No, the goal was to reach people where they live, to delve deeply into the urban landscape, to leverage existing assets, foster communities and tie them together.
It's the old way of "doing" Christianity, said the Rev. Steve Wood. It's what the Apostle Paul did when he left the synagogue in Ephesus for the lecture hall of Tyrannus.
Read moreA robust and rich model of Christian thinking-the quality of thinking that culminates in a God-centered worldview-requires that we see all truth as interconnected. Ultimately, the systematic wholeness of truth can be traced to the fact that God is himself the author of all truth. Christianity is not a set of doctrines in the sense that a mechanic operates with a set of tools.
Read moreA robust and rich model of Christian thinking-the quality of thinking that culminates in a God-centered worldview-requires that we see all truth as interconnected. Ultimately, the systematic wholeness of truth can be traced to the fact that God is himself the author of all truth. Christianity is not a set of doctrines in the sense that a mechanic operates with a set of tools.
Read moreA robust and rich model of Christian thinking-the quality of thinking that culminates in a God-centered worldview-requires that we see all truth as interconnected. Ultimately, the systematic wholeness of truth can be traced to the fact that God is himself the author of all truth. Christianity is not a set of doctrines in the sense that a mechanic operates with a set of tools.
Read more"We had an 8:30 a.m. service and our main service is closed," explained Rev. Ken Turnbull of St. Aidan's Anglican Church from his seat in the arena. "I think it's very important to do things together and to gather together for worship."
Read more"We had an 8:30 a.m. service and our main service is closed," explained Rev. Ken Turnbull of St. Aidan's Anglican Church from his seat in the arena. "I think it's very important to do things together and to gather together for worship."
Read more"We had an 8:30 a.m. service and our main service is closed," explained Rev. Ken Turnbull of St. Aidan's Anglican Church from his seat in the arena. "I think it's very important to do things together and to gather together for worship."
Read moreBeyond this, an adequate understanding of human sin brings us to the inescapable conclusion that there is absolutely nothing that the human creature can do to rescue himself from his plight. We find ourselves in an insoluble situation and are brought face to face with our own finitude. What is worse, all our efforts to solve the problem on our own lead only into an even deeper complex of sin.
Read moreBeyond this, an adequate understanding of human sin brings us to the inescapable conclusion that there is absolutely nothing that the human creature can do to rescue himself from his plight. We find ourselves in an insoluble situation and are brought face to face with our own finitude. What is worse, all our efforts to solve the problem on our own lead only into an even deeper complex of sin.
Read moreBeyond this, an adequate understanding of human sin brings us to the inescapable conclusion that there is absolutely nothing that the human creature can do to rescue himself from his plight. We find ourselves in an insoluble situation and are brought face to face with our own finitude. What is worse, all our efforts to solve the problem on our own lead only into an even deeper complex of sin.
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