...Researh for Pre-final In Education3 Church A church building, often simply called a church, is a building used for religious activities particularly worship services. The term in its architectural sense is most often used by Christians to refer to their religious buildings but can be used by other religions. Characteristics of Churches of Christ 1. Commitment to Christian Unity We are committed to the idea that the body of Christ (i.e. the church) is one. God did not ordain the church to be split into different denominations, but call us all to work together. The Churches of Christ arose at a time when denominationalism threatened to undermine the church as a whole. Consequently, we will work with any other Christian Denomination who share our general views as expressed below. We may disagree on certain points, but as long as these are not fundamental issues of belief, they are not essential. 2. Commitment to Evangelism and Mission We are committed to spreading the Good news we have by sharing our lives with others. Mark 16:15-16 "He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned." 3. New Testament emphasis Whilst obviously, both parts of the Bible are of vital importance, we place an emphasis on the New Testament as it gives us not only the life of Christ to follow, but also teaching on how to live our lives as followers of Jesus...
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...symbol in the, “Ministers Black Veil” which the minister always has covering his face. The symbol is the black veil, which many interpret differently. The black veil stands for sin and shame. We do not know what exactly the minister has done throughout the story but we have an idea that he has done something shameful because he does not take the veil off and refuses to tell his wife anything about the situation, which is ultimately why she leaves him. The townspeople also have their own “black veils” as they are sinners but hypocrites who condemn the minister and gossip about his possible crimes. They are frightened from him at all of the events, which he attends such as the funeral and wedding. Even the minister himself is afraid when he sees his reflection in the wine glass at the wedding and runs away from fear. The Puritan ethic is rooted in Calvinism theology. It is an overall understanding by Calvinists that diligence in ones work pleases God and is a form of worship. It is mainly a concept of constant worship and persistence, an exertion of body and mind. This relates to the Puritan ethic because we believe the minister was not consistent with his worship and he was at fault by not confessing his sins. Instead he chooses to wear a veil, which he believes might hide his wrongdoings. The reaction of the people in the church is absolutely appalling and hypocritical. The townspeople begin to gossip right away and begin to believe that the minister has lost his mind...
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...THE CHAPLAIN AND WORSHIP CHPL 696 Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary May 21, 2014 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 THE CHAPLAIN AND THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN WORSHIP....................................2-3 THE CHAPLAIN PROVIDING WORSHIP IN A HEALTH-CARE SETTING.......................4-6 CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6 BIBLOGRAPHY.............................................................................................................................7 INTRODUCTION The ministry of worship and preaching of chaplains is unique in the sense that they are tasked with providing for the religious needs of different people and in a pluralistic environment. Although this type of setting provides many challenges, chaplains are afforded abundant ministry opportunities. This paper first will attempt to describe the opportunities, advantages, and disadvantages of technology in the area of worship and preaching for chaplains. Secondly, this paper will describe the role and functions of chaplains in the healthcare setting when providing worship services. This paper will show that when properly used technology can become a tool that will enhance, promote, and advance the ministry of worship and preaching in the chaplaincy ministry. The Chaplain and the Use of technology in Worship When considering the use of technology such...
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...Greetings! Recently, Contacted about serving as an acolyte @ St. An’s Episcopal Church. The acolyte ministry stems from Old Testament times. The Scriptures tell of the Prophet Samuel assisting Eli the priest and of Elijah being assisted by Elisha. The new Testament illustrates early Christian adoption of this custom, retained to the present day as the honored office of acolyte. Acolytes participate in all phases of the rites and ceremonies of the Church. An acolyte is a person who assists the presiding minister/pastor in worship and carries out certain duties, including candle lighting, carrying the processional cross; holding or getting items the pastor needs during Holy Communion and other worship acts. They serve as examples for worshippers, leaders of the congregation during the service, and assistants for the clergy and lay ministers. The Ministry gives our young people an opportunity to assume a leadership position in the Parish, learn our traditions, and to actively participate in its services in a very unique and memorable way. This tends to be a very serious position in our church. We would appreciate a very mature manner/actions on behalf of our acolytes. Please take a moment with your youth to explain the importance of their job and duties…how it makes the service roll smoothly. We would like to plan another Acolyte training session; on Sunday, September 6th directly after church. This training session will be for current and new acolytes. Lunch will...
