Download or read book Faithful Conversation written by James M. Childs and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Initiated by the ELCA seminary presidents, this volume is aimed at engendering reflection and conversation. Faithful Conversations includes five essays, a "table talk" about how specific issues in the church are affected by these perspectives, a select bibliography of further readings, and directions on how the resource might be used.
Download or read book Faithful Presence written by Bill Haslam and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 2021-05-25 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two-term governor of Tennessee Bill Haslam reveals how faith--too often divisive and contentious--can be a redemptive and unifying presence in the public square. As a former mayor and governor, Bill Haslam has long been at the center of politics and policy on local, state, and federal levels. And he has consistently been guided by his faith, which influenced his actions on issues ranging from capital punishment to pardons, health care to abortion, welfare to free college tuition. Yet the place of faith in public life has been hotly debated since our nation's founding, and the relationship of church and state remains contentious to this day--and for good reason. Too often, Bill Haslam argues, Christians end up shaping their faith to fit their politics rather than forming their politics to their faith. They seem to forget their calling is to be used by God in service of others rather than to use God to reach their own desires and ends. Faithful Presence calls for a different way. Drawing upon his years of public service, Haslam casts a remarkable vision for the redemptive role of faith in politics while examining some of the most complex issues of our time, including: partisanship in our divided era; the most essential character trait for a public servant; how we cannot escape "legislating morality"; the answer to perpetual outrage; and how to think about the separation of church and state. For Christians ready to be salt and light, as well as for those of a different faith or no faith at all, Faithful Presence argues that faith can be a redemptive, healing presence in the public square--as it must be, if our nation is to flourish.
Download or read book Faithful Antiracism written by Christina Barland Edmondson and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2022-03-22 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reader's Choice Award Winner It's time to move past talk. It's no longer news to most of us that our society has a deep-seated racism problem. Christians of all ethnic and economic backgrounds are tired of seeing the ugly legacy of racism play out before their eyes and feeling ill-equipped to respond. They watch as friends and family members leave the visible church over this issue, or fall prey to a gospel of White nationalism that is an affront to the cross of Christ. Racism presents itself as an undefeatable foe—a sustained scourge on the reputation of the church. In Faithful Antiracism, Christina Barland Edmondson and Chad Brennan take confidence from the truth that Christ has overcome the world, including racism, and offer clear analysis and interventions to challenge and resist its pernicious power. Drawing on brand-new research from the landmark Race, Religion, and Justice Project led by Michael Emerson and others, this book represents the most comprehensive study on Christians and race since Emerson's own book Divided by Faith (2001). It invites readers to put this data to immediate practical use, applying it to their own specific context. Compelled by our grievous social moment and by the timeless truth of Scripture, Faithful Antiracism will equip readers to move past talk and enter the fight against racism in both practical and hopeful ways.
Download or read book Faithful Leaders written by Rico Tice and published by The Good Book Company. This book was released on 2021-03-01 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the things that really matter for a successful ministry. "Well done, good and faithful servant." Every ministry leader wants to hear these words when they meet their Lord. But what does successful ministry look like? There are many books on leadership strategies and church structures, but this one looks at what matters most: the character and attitude of church leaders. It recognizes that the spiritual health of the church leaders in large part determines the spiritual health of the congregation and therefore the success of the ministry. In this short, punchy, challenging and at times surprising book, Rico Tice draws on decades of experience in church leadership to call fellow pastors and others with oversight of areas of church ministry to define success biblically, fight their sin, lead themselves and serve their churches. A must-read on pastoral leadership for pastors, elders, worship leaders, youth leaders and anyone else with a leadership role in church ministry.
