes advantage of a crisis in the church to get their way. The crisis magnifies their voice and power. If the silent majority does not speak out against this kind of power play, ...
concerning her writings. But it is no use to go into these matters. I have talked to you for years about them, but it brings no change. I think however that we are drifting toward a crisis which will come sooner or later and perhaps sooner. A very strong reaction has already set in...
Normally, food price increases are swiftly followed by a decrease; this time, by contrast, food prices are likely to stay high. In fact, given the current high demand for corn and other biofuel crops, it is likely prices will continue to rise. In this crisis, the shortage is caused not...