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Problem Statements: 1) The local church must learn to focus its energy/efforts in the community where is resides. How can we learn to serve and love our neighbors when we do not even know our literal neighbors next door? As Nehemiah told the people in Jerusalem who were rebuilding the walls of the city, you must begin where you are at—where you live. 2) We live in a time of great ecological and environmental crisis in which the local church must provide a theological and tangible response. Global

Byzantine architecture is directly related to imperial traditions, to the Christian life and culture of the Romans. A typical feature of Byzantium is the diverse ethnic composition that includes Greeks, Thracians, Armenians, Syrians, Copts, Jews, Avars, Slavs and many others. This diversity of peoples and cultures influences the overall development of Byzantine architecture. Christianity is an important element shaping the overall appearance of the Byzantine culture. The light enters through the

Technology in The Church Colton L King Grace Bible College Abstract This purpose of this paper is to explore the benefits and relevance of technology in the church. There are a lot of different opinions and thoughts on this matter. What we are looking into is to see if there is any real importance or need for combining the two and what the result would be. We will be digging into what attributes help to further the kingdom of God. In such areas as worship, the different tools

“Honoring the Elderly’s Ministry” The definition of “Honoring the Elderly in Ministry,” is to include them in the core ministries of the church. Incorporating the seniors/elderly into the life of the church requires careful examination of the facets of the church life. Uniquely, this will reveal ways to tap into the decades of wisdom and experience they offer. Notably, there are numerous benefits to having a senior/elderly ministry that include folding bulletins, mailing copies, and or

facility. I felt like it wasn’t right to have such an adorned cathedral worth so much next to a place where people are struggling to make ends meet. As I was walking by the many statues, I seen a sign in which they were asking for donations to keep the church in tact. One of the donation was a two-million-dollar donation to fix scratches on the

attendance group has fewer than 11,605 attendees. Furthermore, the red bar and blue bar combined represents the total membership per size category. For example, there are 12,002 total weekly attendees and 18,665 members attributed to all churches that fall within Group 1,500+. The largest section of membership is captured in churches with 160 to 599 weekly attendees with 42% of the conference’s total membership. Additionally, Florida churches below 50 weekly attendees make up 3.4% of total conference

During my examination of my church context at New Creation AME Church, I have determined that I will explore the topic of “Restart Churches”. In my current context, the church has been in existence for twenty years, with no physical church home. Given the history, dwindling membership and financial issues, I would classify this church as a Restart Church. Restarts are churches that fall into two categories; those that are either failing, or have failed and those that have assessed that restarting

she owned. This particular Sunday would be no different as the young lady tried to get ready for her usual once-a-month church going. Ella Grace stood in front of the familiar mirror and was disgusted by her appearance. She never had been comfortable in her own skin, but she would always feel even more out of place for 12 days out of the year. You go to church once a month, Ella. Why won't

El Capitan When you enter the valley, the first thing you probably notice after all of the people is the great granite giant rising up from the meadow and riverbank of the Merced River. This monster is known as El Capitan, my first introduction to this “rock” was when The Guide told me a story about Ozzy and Sharon Osborne’s kid, Jack. Apparently, his idea of going through a rebellious period, and seriously, as the kid of the front man of Black Sabbath, how do you even define rebellion, was to train

the idea of tragedy, which refers to people’s final realization of their sins. However, Joyce not only foreshadows the narrator’s realization with his disillusionment toward religion in the story’s resolution but also suggests his critique to the church as they would only realize their sins after some kind of