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The Church In The 21st Century

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

(Rough Notes of a paper read to the Baptist Union of Victoria, sometime in 1999). Exercise : Hand out pieces of paper, and ask the students to write down seven things that would happen in the future, and put a date against them. Collect them and arrange in chronological order to see what kind of […]

A Pastoral Code Of Ethics

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Thomas F. Fischer, M.Div., M.S.A. As a called and ordained minister of Jesus Christ, my fundamental duty is to serve, not be served; to preach the Word of God in both easy and difficult circumstances, to lead the church in the defence against error, to teach the people of God, to minister to the sick […]

Subject: Abp: “Wounded Heroes” Retreats Texas Evangelist Sponsoring ‘Wounded Heroes’ Retreats

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Texas evangelist sponsoring ‘Wounded Heroes’ retreats EULESS, Texas (ABP) — Saying God has given him a “burden for saints as well as sinners,” evangelist Freddie Gage is sponsoring a series of “Wounded Heroes” retreats planned in Texas, Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. The first retreat is scheduled Jan. 26-31 at the Cooper Aerobics Center in […]

U.C.Sexuality Report (Response From Gordon Moyes)

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

Statement from Wesley Mission, Sunday, 13th April, 1997 THE PRESIDENT MUST ACT! A STATEMENT FROM WESLEY MISSION, SYDNEY, WHY THE UNITING CHURCH CANNOT ALLOW SELF-CONFESSED HOMOSEXUALS LIVING IN A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP, TO CONTINUE IN CHURCH LEADERSHIP. The public revelation by a minister working in the Assembly of the Uniting Church, (Rev Dorothy McRae-McMahon) that she […]

Obsessive/Addictive Behaviors

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Date: Sun, 17 Aug 1997 23:44:58 -0400 From: “Thomas F. Fischer” Recognizing The Addictive/Compulsive* Often Pastors in traumatic circumstances respond to such crises by adopting addictive and/or compulsive behaviors. Here’s a simple listing and descriptions to help identify such individuals. 1. Preoccupation…with any addictive agent: persons, things, activities, events, behaviors, etc. 2. Increased Tolerance…the longer […]

Clergy: Learn Or Languish!

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Uniting Church In Australia National Assembly Media Release July 8, 1997 Learn or languish, clergy told Ministers may soon have to commit to continuing education, or face the prospect of gaining no further settlements. The proposal from the ministerial education review task group calls for all ministers to “enter into five-year continuing education contracts with […]

Jesus Seminar: A Response

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A Response to the Jesus Seminar and the Search for the Historic Jesus By The Rev Grant S. Carey Canon Presentor Trinity Cathedral, Sacramento, California Scholars, researching first century Palestine, are attempting to reconstruct the Jesus of the New Testament, generally discrediting the accounts of those who, if not intimately involved with Jesus, were his […]

Money And Mirth

By and others ⋅ January 5, 2003 ⋅ Post a comment

by Steve Bradbury In the days when my hair was thicker and my voice higher nothing exciting ever happened in our church. At least that’s how it seemed to my young eyes, right up until the wonderful episode of the reverend gentleman’s trousers. I had the perfect view, because those of us who sang in […]

Thinking Biblically About Ministry

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What is ‘a theology of ministry’? Ministries of leadership The Pastoral office The Ministry of the Laity Women in Ministry Call to Ministry. Ministry is what every Christian does, as ‘co-workers with God’ (Colossians 4:11) in the church and in the world. ‘Ministry is not a rare vocation or a privileged office but belongs to […]

Mission Of The Church

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EVERY HEALTHY CHURCH regards the world as their parish (as John Wesley put it). Biblical mission involves three concerns: compassion for those the New Testament calls the lost (evangelism); compassion for the hurting (mercy) and compassion for the powerless (justice). These three concerns are highlighted by Micah (6:8) and Jesus (Matthew 23:23) as being essential […]

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