Postmodern Religion

Galindo analyzes that the fundamental “mission” of a congregation is the same as any other congregation that exists in any part of the world. He argues that though every congregation has a mission and a vision, at the same time, it shares a basic common mission. (43) This reminds me of my home church The First Church of Evanston and my Field Site, The Evanston Vineyard Church. Both churches have a common mission of welcoming people to the church, irrespective of their ethnic, cultural, racial, and economic and, gender backgrounds. The mission is to help people be received in the house of God with due and deserved Christian love so that they feel loved and welcomed. Both these churches encourage church attendees to attend the service and receive the Eucharist.

The compassion shown by the Pastors and leaders helps people's faith walk become "a mile deep" while walking in Christ and engaging in the community. Individuals who remain active in the church, are the ones discovering their gifts and using their talents for the glory of God and to build the kingdom of God up. Also, the church must take ownership of their faith and grow in their relationship with Jesus Christ to the point where they are willing and ready to reinvest their faith into the life of another person. One of the ways to succeed in doing this is by putting together

Multiple religious groups in the 1980’s organized anti-nuclear protests which included hundreds of thousands of people. Some of the groups involved in this protest include the Southern Baptist convention and the Episcopal Church. The Evangelical Climate Initiative is another accomplishment of Creation Care. This Initiative was launched in February of 2006 by a group of 85 Christians. This group's main goals are environmental reform and ending global warming by reducing carbon dioxide emissions. This group plans to accomplish these goals through federal legislator, discussions regarding global warming and climate change in church, and media advertisements showing the links between global warming and natural disasters. The president of the National Association of Evangelicals spoke for himself saying, “"There is no doubt about it in my mind that climate change is happening, and there is no doubt about it that it would be wise for us to stop doing the foolish things we're doing that could potentially be causing this. In my mind there is no downside to being cautious.”- Reverend Ted Haggard. While many Christian’s may be under the impression that global warming is a myth created by the government to help them gain more control, Evangelical Environmentalists have used the words in the Bible to prove that he care of God’s creation is

The face of Climate Change is humanity, its self, and this is a fact that has become less easy to refute, you can’t separate humans from the equation. My grandmother the head of Bitterroot Valley recycling has been saying this for years and maybe it’s because of people like my grandmother, that I’ve become interested in the Paris Summit and in particular Pope Francis’s word on how Ecology is Human. Yes, everyone who believes in climate change knows that we humans are part of the problem, but it wasn’t until the July 2015 Paris summit on climate change has anyone ever said that climate change issues were more than just deforestation or polar caps melting. Pope Francis has taken a stand and claims that humans are ecology and therefore the real

Evangelism is described as a three-way cord; building relationships, sharing the gospel, and introducing people to community. The authors encourage the Gospel and the Word to stay central, as well as community involvement and helping the needy in the name of Christ. There is a great emphasis on home groups (the authors are themselves home-group leaders), and how this practice makes church planting easier. The togetherness of this practice aids in ones spiritual growth because one cannot become holy on his

God loves his Church and Jesus is the one who builds the Church. Then, it goes without saying that God loves the local church and Jesus builds the local church. Unfortunately, there are many factors that come into play, causing churches to become complacent or stagnate before entering into a season of decline. Yet this can be avoided through the process of revitalization.

In a world that does not know the Gospel anymore, we must indulge in it, and love our fellow community though they may not share similar values, but find balancing in still remaining in our own values. Though many of times we find ourselves in opposition of the majority of the world, we must exude Christ love onto others as He does to us unconditionally. The author addresses ways in which we are able to live out our faith and still find a place within our community though they may not share similar values.

“Restoring At-Risk Communities,” written by John M. Perkins is a collaborative work of urban professionals in ministry, providing a blueprint for working in urban communities. It provides the personal expertise of so many to help fellow missionaries and those in ministry to develop a Christian community. In today’s culture, many of our cities are falling apart due to poverty, lack of education, lack of religion, and large amounts of people leaving for the suburbs. People who are being called to minister in the downtowns, or those who are already suffering in the trenches are struggling with how to reach the community for Christ. Perkins shares his personal experience of being on the frontlines of ministry, and the appropriate strategy to reaching those communities. He writes, “The desperate problems in America’s inner cities will not be resolved without strong commitment and risky action on the part of ordinary Christians with heroic faith” (Perkins, 1995).

