African Catholic Church And The Church Of South Africa

The nation of Botswana use to be a country where people raised animals and scavenged to survive but that all changed in 1969. Based on the article “Africa’s Gems: Warfare’s Best Friend,” the government of Botswana made the country the according to the article “worlds fastest-growing economy.” The government

Churches are an important part of the community. They join together for the purpose of spreading the word of the gospel and to help serve the community in times of need. In my area, there is an association of churches joined together for that purpose. The Bayou Macon-Madison Baptist Association is an organization of 36 Southern Baptist Churches that work together to do mission work, serve the church members and pastors, and other work to minister to the people.

In the past couple of decades the rise in non-denominational churches has been increasing greatly and are said to be the second largest group of Protestants (Moore, 2011). It is said that most that break off and become apart of this fast growing belief come from a protestant upbringing. The study shows that more people are determining on where to worship by how they like the nursery, if the worship music is good, is it close to home, rather than I am a Catholic I need to go to a Catholic Church. As of 2010, four percent of Americans fall into this non-denominational group (Thumma, 2010).

To be a successful church the author states that the church should function and relate to the people’s culture that the church is located within.

Africa has a history of facing many challenges, including starvation, poverty, Ebola and AIDS. AIDS, however, has become Africa’s biggest hurdle. Botswana, located in Southern Africa, has been hit the hardest by the AIDS virus with over 23% of its population contracting AIDS. In order to help fix the AIDS epidemic in Botswana, multiple things need to be reviewed, such as understanding how AIDS spread throughout Botswana, where the region currently stands on the AIDS virus, and the three solutions on how to prevent the rise in the spreading of the virus within the area. According to the website Avert, studies have shown that the most effective ways to help stop the spread of AIDS includes testing centers, intervention centers, and the distribution of more protective measures.

The Congo, a country in Central Africa began to be colonized by Europeans in 1876. Many Europeans began to explore the interior of Africa. After these explorers, religious missionaries followed, who want to help the “savage” African people by introducing Christianity as well as building schools to educate

Typically, a church is to be a very safe and sacred place where no-one would

Established Church: A church that is officially recognized and approved by the government and its also recognized as a national institution.

Do you know how many of your County neighbors are barely making ends meet—often not earning enough to cover just one unexpected expense? A recent survey revealed that about 46% of Americans don’t feel they have enough money to cover a $400 emergency expense. Rather than paying it outright, these individuals and families have to put the expense on a credit card or simply cannot cover it.

Protestantism was introduced to South Africa earlier in history than China but their encounters were accepted different ways. The Dutch East India Company’s Cape Colony in 1685 was used for trade and later became the Cape of Good Hope (Jacobsen 52). The Netherlands had supported Protestant missionaries but in 1687 there was a large influx of Protestants that helped found schools, translate the Bible, a convert a few South Africans, though generally the South Africans were reluctant to change their religion. The native people were exposed to many sects of Protestantism including Methodist, Anglican, Presbyterianism, Baptist, and others. The success of a missionary depended greatly on the “zeal of the African converts than direct actions of missionaries,

Almost a majority, 47%, of the conference’s 608 churches, are composed of fewer than 100 weekly attendees. In fact, 23% of churches contain fewer than 50 weekly attendees and account for 3.4% of the conference’s total weekly attendance. Sixteen churches boast more than 1,000 weekly attendants and account for 18.5% of the conference’s total weekly attendance. Compared to other UMC conferences, a large amount of Florida’s attendees are found in churches with large congregations.

The author discovered four major factors that church growth in the North American Division tremendously. First factor is empowering servant leadership. In this section, the leaders work hard and they are willing to make sacrifice in the purpose to see a growing church. The second one is passionate and authentic spirituality they believe that it is spirituality that is the source of passion of passion and power behind their effectiveness. The third point is about how their members are committed to get involved in different activity. Some churches they not growing because they expect their pastors to do all the duties of the church. The fourth factor about a growing church is God exalting worship. Worship is one of key factor for church growth.

I have been participated in Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo St. Gabriel church since I moved to United States. I'm passionate about helping people. Any opportunity to perform an act of kindness, be it large or small, it makes me feel excited. From lending pencils to classmates in need to babysitting for my sister to doing community service, I enjoyed it all. I have many goals in my life. Among the most important is my desire to provide help to those in need through my commitment to service. As a high school student, I was able to gain experience for this by volunteering at the St. Gabriel Ethiopian Orthodox Church. I've worked in the church every Sunday for the entire year. During this time I assisted in preparing holy water, cleaning

This was a fun assignment and I learned about the Christian Reformed Church (CRC). Although, I am not a Calvinist, the CRC’s position on the authority of the Bible appears to believe the same as me, that the Scriptures are sufficient and no other source is needed. However, there is mention of “Freedom of interpretation” that confuses me a bit. For this assignment I have broken down the CRC position sentences to dissect each major claim.

Church and religious services are the most important aspects of the society and each person is required to devote themselves to God through their religious studies