Download or read book Ministry to the Avatars written by Jerold A. Garber and published by Archway Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-22 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world is changing rapidly, and perhaps the most compelling evidence of this change is found in the way people use technology to access services that formerly required an in-person visit. Now, for the first time, a real church with denominational standing is as close as ones computer. In Ministry to the Avatars: Building a Real Church in a Virtual World, author and reverend Dr. Jerold A. Garber shares the transcendent story of First United Church of Christ Second Lifea virtual church designed and built in Second Life, a 3-D virtual world with over thirty-six million individual accounts and over one million active users each month. While it began as an experiment in faith and inclusivity, First UCC SL today has full standing in the Eastern Association of the Southern California Nevada Conference of the United Church of Christ, and it is the first church in a mainline denomination to achieve full standing while owning no physical property. Since its founding, First United Church of Christ Second Life has grown into a multifaceted, vibrant ministry with a 365-day-a-year presence in Second Life, and it is also a member of the Open and Affirming Coalition of the UCC, an association of churches affirming the full inclusions of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered persons in the churchs life and ministry. Come and witness the wonderful things that can be achieved when service to others transcends the boundaries of reality! Visit the First United Church of Christ Second Life website at http://www.firstuccsl.org and Second Lifes 3D virtual world created by Linden Lab at http://www.secondlife.com.

Download or read book Fallout written by Kkat and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-05 with total page 1650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Virtual Reality Church written by Darrell Bock and published by Moody Publishers. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is Virtual Reality a Biblical Reality? The invention of the printing press catalyzed Martin Luther’s reformation; radios and televisions delivered Billy Graham’s gospel proclamations to millions of households. Technological advancements have undoubtedly advanced kingdom work for centuries—but is the same true for the burgeoning technologies of today? As virtual reality becomes increasingly prominent throughout society, churches must assess how to respond thoughtfully and biblically. In Virtual Reality Church, theologians Darrell Bock and Jonathan Armstrong present a systematic reflection on how to faithfully apply virtual reality for ministry purposes. They examine the risks—like compromising the meaning of tangible worship—and opportunities—like safely reaching persecuted churches—of integrating revolutionary technologies into the Christian life. Learn to think critically, theologically, and pastorally about new technologies so that you can faithfully advance the gospel into the future.

Download or read book God s Role for Women in Ministry written by Doug Batchelor and published by . This book was released on 2009-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Online Mission and Ministry written by Pam Smith and published by SPCK. This book was released on 2015-02-19 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many clergy and churches are now taking to the internet and social media to promote their churches or ministries, but few have thought through some of the difficult pastoral and theological issues that may arise. 'Virtual vicar' Revd Pam Smith guides both new and experienced practitioners through setting up online ministries and considers some of the issues that may arise, such as: Are relationships online as valid as those offline? Is it possible to participate in a 'virtual' communion service? How do you deal with 'trolls' in a Christian way? What is it appropriate for a clergyperson to say on social media?

