With nearly 40 years of ministry experience, Thom Rainer has spent a lifetime committed to the growth and health of local churches across North America. How The Video Training Course Works Learn at your own pace View all the content at once or as you are able to implement changes in your...
The Vision Statements of 13 Great Leaders in the Bible by Will Mancini | July 22, 2014 In a previous post, I introduced the powerful concept call the Future Perfect Paradigm. I am continuing this series by looking at the vision statements or the future perfect paradigms of 13 biblical lead...
This article locates the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith鈥檚 recent document Dominus Iesus against the background of great ecumenical advance in North America and elsewhere and a series of highly encouraging ecumenical statements published by John Paul II. Its most contentious statement is...
Women journeyed there from Manhattan Island to remove their lipstick and brassieres and make statements about gender equality. It established Robin Morgan as the media character actress -- and she was rather Straight. Several weeks later Gloria Steinem suddenly popped up as Women's Lib Media ...
Walter Strickland’s sweeping narrative of African American Christianity portrays a big God who is strong to deliver. Review Tending and Keeping the Christian Past in an ‘Ahistoric Age’ Christopher Gehrz Why the work of historical stewardship isn’t just for historians....
a) Each pastor, each local church, each person in that local church, and each Annual Conference (usually divided by state) must decide if they will remain in the UMC (ordaining homosexuals) or leave to join the newly forming “Traditional Methodist Church” or various other churches of their...
I found the Pope’s statements to be terrible misunderstandings and in typical fashion aimed at anabaptists, whn attacking Reformed thinking. “a mere voluntary association.” The Church of Scotland teaches a previously unchurched pagan, that entry into the Covenant of Grace (COG) is by profess...
Just read a little about the lives of Jack Coe and Kathryn Kuhlman and their heretical practices and statements, if you are in doubt. Joyner is also wrong about judging. We are called to judge the words of Christians, as good "Bereans". Paul called people to judge his words. 1Co 10:...
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One of the best books which can help you understand the what, why, and how of your church’s purpose, mission, values, vision, and strategy isAdvanced Strategic Planningby Aubrey Malphurs. He takes you through why these statements are important, and how to write them up for your church. ...