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...they all practice and worship in different ways. They all have certain beliefs, certain rituals and, traditions that they carry. This paper will explain how religious traditions describe and encourage the relationship with the divine; the relationship with the sacred time; the relationship with sacred space or the natural world; and the relationship with each other. This paper will also identify key critical issues in the study of religion. The relationship with the divine is understanding of the divine such as whom or what is sacred. Monotheism meaning one God relates to religions like Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Polytheism meaning many gods relate to religions like Hinduism, Zen Buddhism and, many religions of ancient civilizations. Pantheism which, is drawn from Polytheism means all of nature. God is everything and everything is God. The concept of being or existence is how these religions see their Gods. Most Polytheism beliefs are that their gods come in the form an actually being such as calves, people, statues, physical things. Monotheism believes that God is a spirit, cannot be seen, but felt. They believe that the spirit can hear see and watch you’re observing how these religions have relationships with sacred time. To know the relationship of sacred times, we will need to know what sacred time is. Sacred time is how the religion is observed. Some religions fast or feast, this may include special worship services and regular times of worship. For example Christians...
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...they all practice and worship in different ways. They all have certain beliefs, certain rituals and, traditions that they carry. This paper will explain how religious traditions describe and encourage the relationship with the divine; the relationship with the sacred time; the relationship with sacred space or the natural world; and the relationship with each other. This paper will also identify key critical issues in the study of religion. The relationship with the divine is understanding of the divine such as whom or what is sacred. Monotheism meaning one God relates to religions like Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Polytheism meaning many gods relate to religions like Hinduism, Zen Buddhism and, many religions of ancient civilizations. Pantheism which, is drawn from Polytheism means all of nature. God is everything and everything is God. The concept of being or existence is how these religions see their Gods. Most Polytheism beliefs are that their gods come in the form an actually being such as calves, people, statues, physical things. Monotheism believes that God is a spirit, cannot be seen, but felt. They believe that the spirit can hear see and watch you’re observing how these religions have relationships with sacred time. To know the relationship of sacred times, we will need to know what sacred time is. Sacred time is how the religion is observed. Some religions fast or feast, this may include special worship services and regular times of worship. For example Christians...
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...COURSE: CHRISTIAN BELIEFS COURSE CODE: THE 205 LECTURER: REV. F AMOLO ASSIGNMENT: THE CHURCH AS THE NEW ISRAEL & THE RELEVANCE OF THE CHURCH RUTO KORIR-12S03EBT004 The “Church” has been in existence for quite a number of centuries, in the book of Acts we see the fellowship of believers coming together in unity “They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer… Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favour of all the people. And the Lord added to their numbers daily those who were being saved” (Acts 2:42 & 46). This illustrates to us that the body of Christ came into existence a little while after he had resurrected into heaven. The church has been described in a number of ways, some in their lack of understanding have described the church as a piece of real estate or just a building where individuals hold their religious masses. But in truth the church is a community of those who believe that Jesus Christ is their Lord and saviour, the church is composed of those who have a common faith and belief. Others have gone on to describe the church as a body, a family, the New Israel and the body of Christ. It has also been described as the spiritual reflection of the society and humanity as a whole. Churches can exist in small and local communities ranging from small to large...
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...Hannah Smith CHMN 201-[D06] 4/20/15 Church Leadership and Ministry Evaluation Paper For this paper, I did a self-evaluation. 1. Would you say that your congregation (or the people within your particular department or area of ministry) is “Living Out the Mind of Christ” (i.e. Unity, Humility, Selflessness) as they interact, serve, and minister to/with each other? How specifically do you as a ministry leader teach, cultivate, and maintain “The Mind of Christ” in your area of ministry? My area of ministry ranges from grades 6-12. At these young ages, students are still trying to find themselves. As they do so, they crave and desire a relationship with God. My team and I are very dedicated to teaching them that they are all united as one, and God loves each of them individually. This unity will hopefully teach them that they can lean on fellow believers their age and grow spiritually together. 2. Would you consider yourself a “Wounded Healer?” Also, would you please share an example where you have ministered to a person who is/was “wounded” in the same manner that you once were? (Cf. II Corinthians 1:3-5) Yes, I consider myself a wounded healer. I went through a physically and emotionally abusive relationship about three years ago. In going through this, I learned to find my self worth in God before I looked to others. I have been able to use my story to capture many girls in toxic relationships. One in particular was a girl my own age. She had been dating a guy...
