Download or read book In the Beginning God Created Dance written by Pastor Lynn Bullock and published by . This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Handbook for Christian dancers, dance leaders, pastors and anyone to wants a greater understanding of the Biblical basis for the dance ministry and why the Lord enjoys the ministry of dance when it is executed with wisdom and understanding. The Handbook provides guidance on beginning a dance ministry, cultivating a dance ministry and how to cause the ministry to grow in anointing, power, and in favor in the eyes of man. A must have for anyone who is serious about this ministry gift.
Download or read book Performing a Christian Life written by Thomas D. Kennedy and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-11-13 with total page 173 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We want to live good lives, but determining what a good life is isn't easy, especially if we want the lives we lead to be ours, rather than somebody else's. Tom Kennedy helps us see why it is hard to find our way when it comes to living well and what we can do about that. Finding our way requires knowing who we are, understanding ourselves, and Christians, because of their experience with God, will understand themselves differently than others in at least some ways. Kennedy explores that understanding and discovers that Christian encounters with God lead to beliefs about God, human nature, forgiveness, values, and loving well that have important implications for what we do and feel, for how we should live. In clear and familiar language, and with probing questions, he helps us think more carefully, and deeply, about our identities and what it should look like for us to live well.
Download or read book Guidelines to Starting and Maintaining a Church Dance Ministry written by Denita Hedgeman and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Story Bearer written by PHIL KNOX and published by Inter-Varsity Press. This book was released on 2020-03-19 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people find faith because they know another Christian, see the difference Jesus makes, and hear their story. Yet most of us are reluctant faith sharers. This book inspires every Christian to see themselves as a story bearer. Four distinct stories collide in great evangelism: God’s story, our story, the story of our friends and the story of our culture. The book expounds them all, encouraging us to learn and tell well the first two and listen and react well to the others. Phil Knox punctuates his book with engaging accounts of success and failure. Story bearing has the potential to change the world of those around you.
Download or read book Dancing with God written by Karen Baker-Fletcher and published by Chalice Press. This book was released on 2006-12-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dancing With God is an exploration of the divine gifts of courage and grace in the face of evil. Moreover, it is a doctrine of God as the source of that courage. Baker-Fletcher presents an understanding of the work of the Trinity with regard to the problem of crucifixion, a metaphor she uses for unnecessary violence. She develops a process of relational, womanist theology that considers the empathetic omnipresence of God in the midst of unnecessary suffering and the healing power of God in movement of the Holy Spirit. She engages the contributions of a diversity of theologians like Paul Tillich, Karl Barth, Gordon Kaufman, John Cobb, Jr., Majorie Suchocki, Charles Hartshorne, Andrew Sung Park, and Katie Cannon in her discussion of the dance of the Trinity in creation, and the problem of sin, evil, and suffering. Through creative works like that of Alice Walker's The Color Purple and journalist Joyce King's account of the James Byrd, Jr. murder in Jasper County, Texas, Baker-Fletcher reveals the healing, encouraging power of the Holy Spirit in the lives of survivors of unnecessary violence.
Download or read book From Mourning to Dancing written by Toni Walker Guillory and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-06-20 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the twenty-first century continues to unveil, it will bring in the next dimension of praise and worship like we have never seen before. This is happening because of a transformation and renewal of our minds. We are becoming more freely and spiritually open to the teachings of Jesus Christ. Praise dance ministries are inclusive to the church services that are causing such a sweep across the nation globally. But on the other hand, we have all had some setbacks that are unexplainable, and we ask the question “Why?” This has caused our road in life to be a struggle and challenge to bondages unknown. Explore some possibilities that will bring hope and change. The inability to adapt to change is the demonstration of a lack of faith. The ability to adapt to change is the demonstration of faith. Dancing in the Spirit for the Twenty-First Century is setting the foundational standard in this millennium to enhance the right kind of spirit that God can use in our dancing and daily lives. This book teaches us how our character and commitment will develop by staying, standing, and being found faithful to the Lord for spiritual growth. If you have a desire or if you’re seeking how to get to the next level, the answers are in this book.
Download or read book The Dancer and the Dance written by Michael Wasserman and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-06-02 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can a seeker also be a skeptic? Can one believe without renouncing the responsibility to doubt? These eight essays argue that the answer is yes. They make the case that the most authentic way to search for meaning today is not to suppress our skepticism but to intensify it, not to give up our doubts but to sharpen them. In a bitterly-polarized world, these essays offer a middle way. They insist that we need not choose between religious searching and critical thinking. At the far side of skepticism, the two paths converge.