One view says that ministry, evangelism and city movement is not the business of the church as a unit, but of the individuals of the church in their septate spheres. The other view says the opposite that the church should have it's roots deeply invested in the city, making the city a better place to live, Teaching people to love each other like God commands us to. Both of these ideas are correct. We should both love the city throughout our daily lives and corporately as a church. To have to choose between the two is just poor time management. Should local churches partner with other churches to love the city? I think that this is also a yes. I think that some churches are better at doing this than others. I know that my leadership is really great at connecting with other church leadership around the city. Even though I know my pastors talk to other pastors, I feel like our congregation seldom links up with other churches. We get together for a conference here, or a jazz night there. We only seem to connect with other CB churches inside the church doing CB things. I love the city of Portland prayer multi-church event. Whether we are praying or doing, I would love to see the churches in the city team up more and make

Love in a Time of Climate Change by Sharon Delgado Love in a Time of Climate Change: Honoring Creation, Establishing Justice by Sharon Delgado addresses the issue of climate change and how Christians should respond in a way that reflects God’s love. This book uses the Wesleyan Quadrilateral to focus on key aspects of climate change and answer the question of how to do so. First, the Wesleyan Quadrilateral is a Methodist means of understanding faith and solving issues, attributed to the founder of the Methodist Church, John Wesley. These four “sides” of the quadrilateral are scripture, tradition, reason, and experience.

Religion and sex are always controversial topics in society. The way these topics are treated often characterizes a society. In Brave New World by Aldous Huxley, a community of homogenous, mass-produced citizens live a very strange life by modern American ideals. Citizens are sorted into castes (Alpha, Beta, etc.) chosen for them while they are still embryos. Through hypnopædia and chemical alteration, citizens are taught to love their caste. Pleasure is emphasized in Brave New World, encouraging promiscuity and the use of the drug soma. Bernard Marx and Lenina Crowne travel to the Reservation, where “normal” people are kept. They discover John, a boy whose father is the praised Director of the Hatchery, an unheard of, tainted phenomenon. They bring John and his mother, Linda, back to London, where they become almost a spectacle, thrusting Bernard into a position

Recently, Pope Francis has modernized the Roman Catholic Church by urging followers to support scientists in preserving our environment. Pope Francis has drawn parallels between “the scientific and Christian communities, who are witnessing the convergence of their distinct approaches to reality in the shared goal of protecting our common home, threatened as it is by ecological collapse and consequent increase of poverty and social exclusion” (Pope Francis). As the contemporary world faces new problems, like climate change, Roman Catholic Christianity has supported the need for science as a means to preserve the Earth and guard humanity.

Free-will donations are not to be collected during The Porch’s hours of operation to prevent any person from feeling financially pressured to donate. Any offered donations should be deferred to the church’s main office during normal business hours. All of the previous recommendations are attempts to eliminate the power of sin, such as racism and economic classism; and continuous reappraisal of The Porch shall be made to ensure its procedures maintain a healthy community. The Porch is to function as a community of Christians and non-Christians both inside and outside of the church building as each person is challenged to authentically and continually grow in love of neighbor.

Postmodernism is a way of thinking this is when one denies the absolute truth, when they don't see right or wrong ,good or evil. They feel as if the truth comes from their personal experiences . Postmodernist denies ultimate reality as well as God and the fact that he is the reason that all things exist. After many readings and studies there are many people are beginning to think as such it seem as if it's a new trend. The purpose of this paper is give insight on postmodernism worldview an why I feel that Christian worldview is greater. First this paper will give insight on exactly what postmodernism is and how it has grown recently. Secondly, I will evaluate postmodernism and explain how it viewed and their way of thinking. Third, I will

A meeting discussing global warming and the ongoing climate change (and the impact CO2 emissions have on the growing problem) has been in session in Peru for the past few days. Dozens of world leaders are gathering to discuss possible changes that can be implemented to halt the increase in temperature seen around the globe. However, many prominent scientists have stated that it may be too late for these world leaders to make any significant impacts (Associated). These scientists, and many other people around the world, believe that humans have contributed significantly to global warming, and as a result mankind needs to do whatever it can to combat this ongoing crisis. Nearly 3,500 miles away from Peru, United States Senator James Inhofe is in Washington D.C., representing Oklahoma in the United States Senate. Senator Inhofe is one of the loudest preachers of the belief that global warming is not the dire threat that so many scientists make it out to be. Inhofe has claimed that it is “arrogant for people to believe human beings are able to change what He (God) is doing in the climate” (Tashman). The Senator believes that only God controls the climate and the environment, and to even think that humans are impacting the earth’s climate is misguided (Tashman). These two opposing viewpoints bring with them questions of religion, politics, human responsibility, and ultimately the fate of the planet. On one side, there are those who say that the science is so concrete, and the