Although I am certain of God’s calling for my life, discerning His specific mission for me is am intimidating task. This paper will provide an overview of my evangelism vision and the related challenges in my life. My personal evangelism vision will guide my walk with Christ. Throughout my early Christian walk I was influenced by traditional Southern Baptist churches with strong evangelical visions of their own. Unfortunately, this focus appears to be fading in many of the churches my wife and I have visited in recent years.
“Take heed unto thyself, and unto the doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee” (1 Tim 4:16, KJV). In this vein, this paper will examine the validity of Charles Spurgeon’s theological foundations for Pastoral Ministry and their relevance for today’s pastor. A comprehensive analysis of two specific theological foundations from Spurgeon will corroborate their critical relevance for the success of today’s Pastoral Ministry. Spurgeon
LIBERTY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BOOK REVIEW 1 THE PURPOSE DRIVEN CHURCH: GROWTH WITHOUT COMPROMISING YOUR MESSAGE AND MISSION A PAPER SUBMITTED TO DR. ROBERT GOWINS IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF THE COURSE, CLED 620 VISION AND STRATEGIC PLANNING BY FREDERICK MCDONNELL HALEY III LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA NOVEMBER 18, 2011 INTRODUCTION In The Purpose Driven Church: Growth Without Compromising Your Message & Mission, author Rick Warren asserts that churches who organize around their biblical purposes will become healthy, growing churches (Warren 1995, 397). God’s purposes for the church include worship, ministry, evangelism, discipleship, and fellowship (Warren 1995, 394). Though Warren’s ecclesiology is excessively anthropocentric, he provides an effective planning paradigm that merits careful consideration by leaders of the church. ABSTRACT Rick Warren authored The Purpose Driven Church with the intention of defining the biblical purpose of the church and identifying practical implications of those purposes (Warren 1995, 395). His conclusions are drawn from his experiences as the founding and lead pastor of Saddleback Church, one of the largest churches in America.
PRAYER & SCRIPTURE IN THERAPY Page 1 Use of Prayer and Scripture in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: A Journal Article Review Amire L. Harvin Liberty UniversityCOUN 506 PRAYER & SCRIPTURE IN THERAPY Page 2 Siang-Yang Tan discuses in his article “Use of Prayer and Scripture in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy” published in the Journal of Psychology and Christianity in 2007, ways prayer and scripture can be integrated in cognitive-behavioral therapy. Cognitive-behavioral therapy is also known by some as “CBT”. Tan believes that this model of cognitive-behavioral therapy along with different forms of prayer and biblical truth can be very beneficial in the long run to the client. He uses a study by Hayes, Luoma,Bond, Masuda and Lillis (2006) to help support his thesis. Hayes, Luoma,Bond, Masuda and Lillis (2006) study elucidated a historical development of behavior therapy.
LEADERSHIP AUDIT ANALYSIS 1 __________________ A Paper Presented to Dr. David Nemitz Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary __________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course CLED 510 Biblical Foundations of Christian Leadership B 06 __________________ By Shervanne Gatson sgatson@liberty.edu 10 June 2011 INTRODUCTION Over the years, I have been fortunate to study many leadership styles from the leaders I have been under. There were a few leaders that were exceptional in their leadership, while other fell flat. A good leader is first a servant. You cannot lead if first you do not know how to serve. There are several aspects that make up a good Christian leader.
Leadership Evangelistic Evaluation 1. Are you leading with “Confidence in God’s Call”? In interviewing my worship pastor/leader, he notes that the barometer for him, as with many other leaders and as laypersons, is peace in spirit. In his position as worship pastor, music is a required gift. He knows that God’s call for him, before he was even born, was to lead in worship.
I have successfully read Crisis counseling: A guide for Pastors and Professionals, now its time for practical application. While reading this book I thought of several different ministries within my local church assembly that could benefit from this book. Especially since my church is located in the heart of a very high risk community, I believe it is important to educate our ministry on how to deal with crises as well as to show them and guide them through the process. Showing the community that the church is still relevant and that we care about the well-being of the people is how we all can cope with and get through crises. As stated before the plan of action is simple, however, we as the body of Christ have got to become more sensitive to the needs of the people and the one of the ways we can do that is through counseling.
Summary and Practical Application of Larry Crabb’s method of effective Christian Counseling Ronald Ruben Liberty University November 1, 2014 Abstract This paper explores Larry Crabb’s methodology of Christian Counseling. It provides a brief summary on the techniques used and how this contributes to the discipline of counseling. In the book Effective Biblical Counseling Dr. Larry Crabb provides the framework for one to effectively handle biblical counseling and the methodology of establishing a counseling program in a local church. The author helps the reader understand the importance in establishing goals and finding a way to effectively achieve these goals using biblical and secular principles. Crabb also discusses the difference
As the diversity of the United States continues to grow, health care facilities are becoming more culturally challenged. A big component to healing is assessing cultural and spiritual needs of patients and their families, and providing a holistic approach to healing. By building awareness in meeting the needs of diverse populations, the health care facilities of America will soon understand the components that are needed to provide healing. The purpose of this paper is to examine the spiritual perspectives of healing and compare Christianity to the religious beliefs of Native Americans, Sikhs, and Baha’i’s, identify critical components needed to offer a culture of healing, and reflect on the unique roles health care providers offer as they set aside their own beliefs to meet the needs of
PSC 410 Grand Canyon Week 1 Discussion 2 In the “The Essentials of Servant Leadership: Principles in Practice,? by McGee-Cooper and Trammell, several distinctions are made between a servant leader and a power-based leader. Using one pair of distinctions, describe an experience you have had that was managed using a power-based style. Explain how you think a servant leader would have handled it differently. PSC