Download or read book Talking Back to Purity Culture written by Rachel Joy Welcher and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2020-11-10 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's time to talk back. The generation born into evangelical purity culture has grown up, and many have started families of their own. But as time goes on, it's becoming more evident that many still struggle with purity culture's complicated legacy—its idolization of virginity, its mixed messages about modesty and lust, and its promise of a healthy marriage and great sex for those who follow the rules. In Talking Back to Purity Culture, Rachel Joy Welcher reviews the movement carefully, examining its teachings through the lens of Scripture. Compassionate, faithful, and wise, she charts a path forward for Christians in the ongoing debates about sexuality—one that rejects legalism and license alike, steering us back instead to the good news of Jesus. It's time to talk back to purity culture—and this book is ready to jump-start the conversation.
Download or read book Developing Faithful Ministers written by Tim Ling and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2013-01-25 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing Faithful Ministers aims to support the work of all those involved in supervision and training relationships within the Church. The Church recognising its call to serve God and the nation seeks to equip and develop its ministers to face the challenge of ministry in a society at the threshold of Christendom that is in a mission context. It is a context where both the general public and the institutional church have significant expectations of those in ministry. Indeed, there is now an expectation of ‘demonstrable capability’ prior to being licensed to any form of permanent tenure. The demand for more professional, demonstrably capable, mission able and collaborative licensed ministers places particular weight on the efficacy of the initial training relationship. "Developing Faithful Ministers" seeks to support those who find themselves in these relationships by offering both models of good practice and sustained theological reflection on what these drivers mean for developing ministry.
Download or read book Shanghai Faithful written by Jennifer Lin and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-02-16 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the next decade, China could be home to more Christians than any country in the world. Through the 150-year saga of a single family, this book vividly dramatizes the remarkable religious evolution of the world’s most populous nation. Shanghai Faithful is both a touching family memoir and a chronicle of the astonishing spread of Christianity in China. Five generations of the Lin family—buffeted by history’s crosscurrents and personal strife—bring to life an epoch that is still unfolding. A compelling cast—a poor fisherman, a doctor who treated opium addicts, an Ivy League–educated priest, and the charismatic preacher Watchman Nee—sets the book in motion. Veteran journalist Jennifer Lin takes readers from remote nineteenth-century mission outposts to the thriving house churches and cathedrals of today’s China. The Lin family—and the book’s central figure, the Reverend Lin Pu-chi—offer witness to China’s tumultuous past, up to and beyond the betrayals and madness of the Cultural Revolution, when the family’s resolute faith led to years of suffering. Forgiveness and redemption bring the story full circle. With its sweep of history and the intimacy of long-hidden family stories, Shanghai Faithful offers a fresh look at Christianity in China—past, present, and future.
Download or read book The Bible Looking Glass written by John Warner Barber and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Bible Looking Glass Reflector Companion and Guide to the Great Truths of the Sacred Scriptures and Illustrating the Diversities of Human Character and the Qualities of the Human Heart written by and published by . This book was released on 1881 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Evangelical Biography being a complete and faithful account of the lives of eminent Christians with lists of their principal works and occasional extracts With plates written by and published by . This book was released on 1807 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fearless Conversation Participant Guide How Can We Be Fully Faithful When We re Fully Flawed written by Group Publishing and published by Fearless Conversation. This book was released on 2014-09-16 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When people share their stories and ask their questions, something beautiful happens. Relationships deepen, and people begin to see God at work in their lives, and the lives of others. But how do "deep" conversations begin? Through grappling questions and respectful discussion. That's what "Fearless Conversation" Adult Sunday School Curriculum is designed to do?build relationships through authentic conversation. Looking to the Bible for the truth, "Fearless Conversation" guides participants through genuine discussion that digs deep into what God has to say. This easy-to-lead, low prep curriculum is saturated with Bible content and will: Help people get to know God and each other better by exploring "wondering" questions.Encourage people to look to the Bible and seek answers to their biggest questions.Foster participation so everyone is a valuable part of the dialogue. People want to talk about their faith. Give them the opportunity to openly share their stories, ask their questions, and connect with others in a safe environment. You?ll be amazed at what can happen. This participant guide contains all the lessons and notes for the second 13 weeks of Fearless Conversation: How Can We Be Fully Faithful When Were Fully Flawed? Participants will explore 1&w Samuel, 1 Chronicles and Psalms. "Fearless Conversation" features a 2-year Scope and Sequence and will work for any size group. The second 13-week title, How Can We Be Fully Faithful When Were Fully Flawed?, releases 9/16/2014. Subsequent titles will be released quarterly. You can start with any volume you choose!
