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August 15 2009
Canadians 'Cry Out' on Woodstock Anniversary
"With both TheCRY and TheCall in the U.S., so much of what we target in prayer is the exact antithesis of that whole late-60s movement of turning away from God, rebellion to authority, sexual perversion, seeking spiritual encounter apart form God," said TheCRY founder Faytene Kryskow, who realized the prayer event was being held on the Woodstock anniversary two months ago.
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August 11 2009
Joint Missions Initiative Helps Churches, Colleges Become Mission Active
"One college we are working with is struggling to help students realize that just because they don't feel called to international missions doesn't mean they get a pass on the Great Commission," said Todd Eckhardt, director for Partnership Development. "They want to broaden the emphasis of their missions week to include all areas of missions, not just international."
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August 11 2009
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND 'CATHOLIC' OR REFORMED?
At the time of the Reformation Cranmer and the other Reformers had reformed the CofEs Formularies and Prayer Book with the help of Continental Reformers such as Martin Bucer.
The Formularies had been modelled on continental Protestant revisions, for example the Lutheran Confession of Augsburg.
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July 15 2009
GC2009: Nashotah House focuses on training Episcopal priests
Things got a little crowed in the Palisades Room because 150 faithful Nashotah alumni and associates were expected to show up. Many more did. Priests and bishops clustered together with drinks in hand, munching on the California version of Tex-Mex cuisine.
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June 16 2009
"Forming Disciples": A Conversation with Dallas Willard
Given the Anglican Mission's focus on the 130 million unchurched, how can we keep our message accessible to culture while preserving the Truth?
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June 05 2009
Churches Fight Back Against Shrinking Membership
"The under-35 generation thinks church is a judgmental, hypocritical, insular place," says Jamie Dunham, chief planning officer for Bohan Advertising & Marketing, the firm that designed the United Methodist campaign. "So our question is: What if church can change the world with a journey?"
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May 27 2009
Preachers becoming Diplomatists and Strategists
This is a temptation I can speak of because for twenty years I was confronted with it, and no doubt succumbed to it, while a minister in the Church of Scotland. It was, and continues to be, a subtle temptation. The pathology of the temptation expresses itself like this: We need to have a long-term strategy to promote the gospel and recover the faith of our fathers for the church's good and God's glory.
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May 13 2009
Lean Church Model Stands Up to the Recession
Eastburn speaks from experience. When he first became pastor of the church now called The Well, it was a traditional church with a budget almost entirely consumed by rent and salaries. But, then the church body decided to do something radical -- leave its building and become a community of house churches.
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May 13 2009
Define Spiritual Maturity - Barna Group
The research was conducted by Barna Group in partnership with Living on the Edge (www.livingontheedge.org) and included a nationwide, random sample of adults and a similar national survey among Protestant pastors, exploring definitions of, perceptions about, and perceived barriers to spiritual maturity. Five Challenges
The study showed five significant challenges when it comes to facilitating people's spiritual growth.
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April 03 2009
CURSILLO: Make a friend, be a friend, bring a friend to Christ
Goal of Cursillo The goal of Cursillo is the goal of the church - to bring all to Christ. This is done when informed, trained leaders set out with the support of others having a similar commitment.
What does Cursillo do? It helps to renew and deepen Christian commitment. Cursillo is one of many renewal movements. Many people have said Cursillo provides an important learning experience which causes many to feel like newly-made Christians with a purpose and with support.
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