Download or read book The Avatar written by Ivar Tabrizi and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story is based on the alleged discovery of Elvis Presley's reincarnation in Mangalam, a small village set amidst the backwaters of the Malabar Coast in India. The subsequent events when an Elvis-mad matron from Memphis, Tennessee comes to claim the child as her very own make for a very hilarious reading. The events start unfolding when the astrologer called into cast the child's birth horoscope declares the child to be an avatar, a great reincarnation. Everybody assumes the reincarnation to be that of Lord Krishna, the deity worshipped in the village. But the two precocious daughters of Sunita, the neighbour and a distant relation of the child's parents, create, without meaning to, a feeling that the child is actually a reincarnation of Elvis Presley. Neeli, the eldest of the two, editor of her college magazine and an aspiring journalist, manages to publish an article about the phenomenon in the "Memphis Tattler". Maggie Duckworth, a rich widow and fanatic in her devotion to Elvis, reads the article and lands in India to claim the child. She has Alonzo Bosworthy, a novice reporter from the tabloid, in tow to cover what she thinks will be a scoop. Besides, her ulterior motive is to chase out the present guardians of the Presley Foundation, with whom she had a long series of run-ins, and install the true heir to the throne of Graceland Mansions. The Mangalam villagers meanwhile have come to very different conclusions about the impending visit of the Americans. The village barber, a fanatic Maoist, is convinced that the Americans are actually CIA agents coming to take over what he imagines to be the oil wealth hidden under the village. He organizes the farm workers to protest against the visit. Meanwhile, a defrocked priest and his small coterie of Christian followers in the village maintain that the child is actually the second Christ come to redeem the world, and maintain a vigil outside the reincarnation's house. They are there to prevent the child being spirited away to the West. The barber's wild imagination had also infected the staid householders of the village and they want their cut of the oil wealth lying under their feet. Of course there is the village yokel suddenly transformed by a series of misunderstandings into a Greek scholar whose wild oratory is listened to by the villagers avidly but without understanding. By the time Maggie Duckworth arrives at the village she is met by all these forces, which she cannot fathom. Things are not helped by the avaricious nature of the reincarnation's father, Mr. Keshavan, who dreams of inheriting Presley's Graceland on behalf of his son. As if these things were not enough for Maggie Duckworth, Bosworthy manages to get himself arrested as a spy with designs on India's cultural heritage when he wanders into the village temple. The story goes on to its ultimate denouement as the Indian papers, slow on the uptake, now create a country- wide furor making the incident take on an international flavour with formal protests being lodged with the American Ambassador in India and nearly bringing the Indian Government down for kowtowing to the Americans. Sunita's two daughters though central to the theme are just onlookers and as bewildered as Maggie by the course of events they have unleashed. Babli, the younger one, is the agnostic with a healthy disrespect for the superstitions surrounding the village life. But she triggers off events leading to the acceptance of the child to be a reincarnation of Elvis.

Download or read book SimChurch written by Douglas Estes and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2009-09-22 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The meeting place for the church of tomorrow will be a computer screen. Don’t laugh, and don’t feel alarmed. The real-world church isn’t going anywhere until Jesus returns. But the virtual church is already here, and it’s poised for explosive growth. SimChurch invites you to explore the vision, the concerns, the challenges, and the remarkable possibilities of building Christ’s kingdom online. What is the virtual church, and what different forms might it take? Will it be an extension of a real-world church, or a separate entity? How will it encourage families to worship together? Is it even possible or healthy to “be” the church in the virtual world? If you’re passionate about the church and evangelism, and if you feel both excitement and concern over the new virtual world the internet is creating, then these are just some of the vital issues you and other postmillennial followers of Jesus must grapple with. Rich in both biblical and current insight, combining exploration and critique, SimChurch opens a long-overdue discussion you can’t afford to miss.

Download or read book New York 2140 written by Kim Stanley Robinson and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2017-03-14 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson returns with a bold and brilliant vision of New York City in the next century. As the sea levels rose, every street became a canal. Every skyscraper an island. For the residents of one apartment building in Madison Square, however, New York in the year 2140 is far from a drowned city. There is the market trader, who finds opportunities where others find trouble. There is the detective, whose work will never disappear -- along with the lawyers, of course. There is the internet star, beloved by millions for her airship adventures, and the building's manager, quietly respected for his attention to detail. Then there are two boys who don't live there, but have no other home -- and who are more important to its future than anyone might imagine. Lastly there are the coders, temporary residents on the roof, whose disappearance triggers a sequence of events that threatens the existence of all -- and even the long-hidden foundations on which the city rests.

Download or read book The Avatar Syndrome written by Stan I. S. Law and published by INHOUSEPRESS. This book was released on 2006 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Avatar Syndrome" follows Anne from childhood to womanhood; from a troubled, taciturn youth, to a world-renowned violinist; from misunderstood recluse, to messiah of a higher truth and beauty. From 5 Stars Reviews: "The author is an enlightened being and it is very evident in this masterpiece"" (Michael P.Tinsley, Amazon.com) "If you love art, music, philosophy, beauty, and... science, then read this book". (Adam Kerry, Smashwords)

Download or read book Resilient Ministry written by Bob Burns and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2012-11-30 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why does one well-equipped, well-meaning person in ministry succeed while another fails? Bob Burns, Tasha Chapman and Donald Guthrie undertook a five-year intensive research project on the frontlines of pastoral ministry to answer that question. What they found was nothing less than the DNA of thriving ministry today.

