Category: Church

Table of Contents Introduction Vision Values Views Vehicles Verifiers Bibliography Footnotes Introduction Being a believer requires a great deal of sacrifice and dedication but it is mainly synonymous with disciple-making. The church is expected to play a significant role in spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. Consequently, the task of making disciples is a core…

Most Christians think that women are oppressed, and their rights denied when limits are put on their roles in the church. This has led to the cropping of great challenges between complementarians and egalitarians on the limitation of womens leadership roles. For instance, many women in the current churches fight for the post of pastor…

Christianity has a vast history that begins in the Middle East and the religion is currently popular in European countries and some African regions, which the Europeans took under control. There are more than one billion Christians in the world, and this religion usually includes Orthodoxy, Protestantism, and Catholicism. Orthodoxy is widespread in such countries…

A Healthy Church defines a church that resembles and functions simply as a healthy body, namely the Body of Christ. It is the same desire that Jesus has for his body. The Body of Christ is in it, which doesnt need to be defined, but its important to include, The Body of Christ is the…

Missional church is a community of Word, Sacrament, and Prayer, which involves certain religious activities to convert non-believers or apologists of other religions to their faith. Mission in a religious context and similar activities, especially in Christianity, are prevalent. The missionary church represents the various movements and denominations that shape it. The Missionary Church in…

Table of Contents Introduction Using A Common Language Facilitating Sharing Strengthening Your Members Narrative Intelligence Understanding of Change and What It Means to Lead Change Conclusion Bibliography Introduction Leadership in church, as well as change, are two things that require individuals who are committed to serving others. The two depend on one another in the…

Pentecostals represent a large group of the US population and an even larger group of Christians. About 4 million Pentecostals live in the United States, and about 500 million are members of various denominations worldwide (Casanova, 2021). The Pentecostal faith is very different from the Protestant or Catholic doctrine. Pentecostals tend to understand the Bible…

The middle ages were characterized by the dominance of the Roman Catholic Church in many religious and social aspects of the community and society. Therefore, many secular elements of culture like the creation and composition of music had their origins in the Roman Catholic Church or were at least influenced by the style and music…

My understanding of the nature and mission of the church in the light of Gods call and purpose is that the church is dependent on and defined by how well it relates with God. Since God is a mystery but and known to us, the church should therefore be never defined by the descriptions we…

The authors define resource mobilization theory as the study of aggregation of resources in the context of money and labor (Iannaccone, Olson, & Stark 1995, p. 706). From a theoretical standpoint, religious resources consist of inputs such as time and money, which lead to the output of church growth and new members joining. In economic…