Download or read book Doctrine That Dances written by Robert Smith and published by B&H Publishing Group. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preaching magazine’s 2008 Book of the Year! The theme of doctrinal preaching and teaching comes to life through the enthusiastic and inspired writing of professor Robert Smith in Doctrine That Dances. Advance Praise: “At a time when so much of the conversation on preaching deals with presentation, Robert Smith has reminded us that effective teaching must also take the theological task seriously. He makes his case so well that his book, Doctrine that Dances, is our Preaching Book of the Year.” Michael Duduit, editor, Preaching magazine "Away with dull doctrinal sermons! Using the metaphor of music, the author shows us how to blend cogitation and celebration—mind and heart—in our preaching of Bible doctrine. You can benefit from his wide knowledge and experience in traditional western homiletics as well as African American preaching. We have much to learn from each other, and this book is a valuable contribution to the current conversation." Warren W. Wiersbe, former pastor of Moody Church, general director of Back to the Bible, and coauthor of Preaching in Black & White “A masterful preacher and teacher himself, Smith provides direction for students, young pastors and veteran preachers alike. Pulpits across the land will be strengthened as preachers implement the guidance offered in this volume. Doctrine That Dances will become mandatory reading for a new generation of preachers. It is a joy to recommend this marvelous work.” David Dockery, president, Union University “Dr. Robert Smith, Jr. is one of the most compelling voices in American preaching today . . . Doctrine That Dances describes the preacher’s task in a way that is at once personal, passionate, and provocative. This book describes the kind of preaching that is at the heart of the awakening that must come.” Timothy George, founding dean of Beeson Divinity School and a senior editor at Christianity Today
Download or read book Why the Church of the Nazarene Should be Fully LGBTQ Affirming written by Thomas Jay Oord and published by SacraSage Press. This book was released on 2023-05-01 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book fundamentally changes the game for the Church of the Nazarene. A growing number of people are calling for fresh conversations about sexuality and gender. And many want fundamental change. This book gives voice to those people. There are strong reasons the Church of the Nazarene should become fully LGBTQ+ affirming. The writers of these essays – whether queer or straight – lay out those reasons, share their experiences, and explain why change is needed. Love rests at the heart of the denomination’s view of God. And yet its statement about human sexuality does not support the ways of love. At least in America, the Church of the Nazarene is rapidly shrinking. Many people are leaving the denomination because of its views on LGBTQ+ matters. According to research, in fact, the holiness movement is the worst at keeping young people. This book offers hope. Hearing the voices of queer people, allies, and scholars is a crucial step toward transformation. For love to win in the Church of the Nazarene, change is needed. ENDORSEMENTS “We Nazarenes have a peculiar origin story. The pioneers of our movement didn't agree. Even where some of the most important tenets of faith are concerned, our founders couldn't and didn't agree. But they prioritized being (and staying) together, in the hopes that what united them would be stronger than what would divide them. In that same spirit of hopeful inclusiveness, these writers dream of a tent large enough to house our differences. May we learn again the power of dignity, inclusion, diversity, breadth, and love.” - Jon Middendorf, Senior Pastor at Oklahoma City First Church of the Nazarene “These essays are the start of a much needed conversation for the church and LGBTQIA+ community. At times they are not easy to read - you may agree with some things and not with others. But the generations coming behind us (some as authors in this book) need us to hear and engage with their hearts. Read them, let their emotion soak in. And then start talking about it!” - Bruce Barnard, Elder in the Church of the Nazarene ABOUT THE EDITORS Thomas Jay Oord is a theologian, philosopher, and scholar of multi-disciplinary studies. Oord has been an ordained elder in the Church of the Nazarene for more than 30 years, taught at two Nazarene institutions of higher education, and published many books through the denomination’s publishing house. A best-selling author, Oord currently directs doctoral students at Northwind Theological Seminary. Website: thomasjayoord.com Alexa MacKenzie Oord is a graduate of Harvard University and Simmons University. Oord currently serves as an Administrative Assistant in Undergraduate Student Life at Columbia University in New York. She also works as Senior Editor at SacraSage Press. Website: sacrasagepress.com
Download or read book Dance God s Gift to You Exploring the Origin and Purpose of Dance written by Caretha Franks Crawford and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book My Body Is The Temple written by Stephanie Butler and published by Xulon Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Michel Tournier written by Michael Worton and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-09-19 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of essays brings together critical analysis and commentary on the literary work of Michel Tournier.