Download or read book The Ministry for the Future written by Kim Stanley Robinson and published by Orbit. This book was released on 2020-10-06 with total page 579 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ONE OF BARACK OBAMA’S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEAR “The best science-fiction nonfiction novel I’ve ever read.” —Jonathan Lethem "If I could get policymakers, and citizens, everywhere to read just one book this year, it would be Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future." —Ezra Klein (Vox) The Ministry for the Future is a masterpiece of the imagination, using fictional eyewitness accounts to tell the story of how climate change will affect us all. Its setting is not a desolate, postapocalyptic world, but a future that is almost upon us. Chosen by Barack Obama as one of his favorite books of the year, this extraordinary novel from visionary science fiction writer Kim Stanley Robinson will change the way you think about the climate crisis. "One hopes that this book is read widely—that Robinson’s audience, already large, grows by an order of magnitude. Because the point of his books is to fire the imagination."―New York Review of Books "If there’s any book that hit me hard this year, it was Kim Stanley Robinson’s The Ministry for the Future, a sweeping epic about climate change and humanity’s efforts to try and turn the tide before it’s too late." ―Polygon (Best of the Year) "Masterly." —New Yorker "[The Ministry for the Future] struck like a mallet hitting a gong, reverberating through the year ... it’s terrifying, unrelenting, but ultimately hopeful. Robinson is the SF writer of my lifetime, and this stands as some of his best work. It’s my book of the year." —Locus "Science-fiction visionary Kim Stanley Robinson makes the case for quantitative easing our way out of planetary doom." ―Bloomberg Green

Download or read book The Last Avatar of Jesus the Christ written by Aden John and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-12-10 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Greatest Thing we can ever possess in this life . . . The Greatest Joy we ever may retain in this life . . . The Most Wonderful attainment all Created mortals may yet ever know in their lifetime . . . is; To LOVE GOD! - With all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our might . . . Irrespective of the vast myriads of belief systems, the most important Truth in all existence and in subsistence is The Pure All Absorbing Love of God. Irrespective of the human nomenclature assigned to This Incomprehensibly Pure Love of God; he who indeed Loves The One True God Whom he undoubtedly regards as THE SUPREME HIGHEST; he is he who knows that human tongues, languages, and relational differences can never amount into a force strong enough to erode That same Pure Love For God Planted inside his heart by The God he regards as THE SUPREME HIGHEST. Whatever nomenclature any mortal may have assigned to be That Pure Love of Godto any indivisible or divisible fragments, if any man claims to have This same Pure Love for God; such a man in Totality can never ever deny The Truth that in Jesus The Christ alone resides The Grand Summation of All The Representations of all Gods Love. Amazingly, the human nomenclature any set of people may have assigned to their Love For God may be different from that which another set may have assigned. If, therefore, language, tribe, race, or just about anything of human affiliations and origins stand as a dividing difference between humans who claim to have That same Incomprehensibly Pure Love for God; it then becomes questionable whether That Love they claim to have for God was Genuine and homogenous or not. If a man says he Loves God, but for whatever reasons known to him, acknowledges not The Last Avatar Whom The God he claims to Love has sent; then it becomes obvious that such a man willfully chooses to understand his Love for God in ways which he freely desires and not in the Simple way which has been revealed unto him. How then would he cope when That Love of God Decisively Judges the free wills of all humans? www.yousayyouloveme.org www.rhabbonilove.org

