Category: Church

  • Financial Responsibility of Churches

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion References Introduction Religious organizations hold rituals, ceremonies, prayer meetings, and other cultural and educational activities. According to the legislation of most countries, they have the right to establish their organizations and engage in entrepreneurial activities. However, this raises a number of justifiable taxation issues related to the actions…

  • The Cathedral Church of St. Paul: Servant Leadership

    Servant leadership is significant because it ensures that leaders choose behaviors that are different from what is usually implemented by managers. This approach is typically requested by religious people and organizations. The rationale behind this statement is that this leadership model highlights serving others, altruism, and ethical behavior, which is also valued by many religions.…

  • The Catholic Church and the LGBT Community

    The way Catholic Church officials address the tension around LGBT relations may vary: most remain silent, few express support, and few  disapproval. The attitudes of judgment and rejection, in turn, only widen the gap between the LGBT community and the institutional Church. The opening, however, is not only artificially and needlessly enforced but is…

  • Catholic, Church of Christ and Jewish Religions Comparison

    Catholics, Protestants, and Jews are three major denominations of Christianity among many others. While the pope is the head of the Catholic Church, Protestantism and Judaism refer to Christianity that is not a subject to Papal authority (Neusner, 2001). The Catholic Church and the Church of Christ are the two most commonly found churches in…

  • Planting Missional Churches by Ed Stetzer: Summary and Critique

    Table of Contents Summary Critique Evaluation Bibliography Footnotes Summary The book under analysis was written by Ed Stetzer and entitled Planting Missional Churches. The author provides valuable insights into the process of planting evangelist churches. Stetzer sheds light on various aspects of the project including finances, location, preaching, worship, spirituality, congregational formation, and so on.…

  • Unification Church Founded by Sun Myung Moon

    Sun Myung Moon is the founder and head of the Unification Church. He was born on February 25, 1920, as the second son in a family of 13 children to Kyung yoo Moon and Kyung-Hye Kim. Sun Myung undertook the Confucian-style education but later converted to Christianity as a Presbyterian and received western-style education by…

  • Lutheran Theology  Insights for Todays Church

    Table of Contents Introduction Research Questions Core Ideas Contradictions and Challenges Overall Impact on Church and Society Conclusion Bibliography Footnotes Thesis statement: Martin Luthers theology started the reformation in Germany through his famous 95 Theses and, in doing so, helped model the contemporary society and Protestant Church. Introduction The European Reformation, driven by Lutheran Theology,…

  • Books on Teaching Children in Church

    Follow Me as I Follow Christ by Cheryl Dunlop The first book I read for the course was Cheryl Dunlops Follow Me as I Follow Christ. This book is a guide for educators teaching children in a church setting. The experience of reading this book has been an invaluable contribution to my knowledge about education…

  • Why Augustine Is the Shaper of the Western Church

    Table of Contents Introduction Formulation of His Theology against Heresies Augustins Theology against Manicheanism Augustins Theology against Donatism Augustins Theology against Pelagianism Conclusion Bibliography Introduction Saint Augustine or Augustine of Hippo was among the most significant figures in the development of Christianity. He was an early philosopher and Christian theologian whose writings influenced Western philosophy…

  • Establishment of the Papal Supremacy in the Catholic Church

    The papal supremacy is a doctrine of the catholic church that puts the pope and his office as the Vicar of Christ. Various popes contributed to the creation of papal powers during in the 6th century (St. Benedict). St. Damascus, one of the Bishops of Rome during the establishment of these powers, presided over the…