Download or read book The Church Secretary s Handbook written by Patricia E. Seraydarian and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Encyclopedia of Protestantism written by J. Gordon Melton and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated A to Z reference containing over 600 entries providing information on the theology, people, historical events, institutions and movements related to Protestantism.
Download or read book A Handbook of Churches and Councils written by World Council of Churches and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has often been said-and rightly so-that the World Council of Churches (WCC) is first and foremost a fellowship of churches. This book is a vivid illustration of that reality. The descriptions, lists, statistical data, and other information presented in these pages give a striking picture of the extent and diversity of this fellowship. It encompasses a Christian population of some 590 million people, in close to 150 countries in all regions of the world, comprised of over 520,000 local congregations served by some 493,000 pastors and priests, as well as countless elders, teachers, members of parish councils, and others. A Handbook of Churches and Councils is not simply a handbook of the member churches of the WCC. At all levels-global, regional and sub-regional, national, and local-member churches of the WCC interact with other churches which, for various reasons, are not formally part of the Council's membership. By combining in one volume all the conciliar and confessional bodies and their membership, this book demonstrates concretely the reach of the ecumenical movement and also shows how much broader it is than the WCC alone. It serves to remind us that ownership of the movement rests not only with the WCC but with all the partners, and ultimately with God.
Download or read book A Dictionary of European Baptist Life and Thought written by John H. Y. Briggs and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2009-11-01 with total page 567 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this volume is twofold. First, it is to provide European Baptists with a useful reference work concerning their own heritage, their common fund of essential belief and understanding, but also the diversity of practice amongst them. Secondly, it aims to identify these issues for the benefit of those who want to know what Baptists believe and why they hold their distinctive beliefs, what, in fact, makes Baptists tick. Themes running through this collection of articles include ecclesiology, worship and liturgy, diaconal services, all aspects of theology, mission, ethics, history and heritage, Baptist organizations, and ecumenical relations. There are also articles on Baptist witness, past and present, in every nation represented within the European Baptist Federation.
Download or read book The Y B H Handbook of Church Planting Yes But How written by Roger N. McNamara and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2005-05 with total page 661 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book covers all the crucial issues of the church-planting task. It tells how to organize and grow the new church, working toward the ultimate goal of corporate reproduction."
Download or read book The Baptist Church Manual written by John Newton Brown and published by . This book was released on 1853 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quest for Faith Quest for Freedom written by Otto Reimherr and published by Susquehanna University Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of essays that portray the role and diverse expressions of religious freedom in Pennsylvania history and point to Pennsylvania's unique contribution to the rise of religious liberty in America. Illustrated.
Download or read book Baptism and the Baptists written by Anthony R. Cross and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2017-06-20 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its first publication in 2000, Baptism and the Baptists has become the definitive work on the subject. It examines the theology and practice of believers' baptism among twentieth-century Baptists associated with the Baptist Union of Great Britain, and identifies the major influences which have led to its development. In the nineteenth and early twentieth century, the majority of Baptists concentrated predominantly on the mode and subjects of baptism (immersion and believers), understanding the rite merely as an ordinance--the believer's personal profession of faith in Christ. However, in continuity with a tradition of Baptists going back as far as the first Baptists in the second and third decades of the seventeenth century, there were also a significant number of ministers and scholars who saw the inadequacy of this view of baptism both biblically and theologically. This sacramental view developed and grew throughout the twentieth century, and influenced a resurgence of baptismal sacramentalism in the early twenty-first century among Baptists not just in Britain, but also in North America, Europe, and further afield.
Download or read book A Guide to the Practice of Church Music written by Marion J. Hatchett and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An essential guide for anyone who plans, performs, or takes part in the music and worship of the church. Includes helpful planning forms and extensive indices for The Hymnal 1982 not found elsewhere.
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Download or read book Secularization in the Long 1960s written by Clive D. Field and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using empirical research, this study provides a clear guide to the current state of the debate surrounding secularization in Britain during the long 1960s.
Download or read book Indispensable Guide for Smaller Churches written by David R. Ray and published by The Pilgrim Press. This book was released on 2009-06-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book complements the author's earlier titles from The Pilgrim Press, "The Big Small Church Book, and "Wonderful Worship in Smaller Churches". Ray expands on the earlier works by treating such subjects as communal theology, theories, and tools for understanding smaller churches, worship, education, and finance. His vision is to lead even smaller churches toward the year 2030.
Download or read book Historic Churches in Texas written by ,William and published by Covenant Books, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-06-20 with total page 652 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of historic churches in Texas is the story of the Anglo-American and European immigrants in Texas. It is the story of the struggle of three cultures trying to coexist in an empty and often hostile land: the Native Americans, the Mexicans, and the immigrants. It is the story of circuit-riding preachers tirelessly, clandestinely crisscrossing Texas, bringing the Protestant word of God to the people in a land where, prior to Texas's independence, only Catholicism was legal. It is the story of a people who successfully fought and won their independence to build a nation. It is the story of Texas. Over the past ten years, my wife and I have visited and photographed almost one thousand historic churches in Texas. We have seen stunningly beautiful stained-glass windows, listened to the rich tones of Texas's largest organ, and prayed in the smallest active Catholic Church in the world. We visited the oldest Polish church in the United States in Panna Maria, lingered with spirits in an abandoned church in Nacogdoches, and were dazzled by the bright colors and designs found in the Catholic Cathedral in Beaumont. In Berlin, we held a silver communion cup donated to the church in 1889, and in San Antonio we touched the sarcophagus where the remains of Alamo heroes William Travis, David Crockett, and James Bowie are said to be kept. The photographs and text, which was jointly written by William and Mary Pamela Schaefer, are attempts to capture the important history and the quiet beauty of the 186 historic Texas churches presented in this book.
Download or read book A Guide to Archival Accessions at the Borthwick Institute 1981 1996 written by Borthwick Institute of Historical Research and published by Borthwick Publications. This book was released on 1997 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Church of God Business Guide written by General Assembly and published by The Church of God. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Church Business Guide is compiled for the ministry and membership of The Church of God in order for all people to be equipped for the dynamic ministry that Jesus has placed within the Church. This publication is not meant to be placed alongside the Bible or to infringe upon its sacred and singular place in the Church. The Bible – the New Testament – is our only rule of faith, practice, government, and discipline; therefore, no interpretation and/or understanding of it can be equated with the sacred text itself. It stands alone as the infallible Word of the Living God. The Church Business Guide contains a concise account of each of the rulings accepted by the General Assembly. It is a must-have for all ministers and local churches in order to conduct business properly.
Download or read book Catholic and Ecumenical written by Frederick M. Bliss and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2007-04-18 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecumenical consciousness has not always been part of the Catholic experience. Frederick M. Bliss, S.M. traces how the concern for ecumenism came about_from uneasy tension to confidence in the true grace of catholicity. This new edition follows significant developments in dialogues with the Catholic Church up to 2006 and suggests likely trends of continuing change. It studies the forces that had an impact on the Second Vatican Council, forces that continue to steer the church into relationships with other Christian communities, other religions, and the world.
