Correspondence school
Hello, I’m up in Edmonton Canada, looking for a good Bible Theology correspondence course. Anyone able to point me in the right direction?
Haiti: Earthquake relief
Are you or is your church doing anything by way of earthquake relief for Haiti?
If so: Through which organizations?
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Building a Biblical Model for House Churches
The following is reprinted with permission from Paraklesis, a publication of Baptist Bible Seminary. The article first appeared in the Summer ‘08 issue.
The move from conventional congregations to house churches has been termed a revolution. Researcher George Barna estimates at least 1 million Americans have shifted to small-groups worshiping primarily in homes or businesses.
But the revolution comes in this statistic: by 2025, Barna predicts 70 percent of Christians will be worshiping in such “alternative faith communities.”1
While the trend is clear, the benefits and biblical focus of such gatherings is more muddled. The early church detailed in the New Testament indeed met “house to house,” and the Apostle Paul regularly gathered new believers in homes. But this is not an exclusive or biblically prescribed model for worshiping.
The home church model can work today, and in circumstances where proper ty is scarce or expensive it can be a practical approach. Pastors and church leaders, though, need to think clearly before moving to a house church model. They must keep a biblical focus paramount and not let relational benefits overrun sound doctrine and New Testament church polity.
Inside house churches
House churches are small bodies of believers that meet primarily in homes, have generally fewer than 30 members, and normally have unpaid lay leaders. These back-to-basics congregations do not start in a home with the goal of moving later to a permanent facility. They are designed to stay in a private residence or similar surroundings.
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Seminary thoughts and recomendations
I am woundering if I can get everyone’s wisdom on seminarys. I am the pastor of a church in Ohio where I have been serving for nearly 5 years(2+ as an assistant pastor and 2+ as senior pastor). I have only an undergraduate degree in bible from Cedarville and would like continue my education. Because of my present ministry I am looking for seminaries that provide distiance education.
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365Revolutions.org - Daily Bible
So our church is working hard to emphasize our church family and friends reading and talking about the same parts of the Bible this year - we’ve just put a website live for this - I’d love to get some of your feedback and advice! I threw a similar question at you all about 4 month ago and am really thankful for the advice given going forward. Thanks!
http://www.365revolutions.org: http://www.365revolutions.org
—Sam Sutter
Assistant Pastor
http://www.365revolutions.org: http://www.365revolutions.org
—Sam Sutter
Assistant Pastor
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Book Recommendations for An Unsaved Seeker
My daughter asked me for a good book recommendation for a friend who has begun attending an evangelical church and is exploring the idea of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. The only book I could think of is Josh McDowell’s More Than A Carpenter.
I am not interested in hard sell, sermonic type books, but recommendations of books that clearly, scripturally, and intelligently present the plan of salvation and assurance of the same, written in modern English.
I know of classics, like, “Full Assurance,” etc., but they are dated.
I am not interested in hard sell, sermonic type books, but recommendations of books that clearly, scripturally, and intelligently present the plan of salvation and assurance of the same, written in modern English.
I know of classics, like, “Full Assurance,” etc., but they are dated.
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How are Sunday School teachers chosen in your church?
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How are Sunday School teachers chosen in your church?
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New Year's Eve Party Themes and Ideas
We do not have a service at our church on New Year’s Eve, but we have a party. Some years (like this year), I plan it. We have had themes like “Great Cities of America” where people had to guess cities by photos of their of downtown section.
We are two blocks from downtown, and we walk over to see the ball drop (yes, Kokom, IN has a ball drop,like New York!). They also have a short fireworks display from the courthouse roof.
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Where are the men?
From Townhall.com-
Where Are the Men? by Phyllis Schlafly
…Fewer boys manifest significant interest in academic achievement or aspirations to walk through the doors that a college degree can open.
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Today's Small Groups: A Genuine Threat to the Health of the Church?
Small groups…small groups…small groups. The word for today is “small groups” which is what many today are proposing as a prominent mechanism local churches must incorporate in order for intimate discipleship, genuine fellowship and “familyship” to occur among church members. This is the connector mechanism in both large and small churches that insure people have a group for their spiritual and personal necessities as a member of a local assembly…but wait!
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