Download or read book The Parish as Covenant written by Thomas P. Sweetser and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2001 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Argues that contemporary parishes are "caught in a Church system that is not working. Proposes a dual-focus system of parish leadership which creates a healthier, more collaborative environment for leaders, assistants and parishioners, and helps ensure a successful transition when pastors or administrators are replaced.
Download or read book A Father Who Keeps His Promises written by Scott Hahn and published by . This book was released on 2023-03-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bond and Covenant written by and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bible Basics for Catholics written by John Bergsma and published by Ave Maria Press. This book was released on 2015-10-02 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Bergsma’s popular Bible Basics for Catholics, which has sold more than 60,000 copies, offers readers an accessible vision of salvation history as it unfolds in the Bible, showing readers how the Bible points us to the saving life and work of Jesus. This new edition includes an additional chapter on covenant fulfillment in the Book of Revelation. Bergsma brings to his theology a combination of academic expertise, pastoral wisdom, and unique playfulness. Bible Basics for Catholics is based on Bergsma’s popular Introduction to Theology course at Steubenville. As a teacher, Bergsma has an uncanny ability to make complex ideas understandable and faith-inspiring while staying true to both Catholic teaching and biblical scholarship. Readers will begin to see the Christian understanding of salvation by walking through the Old Testament, going through the great stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham, Moses, the great kings and prophets of Israel, and culminating in the person and work of Jesus Christ.
Download or read book Keeping the Covenant written by Thomas P. Sweetser and published by Crossroad Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: bChurches and parishes are closing in record numbers. Those remaining are seeking new ways to invent the way their parish functions in the community. This book provides new material for parishes, based on extensive research and experience with parishes across the country. This book offers hope and promise --- and practical advice --- for lay leaders and clergy interested in having their parish be the Church that Jesus intended. Book includes discussion guides and hands-on suggestions.
Download or read book Covenant of Love written by Richard Hogan and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pope John Paul II has had a profound theological and personal impact on Catholics and non-Catholics alike. In the scholarly tradition of Saint Augustine and Saint Thomas, he has found a new unity between faith and reason. The study of God, says John Paul, is also the study of humanity. He has come to vigorously insist on the rights and dignity of each human person, and on the divine importance of the family. John Paul teaches that the keystone of Christian living today is the communion of persons which is the family.ÊCovenant of LoveÊconveys this central message of his pontificate. It explores the influence of Christ on the modern family, human intimacy, and sexuality and illustrates the Pope's response to the violations of that familial communion: materialism, sterilization, pre-marital sex, abortion, polygamy, adultery and lust, contraception and artificial conception, and homosexuality. Written for the layman as well as for clerics, students, and educators, this volume will enhance the understanding and appreciation of Pope John Paul II's teachings.ÊCovenant of Love,Êpresents the extraordinary new way that John Paul II is using to present a new synthesis of the faith that can be the means of renewing the faith of all Christians and of bringing more people to Christ. It sets out his philosophical and theological design for every Christian who seeks a closer relationship with God--in the person of Christ, in the Church, and in the human heart.
Download or read book Observations on the public covenants betwixt God and the Church A discourse from Jeremiah xi 10 written by Archibald Mason and published by . This book was released on 1799 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Parish Covenant written by Gretchen Mary Rehberg and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Redeeming Time written by Walter P. Herz and published by Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations. This book was released on 1999 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Congregational reevaluation and right relation among communities are the goals of the UUA trustees' proposed four-year process called Fulfilling the Promise. Redeeming Time was put together as a tool for use by Unitarian Universalist congregations in their quest to reestablish a spiritually grounded, interdependent web of congregations. The central idea in this work is to reconnect with the concept ora covenant -- the promise of support and accountability which is foundational to a liberal religious community. Includes helpful sample covenants and discussion questions ideal for workshops and adult religious education classes.
