Worship At A Crossroads

Author : Melinda A. Quivik
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666792058

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Worship at a Crossroads by Melinda A. Quivik Pdf

This book calls Protestant churches, and the ELCA in particular, to a church-wide conversation about racism. It is a response to the 2019 book Dear Church by Lenny Duncan, a former Lutheran pastor who is Black and who, among other reparations, calls for changing the church's worship in order to address segregated Sundays. Changes in worship affect theological foundations. Informed consideration is essential. Because entering into life-changing conversations requires vulnerability and commitment, this book includes several narratives: my life as a White woman and pastor, the history of the Black church as defined by Black theologians, the development of the liturgical renewal movement, and my experiences as a professor navigating worship conflicts as my seminary struggled with financial constraints and a changing student body. The seminary conflicts offered me a window into how better to address racism inspired by the example of post-WWII German truth-telling and how some US Southern states have come to grips with the history of the Jim Crow South (described in Susan Neiman's Learning from the Germans). This book outlines a way forward for churches in responding to racism by encouraging healthy engagement with contentious relationships as a necessity for healing.

Author : Mark Holmen
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781459625495

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Faith Begins at Home by Mark Holmen Pdf

In the past, faith was a central part of the family's home life, yet the reality for many families today is that faith is no more than one - hour, drop off Christianity. To become the strong, healthy, joy - filled families God intended begins with parents establishing their homes as the primary place where faith is nurtured. Faith Begins at Home combines inspirational stories and practical ideas with biblical truth to help families rediscover how to bring the basics of faith back into their home.

Author : Dr. Mark E. Williams
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781664139688

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Crossroads by Dr. Mark E. Williams Pdf

The Crossroad, a book based on a cycle of healing and returning to our first love. Instructing us to teach, preach and reach out in healing one another all over the world. It’s time for all to band together in unity and love because all lives matter

Author : Michael J. Kruger
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2018-03-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830887514

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Christianity at the Crossroads by Michael J. Kruger Pdf

The Gospel Coalition Book of the Year Biblical Foundations Award Winner Christianity in the twenty-first century is a global phenomenon. But in the second century, its future was not at all certain. Initially Christianity possessed little social or cultural influence and found itself fighting for its life. While apostolic tradition was emerging as a "rule of faith," factions contested the nature of the gospel, and pagan philosophers found its claims scandalous. And while its pathway was tenuous, Christianity was forming structures of leadership and worship, and a core of apostolic texts was emerging as authoritative. But it was the challenges, obstacles, and transitions faced by Christians in the second century that, in many ways, would determine the future of the church for the next two millennia. It was a time when Christianity stood at a crossroads. Michael Kruger's introductory survey examines how Christianity took root in the second century, how it battled to stay true to the vision of the apostles, and how it developed in ways that would shape both the church and Western culture over the next two thousand years. Christianity at the Crossroads provides an accessible and informative look at the complex and foundational issues faced by an infant church still trying to determine its identity. The church's response to the issues of heresy and orthodoxy, the development of the canon, and the transmission of the Christian Scriptures not only determined its survival, but determined the kind of church it would be for generations to come.

Author : Brett Heintzman
Publisher : WestBow Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781490866635

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The Crossroads by Brett Heintzman Pdf

Weve lost our way, and God is calling us to return to Him. Every church walks a path, comprised of methods, programs, worship styles, etc. The paths our churches travel may have served us well in the past, but they are losing their effectiveness with every passing day. Christian churches in America are facing the challenge of decline, yet many cling to their current paths expecting fresh results of revival and renewal. We are deceived and need direction. God told Israel through the prophet Jeremiah, This is what the LORD says: Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, We will not walk in it (Jeremiah 6:16 NIV). Today, churches are standing at a crossroads. The Crossroads is a critical point of decision that can mean life and fruitfulness or death and extinction, depending on the choices we make today. Will we stay on the unfruitful paths, or will we seek God for the ancient paths of His choosing: Paths of Holy Spirit power and Kingdom purposes? At the crossroads, the choice must be made. The Crossroads points the way to the ancient paths of true Kingdom fruitfulness.

Author : Eleanor Bernstein
Publisher : Health Policy Advisory Center
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Christian leadership
ISBN : 0814621465

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Disciples at the Crossroads by Eleanor Bernstein Pdf

Author : D. Neal MacPherson
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2008-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498275927

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Church at a Crossroads by D. Neal MacPherson Pdf

Facing the uncertainty of their present life and ministry, the American and Canadian churches of mainline Protestantism are, for the most part, responding in one of two ways. Some are simply choosing to ignore the process of their disestablishment. They continue to carry on with their church life as though nothing were happening, as though they were still occupying a place at the center of society. Others, knowing that they are being moved to the periphery of social and political life, are seeking to regain their past power and influence by adopting one or another program of church growth, many of which are being promoted by the newly emerging megachurches of the Christian right. Based upon the history and experience of a particular congregation, Church of the Crossroads in Honolulu, Hawaii, this book suggests a third option for the churches of mainline Protestantism: to embrace their ongoing disestablishment and to see it not as a burden or as something to be either ignored or reversed, but as an opportunity to envision a new way of being in the world.

