That's why I preach my way through entire books of the Bible, dealing carefully with each verse and phrase--even though that occasionally means spending time in passages that don't readily lend themselves to anecdotal or motivational messages. I am grateful to the Lord for the way He has used this exposi- tory approach in our church and in the lives of our radio listeners. But now and then someone tells me frankly that my preaching needs to be less doctrinal and more practical. Practical application is vital. I don't want to minimize its importance.
These issues will be discussed by examining his management principles for church growth. In this essay, comparison between Warren’s and McGavran’s principles for the growth of church will also be discussed, especially in terms of receptivity, style of church, and leadership. Ⅱ Seeker (the unsaved visitor) Sensitive Management and Homogeneous Units Rick Warren’s main concern is that churches should be healthy. He argues that church growth is the natural result of church health, and such a health brings success to ministry. To be successful in ministry, he insists it takes skill, timing, and the right tools.
Analytical Review of the Book of James The book of James has been called the practical book of the New Testament by many. This review will cover the purpose of the book, why it was included in the Bible, what would be missing if not included, and how it applies or is relevant to today. The purpose of the book of James is to foster practical Christian living. The church people in James’ day were beginning to have undermining attitudes and practices. James speaks against these in his teaching.
I found the practical sections of this book to be extremely helpful. For instance, when Brooks explains the benefit of asking the “so what” question of the good news text, I was motivated to look at a few of my sermons that had already been preached and ask the “so what” question of the text. Brooks is clear that the Bible is the foundation of preaching. This statement as she points out may seem to be one that there is agreement with among preachers, however as is pointed out there are those who believe that good news may come from other sources. It has been my experience in hearing sermons that the Bible is the source of the good news that is proclaimed.
Christian Education is a part of God’s purpose to put everything in Creation under the feet of Christ; it serves as part of His purpose to subdue people from all nations to the glory of God. I also think a Christian Education is a better education, because it feed the soul as well as the mind. It addresses the whole human being; it involves the body, sprit and the mind. One important goal of Christian Education is to teach the student to reason biblically. If each adult person or the parents of younger student took it upon themselves to be more Christ-like and build their foundation of education to glorify God, they would choose the Christian Education over the Public Education, which is controlled by the state.
Religious development is absolutely significant for developmentalist, psychologist, religious representatives and theorist all across the world. They emphasize with great efforts about the necessity for a society with not only growing spiritual formation but also moral formation. Though they look very similar to the simple eye, the reality is that it is a lot more complex than that, however, once the exact meaning of it is cleared and understood, the concept of spiritual versus moral becomes now logical and a lot more easy to balance. Humans are in a constant search for something deeper than what eyes can see. “Spiritual formation involves Christians growing in their relationship with God and living lives
Through the laity’s involvement in the liturgy, their strong allegiance to Saints, and the emphasis on Purgatory, we see that the laity were in fact very devout to the Church, with the Church playing a distinct role in the way the Christians lived almost every aspect of life, even into their dying days. In many ways, the Reformation was not a liberation that restored the true Christianity after years of corruption and degeneration, as many people are taught. Early Protestantism was brought about by a series of noble assertions-- the free availability of grace to anyone who sought it, the sanctity of God’s Holy Word, and the authority of grace being the only need for salvation. However, many historians depict the Reformation as coming from the obvious disconnect between the laity and God, with the medieval lay people cut off from the mercy and love of Christ. According to A. G. Dickens’ studies in The English Reformation, the Middle Ages laity faced “quite terrifying views of punishment in the life to come...it was small wonder that they felt more comfortable with saints than with God” (Dickens 20).
Keith Atkisson BUS303 Business for Nonprofits Essay-Week 3-Christian Stewardship and Ownership February 7, 2015 Biblical views of Christian Stewardship and Ownership To take care of, oversee, manage, and guard from harm. These four terms are a clear depiction of stewardship. On the other hand, dominion, control, and proprietorship are the terms of ownership, and if they are engaged in, they then become worldly behaviors, idols and stumbling blocks and as such are in direct opposition to God’s will and his purpose. Though stewardship is seen by most church-going members as consisting of tithing only, scripture paints an entirely different picture of what is to be expected of each believer in his life. Many believers do not count the cost of following Christ.
The vision needs to be so clear, and the body needs to unite as one towards the goals of that vision, otherwise it will just fail. I love the clarification Pue gives on self-awareness. I think we’re ingrained as church leaders to be hesitant when anything tells us that we need some kind of focus on ourselves. I know I was hesitant when I first saw the title of
My number one spiritual gift is shepperd and the second is a tie of two: administration and evangelization. I agree with the results and even though it is not the first time that someone mentions these particular gifts, it was very encouraging results. I also agree because I have served at my former local church using the gifts of evangelization and administration. My husband and I directed a TV and radio evangelistic campaign. PART TWO: Specifically, how can you use your gifts at this time?