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At What Age Should Baptists Baptize Children?
From one pastor to others: what is your experience of advising and exploring baptism with younger than ¢â‚¬Ëœnormal-age for baptism ¢â‚¬â„¢ (whatever that is) children? “”””” One response: I recently baptized an 11 year old girl. I asked her about her interests and whether or not there was a way that she could express her confession […]
Your Guide to Contemporary Christian Music
Note from Rowland: The Wittenburg Door is a magazine – now website – which ‘sends up’ all who take themselves too seriously. So don’t be too offended if this strikes a raw nerve: it’s supposed to! By Dale Peterson Thank you for choosing to worship with us today. If you are from a church that […]
GODLY BISHOPS
Godly Bishops I have been nominated for bishop in the Diocese of The Rio Grande. Here are some thoughts about the episcopal office that I wrote some time ago. By The Rev. Leander S. Harding, Ph.D. http://www.leanderharding.com/blog/2010/03/23/godly-bishops-2/ April 15, 2010 ***** In what follows I am going to take it as established that the historic […]
EASTER PRAYERS
Lord of life, submitting to death you conquered the grave. By being lifted on a cross, you draw all peoples to you. By being raised from the dead, you restore to humanity all that we had lost through sin. Throughout these fifty days of Easter we proclaim the marvelous mystery of death and resurrection. For […]
Elders in a Church Come Alive
ELDERS IN A CHURCH COME ALIVE 10 reflections for elders by David Merritt based on the book and DVD series Your Church Can Come Alive by Rowland Croucher (Originally published by UNITING CHURCH PRESS MELBOURNE) CONTENTS Using these reflections 1. The goals of the church 2. Communicating good news 3. Making faith real 4. Taking […]
YOUR CHURCH CAN COME ALIVE Discussion Starters
A JOHN MARK MINISTRIES DVD SERIES YOUR CHURCH CAN COME ALIVE! Discussion Starters By Rowland Croucher These DVDs may be obtained from John Mark Ministries, jmm.aaa.net.au ONE: INTRODUCTION The church at Antioch will be used as a case-study in these videos: a model church in the first century to help diagnose the health of your […]
Women And Ministry: A Sermon
Text: Romans 16: 1 – 27 Caller to American Christian radio talk show: ‘What do you think of Philip’s four daughters who prophesied?’ Guest clergyman: ‘It just means they witnessed for Christ.’ Caller: ‘But why can’t women teach and preach?’ Clergyman: ‘That ministry is for men only and I can give you a very good […]
Ministry As Empowerment
¢â‚¬Å“Tell me, and I will forget. Show me, and I may remember. Involve me, and I will understand. ¢â‚¬ (Confucius) ~~ “Instead of guarding power, Jesus gives it away; instead of rational discourse, he tells stories; instead of claiming status, he reaches to the lowliest; instead of excluding the rabble, he includes them ¢â‚¬”even at table fellowship! […]
A Biblical Case-Study Of Renewal
CHURCH AND MINISTRY AT ANTIOCH THE CHURCH IS BORN We begin with a study of one church – in first century Antioch in Syria. Antioch was the third largest city in the Mediterranean world, after Rome and Alexandria. It was a sinful place, proverbial for its lax sexual morals associated with the cult of Artemis […]
Social Justice: Get Involved!
Justice is all – and only – about the uses of power. Injustice is the mis-use, non-use or abuse of power. In the Bible justice is personal (living a righteous, just life), forensic (relating to matters of law), and social (our treatment of the poor). The Bible is full of God’s concern for justice, from […]
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