Download or read book The Crucified Rabbi written by Taylor Marshall and published by Saint John Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How does Jesus fulfill over three hundred Old Testament Prophecies? (each listed inside this book) Is Catholicism inherently Anti-Semitic? Do the Hebrew Scriptures accurately predict Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah? How does Jewish thinking presuppose devotion to Mary? Is the Catholic Church a fulfillment of historic Israel? How do Jewish water rituals relate to Catholic baptism? Is the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass a Passover meal? Should the Catholic priesthood conform to the priesthood established by Moses? How has the Jewish Temple influenced traditional Christian architecture? Does the Pope wear a yarmulke? Praise for The Crucified Rabbi "Taylor Marshall helps us to be more Catholic by taking our faith to its most profound depths - its ancient roots in the religion of Israel, the Judaism beloved by the Apostles, the religion of the Temple and Synagogue, the Torah and the sacrifice. Jesus said he came not to abolish that faith but to fulfill it. In this book, we see that fullness down to the smallest details. I treasure this book." Mike Aquilina, author of The Fathers of the Church "Such sparkling insights appear on almost every page, as Taylor Marshall deftly compares various features of Judaism to their Catholic counterparts: the priesthood, vestments, holy days, marriage, and saints, to name but a few. Saint Augustine's dictum, "The New Covenant is in the Old, concealed; the Old Covenant is in the New, revealed" is on full display in The Crucified Rabbi --Cale Clarke, Catholic Insight Magazine "This is a fascinating book full of interesting details. The Crucified Rabbi should be required reading for every student of the Catholic faith." Father Dwight Longenecker, author of Mary: A Catholic/Evangelical Debate
Download or read book The Parish Covenant Procedural Manual written by Church Management Service and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Church of the Covenant 1637 1651 written by Walter Makey and published by Birlinn Ltd. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The troubles of mid-seventeenth-century Scotland were the final episode in a long revolutionary process which had begun more than a century earlier. The changes of the intervening years – most of them gradual and imperceptible – were barely visible but their cumulative impact was profound. Charles I inherited a social revolution; he found a society already transformed and a power structure still in the process of transformation. Scotland was inherently unstable, and the unending conflict between king, baron and churchman was therefore accentuated. The failure of the Canterburian solution left magnate to struggle with minister for control of the Church and thus for the substance of power in Scotland. The struggle was often obscured by war: the feudal magnates, bold in defence of the ancient liberties of the kingdom, patched up an uneasy alliance with the radical ministers pursuing a new order. The end of the First Civil War was merely the prelude to a new conflict, which left the Kirk triumphant for the time being and the state, albeit temporarily, its impotent servant. This poses vital questions. Who were the ministers and elders who ruled the Church of Scotland? What was the nature of the Scottish Revolution? This book draws on many sources to answer these questions.
Download or read book Revolutionary England and the National Covenant written by Edward Vallance and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An assessment of the importance of oaths, and the taking of, and the idea of national covenants during a turbulent time in English history. This book studies the oaths and covenants taken during the late sixteenth to the late seventeenth century, a time of great religious and political upheaval, assessing their effect and importance. From the reign of Mary I to the Exclusion crisis, Protestant writers argued that England was a nation in covenant with God and urged that the country should renew its contract with the Lord through taking solemn oaths. In so doing, they radically modified understandings of monarchy, political allegiance and the royal succession. During the civil war, the tendering of oaths of allegiance, the Protestation of 1641 and the Vow and Covenant and Solemn League and Covenant of 1643 (all describedas embodiments of England's national covenant) also extended the boundaries of the political nation. The poor and illiterate, women as well as men, all subscribed to these tests of loyalty, which were presented as social contracts between the Parliament and the people. The Solemn League and Covenant in particular continued to provoke political controversy after 1649 and even into the 1690s many English Presbyterians still viewed themselves as bound by itsterms; the author argues that these covenants had a significant, and until now unrecognised, influence on 'politics-out-of-doors' in the eighteenth century. EDWARD VALLANCE is Lecturer in Early Modern British History, University of Liverpool.
Download or read book The Covenant to be the Lord s People Sign d by the Church of Christ Under the Pastoral Care of J J Etc An Appendix to the Foregoing Covenant I The Contents of It II A Brief Apology for It III The Names of All that Ever Subscrib d Covenant in the Church of God Under the Pastoral Care of J J written by Joseph JACOB (of Southwark.) and published by . This book was released on 1706 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Building Bridges to the Heart of the Community written by Stephanie Moore and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building Bridges to the Heart of the Community is your guide to strengthening your community through a parish covenant. The covenant leads parishioners to make an on-going commitment to Christ and to the parish. This second book in the Bridges series builds on current research and the best practices of Catholic parishes in North America within a strong theological and ecclesial context. Are you ready to deepen your parishioners' commitment to Christ and to your parish community? Let's get started.
Download or read book The Vow and Covenant Appointed by the Lords and Commons to be Taken by Every Man Together with Instructions How and in what Manner the Said Vow and Covenant Shall be Taken written by England and Wales. Parliament and published by . This book was released on 1643 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Freedom in Covenant written by Robert D. Cornwall and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2015-09-21 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an age of decreasing denominational loyalty, questions of identity have become important. Both church members and inquirers wonder what to make of a denomination's core values, mission, and common practices. Because the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) was born as a movement of reform on the American frontier during the early nineteenth century, it is marked by the time and place of its birth. The message it offered at the time was one of Christian unity rooted in theological simplicity and freedom of belief and practice. This message influenced the way the tradition came to understand biblical interpretation, theology, the sacraments, ministry, and its eschatology. As the movement matured, many recognized that this message of freedom could lead to unfettered individualism and tended to undermine congregational life and cooperation beyond the congregation. In response, Disciples leaders turned to the biblical idea of covenant to balance the message of freedom and link congregations with other forms of church without creating hierarchical systems. If, as some have suggested, this is a movement whose time has come, then it is important to understand the movement's identity and core values, which have been formed within the fulcrum of the tension existing between freedom and covenant.
