Download or read book Toward the Better Country written by L. Gail Irwin and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2014-01-13 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when pews are not as full as they used to be, many churches are struggling to stay open. But no matter how creative or hard-working, some congregations are unable to revitalize their ministry. Is it time to talk about closing your church? Are there any other options for your future? Toward the Better Country tells the stories of real congregations that have faced a significant downsizing, merger, or closure and found positive ways to move forward in ministry. While no local church is meant to live forever, congregations that have chosen to faithfully complete their ministry are finding hope in the new ventures born from passing on their spiritual and material legacies.
Download or read book The Story of a Country Church written by Charles W. Hoffman and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Country Church Monuments written by C. B. Newham and published by Random House. This book was released on 2022-10-06 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A landmark illustrated history of rural church monuments - the forgotten national treasures of England and Wales Deep in the countryside, away from metropolitan abbeys and cathedrals, thousands of funerary monuments are hidden in parish churches. These artworks - medieval brasses and elegant marble effigies, stone tomb chests and grand mausoleums - are of great historical and cultural significance, but have, due to their relative inaccessibility, faded from accounts of our art history. Over twenty-five years, C. B. Newham FSA has visited and photographed more than eight thousand rural churches, cataloguing the monumental sculptures encountered on his quest. In Country Church Monuments, he presents 365 of the very best, each accompanied by detailed photographs, biographies of both the deceased and their sculptors and a wealth of contextual material. Many of these works commemorate famous historical figures, from scheming Tudor courtier Richard Rich to Victorian prime minister William Ewart Gladstone. But more moving are the countless others - minor aristocrats, small-time industrialists, much-loved mothers, fathers and children - who, if not for their memorials, would wholly be lost to time. As Newham blows the dust off these artworks and breathes life into the stories they tell, a new aesthetic history of rural England and Wales emerges. Country Church Monuments is a poignant record of the art we make at the borders of life and death, of our ceaseless human striving for eternity.
Download or read book The Day of the Country Church written by James Oliver Ashenhurst and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Day of the Country Church written by James Oliver Ashenhurst and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an exploration of the role of the country church in rural life. It examines the history and function of the church in the community, including its role in education, social activities, and religious worship. The author provides insight into the cultural and social significance of the country church and its impact on the lives of those who attend it. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Country Church Work written by Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Board of Home Missions. Department of Church and Country Life and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Challenge of the Country Church written by John William Jent and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book In the Beginning God Created the Country Church written by Butch Ikels and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2005-02-11 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'In the beginning God created The Country Church' has been written during the busy days of active growth of The Country Church in Marion, Texas. Several well known leaders in church growth requested that the history and events of The Country Church be recorded. Pastor Butch Ikels has attempted to carry this out with a three fold purpose. First and foremost, to exalt The Lovely Lord Jesus who made it all possible. Second, to inspire church planters in rural areas to trust the Lord and dare to minister outside the box. Thirdly, to encourage and edify those who serve in remote or ill-defined areas. Prayerfully, that through the pages of this book, they might see the miracle of I Corinthians 1:18-31 lived out in a congregation.
Download or read book Crumbs from the Country Church written by Pastor Jim Walker and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2010-04-09 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains 39 chapters. Each chapter begins with a poem, and the poem is followed by a discussion of the subject of the poem. Subjects range from "Rolling Through Life," "Death of a Saint," "You Live in a Rental House," "Straddlin' the Fence," to "He Was A Good Man".....and many others you will find enjoyable to read and contemplate. Inside this book you will find how God can help you through life's difficulties, some of which seemingly have no good solutions. There are examples of how a positive outlook and dedication to finding and following the right path will lead to good outcomes. Every thought is backed up by quotations from the Bible. You can learn much about happy living in this book.
Download or read book What Young People Think of the Country Church written by John Franklin Smith and published by Full Well Ventures. This book was released on 2023-06-04 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What Young People Think of the Country Church," an article by John F. Smith, was originally published in the May & June 1920 issues of “Rural Manhood” magazine, published monthly by the Young Men’s Christian Association (Y.M.C.A.).
Download or read book In the Beginning God Created the Country Church written by Butch Ikels and published by Resource Publications (CA). This book was released on 2005-02-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'In the beginning God created The Country Church' has been written during the busy days of active growth of The Country Church in Marion, Texas. Several well known leaders in church growth requested that the history and events of The Country Church be recorded. Pastor Butch Ikels has attempted to carry this out with a three fold purpose. First and foremost, to exalt The Lovely Lord Jesus who made it all possible. Second, to inspire church planters in rural areas to trust the Lord and dare to minister outside the box. Thirdly, to encourage and edify those who serve in remote or ill-defined areas. Prayerfully, that through the pages of this book, they might see the miracle of I Corinthians 1:18-31 lived out in a congregation.
Download or read book The Country Church written by Charles Otis Gill and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Little History Of The English Country Church written by Roy Strong and published by Random House. This book was released on 2012-05-31 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beautifully illustrated narrative history of the English country church In his engaging account, Sir Roy Strong celebrates the life of the English parish church From the arrival of the missionaries from Ireland and Rome, to the beautiful architecture and rich spirituality of medieval Catholicism; from the cataclysm of the Reformation, to the gentrified cleric we meet in Jane Austen novels, Roy Strong takes us on a journey - historical, social and spiritual - to explore what men and women experienced through the age when they went to church on Sunday. ‘Anyone with the slightest interest in the English parish church, of its life today, or its history will be intrigued, informed and enchanted by this lucid, and occasionally provocative, account’ Country Life
Download or read book The Country Church written by Washington Irving and published by . This book was released on 1819 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Country Churchyards written by Eudora Welty and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2000 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her 91st year, this book includes 90 of Welty's photos along with a conversation in which she shares her impressions and memories of the 1930s and 1940s when she rambled through Mississippi cemeteries taking pictures.
Download or read book Using the Resources of the Country Church written by Ernest R. Groves and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the resources of the country church by Ernest R. Groves. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1917 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.
Download or read book The Country Church in North Carolina written by Jesse Marvin Ormond and published by . This book was released on 1931 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