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...What is Worship? Consider the meaning of the word. The English word worship is derived from an older Anglo-Saxon word weorthship which meant "to honor." Christian worship, whether individual or corporate, offers honor to God. Worship can and should characterize our daily life, we offer praise, adoration, and thanksgiving. As ministers through music, we must get out of the way and let God do his thing through us. Do we always get out of his way? No. We fail often and have to remind ourselves of just who our Audience is (i.e., God). But God is faithful! He has been drawing the church into his presence through worship for two millennia (not to mention the tabernacle & temple before that). God’s people have approached him over that time in numerous ways. Worship music is important to our worship experience as the Church body, and throughout history. John 4:24 “God is a Spirit and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.” • For us to worship God in spirit and in truth we must make sure we obey all of His commandments as given by Him in the Bible on how He is to be worshipped. • We must speak where the Bible speaks and be silent where the Bible is silent. • As we sing, pray, give, partake of the communion, and as the gospel sermon is preached, it must be done according to God’s instructions in the Bible. The purpose of our worship is to glorify, honor, praise, exalt, and please God. Our worship must show our adoration and loyalty...
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...Liberty University Discipleship Ministries Project A paper submitted to Dr. Zabloski In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the course DSMN 500 Liberty Theological seminary By Jonathan L. Keene Lynchburg, Virginia Sunday, May 12, 2009 Table of Contents Introduction 4 Diagnosis of Need 5 Target Group 6 Vision Statement 6 Goals 7 Lessons Gleaned from Scripture 8 Formulation of Objectives 12 Competencies Expected of Disciples attending Recovery in Refuge 12 Selection of Content 13 Setting Captives Free 13 Life Principles for Worship from the Tabernacle 14 Celebration of Discipline 14 Shatter the Darkness 14 Scope and Sequence Plan 15 Phase 1: Repentance, Redemption, Recovery 15 Phase 2: Regeneration 16 Phase 3: Rescue-Reaching Out 18 Phase 4: Real Life 20 Partnership with the Refuge Counseling Center 20 Conclusion 21 Self-Assessment of How the 5 Essential Activities of an Education that Produces Disciples Was Incorporated and Integrated 22 Resources to be used in Recovery in Refuge 25 Bibliography 26 Works Consulted 27 Introduction At Crossroads Community Church in Nampa Idaho the catchphrase is ‘Refuge.” The church has developed what it calls a “Theology of Refuge.”[1] They state, “Crossroads is built around the idea of being a church...
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... Women ministers in the church are a source of deep conflict among Christians. The only way to fully understand this controversy is to understand what God himself said about the issue. Trying to understand what God actually meant can be very difficult since not all Bible passages are to be taken literary. Personally, growing up in a family with a feminist mother, it helps shape my views on women in ministry. Having a feminist mother and a non-feminist dad, however, was very difficult. I believe that God’s ministry is something everyone should be very proud of. Having the chance to serve in His ministry should be a privilege that everyone human being should strive to attain. Limiting the ministry of Christ based on gender is wrong and discriminative. I grow up in a culture were women are not allowed to be ministers. The cultural influence of many individuals in my country is the leading factor to a lot of negative views on women. The interpretation of scripture was highly baize when it comes to issues concerning women. Most women in country are looked down upon and view as objects with no authority. In the mist of all the cultural influences, having a feminist mom was very difficult for me. I was trying to follow my mom’s perspective on women, yet at the same time trying to obey a culture which defined who I am. The only way I was able to build my own perspective was to seek answers from the Bible. For many people who think women are not allowed to be ministers, 1 Corinthians...