Download or read book A New Conversation written by Robert Boak Slocum and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these twenty-nine essays, Episcopalians consider the tradition and the future of their church—its theology, its polity, its missiology. These “new conversations” come from ministers of every order (bishop, priest, deacon, laity) and from practiced hands at many ministries (education, theology, music, chaplaincy, and spiritual direction). Several essayists write urgently that the Episcopal Church must change if it is to survive. Others contend—with equal fervor—that American Anglicanism can work if Episcopalians will reclaim and reaffirm their liturgical, spiritual, and theological heritage. Between these views are other writers who suggest that points of supposed opposition might indeed coexist in the church of the future—taking vibrant, and perhaps paradoxical, new forms.
Download or read book Wrath written by John Gwynne and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2016-12-06 with total page 727 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fourth in the Faithful and the Fallen series from John Gwynne, an epic fantasy perfect for fans of George R. R. Martin, Brandon Sanderson and David Gemmell. Events are coming to a climax in the Banished Lands, as the war reaches new heights. King Nathair has taken control of the fortress at Drassil and three of the Seven Treasures are in his possession. And together with Calidus and his ally Queen Rhin, Nathair will do anything to obtain the remaining Treasures. With all seven under his command, he can open a portal to the Otherworld. Then Asroth and his demon-horde will finally break into the Banished Lands and become flesh. Meanwhile Corban has been taken prisoner by the Jotun, warrior giants who ride their enormous bears into battle. His warband scattered, Corban must make new allies if he hopes to survive. But can he bond with competing factions of warlike giants? Somehow he must, if he's to counter the threat Nathair represents. His life hangs in the balance -- and with it, the fate of the Banished Lands.
Download or read book Imaginary conversation Fifth series Miscellaneous dialogues written by Walter Savage Landor and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The pilgrim s progress from this world to that which is to come With notes and a memoir by J Inglis written by John Bunyan and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Faithful Yet Changing written by Mark S. Hanson and published by Augsburg Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Faithful yet Changing sets forth Bishop Mark S. Hanson's vision for the ELCA - a church faithful to the Scriptures and its tradition, yet changing to meet the new challenges of our diverse, fragmented world. Bishop Hanson invites congregations, pastors, and lay leaders into a "lively conversation" to envision the future of the church and its mission. Includes questions for reflection and discussion with suggested hymns and prayers.
Download or read book Fearless Conversation Leader Guide How Can We Be Fully Faithful When We re Fully Flawed written by Group Publishing and published by Group Publishing (Company). This book was released on 2014-09-16 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When people share their stories and ask their questions, something beautiful happens. Relationships deepen, and people begin to see God at work in their lives, and the lives of others. But how do "deep" conversations begin? Through grappling questions and respectful discussion. That's what "Fearless Conversation" Adult Sunday School Curriculum is designed to do?build relationships through authentic conversation. Looking to the Bible for the truth, "Fearless Conversation" guides participants through genuine discussion that digs deep into what God has to say. This easy-to-lead, low prep curriculum is saturated with Bible content and will: Help people get to know God and each other better by exploring "wondering" questions.Encourage people to look to the Bible and seek answers to their biggest questions.Foster participation so everyone is a valuable part of the dialogue. People want to talk about their faith. Give them the opportunity to openly share their stories, ask their questions, and connect with others in a safe environment. You?ll be amazed at what can happen. This Leader Guide gives leaders all the lessons, notes, and Bible background, plus additional tips and resources for the first 13 weeks of the Fearless Conversation curriculum. "Fearless Conversation" features a 2-year Scope and Sequence and will work for any size group. The second 13-week title, How Can We Be Fully Faithful When Were Fully Flawed?, releases 9/16/2014. Subsequent titles will be released quarterly. You can start with any volume you choose!