Download or read book The Challenge of God written by Colby Dickinson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-23 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In view of the double vocative that characterizes the relation of Creator to creature, this book offers critiques of modern and postmodern philosophy for the ways in which they have separated philosophy, theology, and spirituality. This collection examines the complicated relationship of God to Being and the meaning of Revelation, as well as highlighting the context and the role of the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius Loyola. Discussions include the Catholic Principle and its relevance in contemporary times, and Christian epic visionaries such as Dante, Milton, Blake, and Joyce, providing scholars a forum to debate their theological identity and its meaning for future studies. This volume contributes a unique engagement from many perspectives with the Catholic intellectual tradition in its philosophical, theological, spiritual, literary, and artistic dimensions.
Download or read book Lessons for Living written by Bishop Paul H. Evans B.S. Pastor and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lessons for Living (volume 2) is a curriculum designed to help Christian leaders shepherd, mentor, and disciple others in the various aspects of evangelism as prescribed in Gods Word. This study offers weekly reminders about the doctrine of evangelism and real-life application and scenarios that Christians face each day as they share the gospel of Jesus Christ with others. Lessons for Living encourages readers to spend time in the Word of God, and can be used individually or within study groups, discipleship groups, Sunday School classes, weekly Bible Studies, or life-enrichment groups. Our desire is that these lessons, each outlined with a Key Verse, Discussion Questions, and a Final Thought to Remember, encourage each reader to dig deeper into the Word of God.
Download or read book A Dance Through All Eternity written by Stephen Roth and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-08-01 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Call it the fear of the unknown, the fear of missing out, or the fear of failing-everyone in some way views the concept in time as daunting, restricting, or perhaps with some curiosity. Trending television shows such as DC Legends of Tomorrow, Flash, along with older ones like Lost and Doctor Who, promote the deconstruction of time and how it exists in the minuscule view humans have. A common experience one has is when they are young time seems to appear never-ending; however, as they get older, time seems to fly by. When did time, which once seemed to hold all life's promises, turn into cruel master, stealing bits of us until we are nothing but a mere memory of others? Is man nothing but dust in the wind, or mere puppets, actors on the stage of time? Is there something more? There is nothing left to ponder as this book spells out the answers everyone needs to hear. Allow yourself to be introduced to the eternal dance. It is in the eternal dance between a Father, his Son, and the Spirit that mankind can find their purpose and meaning in life. Join in the setting of the stage, meet the dancers, put on your dancing shoes, and learn the steps until you too are dancing in time.
Download or read book Daring to Dance With God written by Jeff Walling and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-06-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Daring to Dance with God, Jeff Walling uses biblical insight, fascinating stories, and cutting-edge wisdom to move you into a celebration of life's surprises and a richer relationship with the God of the unexpected. How would you like to step into God's embrace and know him more intimately? How would it feel to be swept away in his strong arms and warm affection? Such visions may seem like impossible dreams, but the incredible fact is that God yearns for deep communion and intimacy with you. God does not intend that your life be paralyzed by fear, duty, or guilt. Rather, he has orchestrated a melody, written just for you, that is full of energy, passion, and exaltation. In Daring to Dance with God, Jeff Walling uses biblical insight, fascinating stories, and cutting-edge wisdom to move you into a celebration of life's surprises and a richer relationship with the God of the unexpected. Open this book and open your life to the daring possibilities of celebrating life at its deepest level through an intimate, expressive relationship with God. He is the lead in this great dance of life…inviting…encouraging…inspiring you to step forward into his waiting embrace. Dare to take a step and dance with God.
Download or read book Dancing for Him written by Lynn M. Hayden and published by . This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dancing For Him is a helpful handbook about dancing for the Lord during praise and worship, ministry, and gospel presentations. Written from a dance team leader's perspective, the topics include:Dance During Praise SongsDance During WorshipTeam UnityMinistering LoveMinistering DeliveranceMinistering PropheticallyPerformance Vs. MinistryChoreography TipsSuccessful RehearsalsOld and New Testament words relating to praise through movement (along with the associated scriptures)It contains great testimonies, and is wonderful for someone just starting a dance team, as well as for one more experienced.People have said, "I wish I had this book before starting in dance ministry. It certainly would have helped."Also, many dance leaders order one copy for each member of their team, so they may have weekly studies.