Download or read book Avatar written by Rajesh Jain and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2016-03-19 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the beginning of time, humanity has longed for the day when justice, peace, equality and compassion will envelop the world. Scripture and holy books of various religions predict a future leader who will unite religions, defeat evil, and establish the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. Today, Jews long for their messiah Meshiack, Christians seek the return of Jesus Christ, Muslims await Imam Mahdi, Buddhists look for the Fifth Buddha Maitreya, Hindus seek the Tenth Avatar Kalki, and Confucian texts speak of a future True Man who will bring peace. But can one man actually fulfill all these religious expectations? Rajesh Jain, a physician by trade, relies on his intuitive experiences, scripture, and research to share a deep examination of various religions and their beliefs regarding the Second Coming, the prophecies of Nostradamus, technological deceptions by elite nations, enigmas of consciousness by Chris King, the American model of unsustainability by Chris Clugston, and the metaphysical concept of Pi by Patrick Mulcahy. Included are his explorations of the education system, the Catholic Church, the labor market, and taxes. Avatar shares a comprehensive examination of the Second Coming through intuitive experiences, scripture, and research.

Download or read book Avatars of Shiva written by Henry Romano and published by HENRY ROMANO. This book was released on 2024-05-14 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shiva's attributes include impetuosity, generosity, and gullibility. People say Shiva is so eager to serve his devotees that he overlooks his safety. He hinders no one—not even demons. As quickly as he can be angry, he can also be appeased. On the other hand, Vishnu's shrewdness and ability to manipulate all situations consistently put him in control. As a result, Vishnu saved Shiva, and Shiva expressed his gratitude to him.

Download or read book Replenish written by Lance Witt and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every leader functions on two stages--the front stage or public world, and the back stage or private world. One cannot lead successfully front stage when one is completely depleted back stage. In a time when pastors are leaving the ministry in record numbers due to cynicism, disillusionment, weariness, and personal scandals, there is an urgent need for soul care in the private lives of leaders. Replenish helps leaders focus on the back stage, the interior life, in order to remain spiritually healthy. In a caring, encouraging tone, it will show pastors how to prioritize matters of the soul develop healthy spiritual practices address problems that lead to burnout create a healthy rhythm in their lives improve their people skills and the spiritual climate of their team develop better systems in their churches discover how to lead an unhurried life For the many ministry leaders who feel alone, in over their heads, or simply worn out, this book will offer welcome relief and a healthy way forward.

Download or read book The Forgotten Political Avatar written by Dr. MAHINDER N. GULATI and published by Partridge Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-10 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author was born Feb 1931 in a remote village of Pakistan. At age twenty he became Army officer and published first article at age 22: FORTY DAYS AMONG THE LUSHAIS, thereafter many more in social anthropology journals. War experiences: 1962 Sino-Indian War NEFA; 1965 Indo-Pak War Tank Brigade in Lahore- Khemkaran sector where main tank battle was fought in which Indian Centurions defeated America Pattons. He was member Planning Staff for Bangladesh Operations and was posted at Dacca during mid-December 1971. Cabinet Division of Government of Peoples Republic of Bangladesh appointed Col Gulati as Member Communication Cell of their government. An Army Engineer officer generally has to serve in M.E.S. --- the proverbial Money Earning Service wherein he found himself totally unfit. Therefore he sought premature retirement from the Army in 1978 and worked for about 8-10 years in Middle East countries as Project Manager on roads and housing projects including one in his private capacity in the Highway Authority of Government of Yemen Arab Republic. Green Card holder USA but now back HOME having earned some honest money: Petro-dollars! Col Gulati has authored-published 13 books on military history, biographical and philosophical subjects, besides venturing into the slippery field of politics. He is a prolific writer and has contributed general articles from time to time. After finishing his foreign contracts he settled down at Dehradun for Ph.D. Has thirteen books to his credit on historical-biographical-philosophical subjects besides one in the slippery field of politics. Did PhD in 2006, age 75

Download or read book Following Pastoring for Life Theological Wisdom for Ministering Well written by Jason Byassee and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[An] insightful exploration of Christian discipleship in the digital age."--Publishers Weekly This book offers theological perspectives on the challenges of discipleship in a digital age, showing how new technologies and the rise of social media affect the way we interact with each other, ourselves, and the world. Written by a Gen X digital immigrant and a Millennial digital native, the book explores a faithful response to today's technology as we celebrate our embodied roles as followers of Christ in a disembodied time.