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...spread its teachings during its early days were members of Judaism. The Arabian Prophet Mohammad who founded the Moslem faith was said to have copied or at least patterned some of the religious tenets to that of Judaism. Some of the texts in the Moslem Holy Book know as the Holy Koran are patterned or at least have some similar contents as are found in the Jewish Torah. The Christian Holy Bible contains both Old Testament which corresponds to the Jewish Torah and the New Testament. Brief History of Judaism The Jewish Religion, one of the oldest in the world today, spanned thousands of years – dating 4,000 years back. It is a religion with a unique tradition because of its monotheistic belief. The religion first started with simple act of worship and sacrifices to God by the Patriarch Abraham. The event of Abraham’s attempt to sacrifice his only son Isaac is well document in the Torah. From the questions Isaac posed to his father on why they had no lamb for sacrifice was an indication that the ritual of animal sacrifice to God was a regular activity. This ritual was continued by the children of Abraham in subsequent years even when the Jews were in Egypt. The organized Jewish Religion of today was founded by Moses during the forty years that the Israelites wandered in the wilderness trying to reach the Promised Land. During that time God spoke to Moses on a daily...
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...Running head: RCP DIVIDE Religion Plus Castes Equals Political Divide In India, religion is an integral part of the lives of the population. The writers at asianinfo.org claim that, “For the majority of Indians, religion permeates every aspect of life, from common-place daily chores to education and politics.” No part of Indian life exists without the presence and influence of religion. Over ninety percent of the Indian population state that religion plays an extremely important role in their lives. India is the founding place of four major religions; which are Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Hinduism, and the country has remained religious even during and following modernization. The religions practiced may have shifted a bit, nevertheless, the country remains deeply religious. Among all aspects of Indian life, religion also plays an important role in the politics of India. A political party’s support greatly depends upon the religion the group acknowledges. The two main religions practiced in India are Hinduism and Islam and each religion has parties from whom support is given. Often political support rallies can become so animated that the participants have the need to take action against other religious and political groups. The purpose of this paper is to highlight religion and the caste system of India and explain its impact on Indian political structure and lifestyles. Of the two religions, Hinduism is overwhelmingly more popular. Eighty-two...
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...Catholicis For the final essay I choose to compare and contrast the difference between the two different Christian faiths, Roman Catholicism and Episcopalian. Although both churches are practicing the Christian faith they have different origins, development of denomination, primary teachings, doctrines, worship, spirituality, and moral precepts. When researching how the Roman Catholics and Episcopalians are distinctly different I can across the quote “All the ceremony and half the guilt”( ), meaning the Roman Catholic Church have a very distinct chain of command including the Pope and bishops, while on the other hand Episcopalians do not have figure head who represents the church as a whole. The difference between the Roman Catholics and Episcopalians traditions and practices seems to stem from the desire to have the freedom to choose ones own governmental and religious leadership. Since Episcopalian Church began the has always been a connection to the Roman Catholic Church as stated, “During the 16th century Protestant Reformation. The Episcopal Church organized itself independently from the Church of England around the time of the American Revolutionary War, and chose a form of government similar to that of the new nation. ” () The entire reason the Episcopalian Church was formed was to decide who its own political and spiritual leaders would be, completely separate from The Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church. The differences between the Roman...
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... The chosen article references marketing in nontraditional areas, the church, to improve customer satisfaction and client service. Today churches want to develop appropriate responses to meet the expectation of the congregation. This article mentions the importance of understanding the cause of worshipper satisfaction in worship service. A church like any traditional organization shows interest in providing satisfactory worship services for the congregation as churches want to meet the needs of the members. More specifically, church leaders want to meet the needs of the congregation and increase church attendance and loyalty. Therefore, the finding of this study is beneficial for church leaders who view church as God’s shopping center. The article clearly states the purpose to help churches recognize the attitudes of the worshippers, establish the attributes that determine satisfaction of worshippers, and to assess implications of factors that attribute to worshipper satisfaction (Mehta & Mehta 1995 , p. 54). The study attempts to establish whether the attitudes of worshippers contribute to his or her satisfaction with worship services. The authors provide specific meaning for the word “attitude” as this is a word with several meanings; therefore, this study chooses the definition of attitude as multidimensional with a function of the strength of beliefs the person holds. The article does include details of the research process as the authors start with developing...
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