Author : Toby Sumpter
Publisher : Canon Press & Book Service
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781591281924

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Blood-Bought World by Toby Sumpter Pdf

If the Church is to rise up full of people who don't give a damn about the fleeting pleasures of this life and who care only for the glory of Jesus and His Kingdom, we must once again grasp what made Jesus so eminently killable. If Jesus had been born in our day, the council that condemned Him would have included a couple of well-known evangelical pastors, a few outspoken pro-life leaders, a conservative-libertarian-leaning politician, and at least one Bible-thumping fundamentalist. Jesus was murdered by church people, for churchy reasons. In Blood-Bought World, Toby J. Sumpter pinpoints the raw spots where modern-day Christians have allowed respectability, comfort, fear, love, fitness, authenticity, or other idols to become "fig leaves" to shield us from the Persons of the Trinity. We have relegated God to Sunday school presentations instead of following Jesus on the path to real authority and power: the cross. God's undiluted sovereignty demolishes every false human claim of autonomy. Men and women who know Jesus have no patience for a polite social club with religious jargon. The real Christian faith, delivered to God's people and driven by the Holy Spirit, is a wild, rambunctious, healing force set on the redemption of the world. That is what "being Christian" means: Hello, World! Jesus bought this place with His blood. Deal with it.

Author : Jared Kennedy
Publisher : New Growth Press
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-10-12
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781645071716

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God Made Me for Worship by Jared Kennedy Pdf

God Made Me for Worship (a part of the God Made Me series) by Jared Kennedy helps children understand the complexity of a Christian worship gathering by using the vision of Isaiah 6. This beautifully illustrated children's book celebrates how God reveals himself to his people in the movements of worship. Sitting in a worship service for any young child can be a difficult experience. One minute everyone is singing loudly, the next everyone is sitting and listening quietly (without talking!). Sometimes the adults know something that should be said out loud, like, "Thanks be to God!" How did they know what to say? How do people know when to talk to one another and shake hands? God Made Me for Worship focuses on teaching kids about the key liturgical movements in a worship gathering, including the call to worship, praise and adoration, confession, assurance and passing the peace, ministry of the Word and sacraments, and benediction and sending. Kennedy guides parents to help their kids understand why we're intentional about worship, encouraging them to engage—not just to manage behavior during a worship gathering, but to invite kids to respond to God along with the whole church body.

Author : Aída Besançon Spencer,William David Spencer,Steven Tracy,Celestia Tracy
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830878543

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Marriage at the Crossroads by Aída Besançon Spencer,William David Spencer,Steven Tracy,Celestia Tracy Pdf

Have you ever wondered how egalitarian and complementarian marriages play out differently on a day-to-day level? In this unique book AÍda and William Spencer and Steve and Celestia Tracy, two couples from the differing perspectives of egalitarianism and soft complementarianism, share a constructive dialogue about marriage in practice. They cover a variety of topics like marriage discipleship, headship and submission, roles and decision-making, and intimacy in marriage. Also included are responses from three additional cultural frameworks: North American Hispanic, Korean American and African American. Whether you're still working out your views on marriage or have found an approach you're comfortable with, this book will help you better understand the two perspectives on the ground level. While the theological starting points are different, you may be surprised to see the degree of convergence on practical issues as the dialogue unfolds.

Author : Curt M. Joseph
Publisher : CSS Publishing Company
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1987-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0895368439

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Crossroads by Curt M. Joseph Pdf

Author : Margaret M. Poloma
Publisher : Univ. of Tennessee Press
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0870496077

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The Assemblies of God at the Crossroads by Margaret M. Poloma Pdf

Author : David N. Lorenzen
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0520018427

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The Kāpālikas and Kālāmukhas by David N. Lorenzen Pdf

Author : Stephen L. Bryant
Publisher : Tate Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781615665457

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Crossroads by Stephen L. Bryant Pdf

Paddy O'Doul, a popular and upstanding Irish pub owner, was brutally murdered after closing one night. No one he knew could have wanted him dead. Even more mysterious were the large sums of money that he left in his will. Reeling from the baffling events, his family attempts to uncover the truth. Annie, O'Doul's daughter and a brilliant lawyer, Macklin, a unique private investigator with a dangerous past, and Rusty, a skillful undercover cop, are brought together by these troubling events. Together, they begin to uncover the truth behind Paddy's untimely death. What follows is a whirlwind of chaos as an unknown evil reveals sweeping plans for their community. With no limits to power, corruption, or wealth, The mysterious entity known only as B.A. crushes all opposition to its dark undertakings. When the plot behind the recent murders is revealed to be more wicked than imaginable, and when the lust for death goes far deeper than a single, Irish pub owner, can anyone possibly stand against the evil that is descending upon them? Only God knows, and he does in fact have a plan.

Author : Karl Rahner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1976-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0824502078

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Christian at the Crossroads by Karl Rahner Pdf