Canon Mark spoke Friday evening about the implications of Pentecost for the Church today and the necessity for empowerment in mission and outreach. On Saturday, Canon Phil spoke on the Book of Acts, and Rev. Alan spoke on the work and ministry of the Holy Spirit. These presentations were followed by prayer for the participants.
Read moreAnd should I not have concern for the great city of Nineveh, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left-and also many animals?
Read moreFowey has served for centuries as a workaday seaport for the larger Cornish county. Being on the westernmost part of the southwest peninsula, she's bustling in the summer months, much favored today by English holiday-makers and sailors alike. But come the New Year, boats abandon the river like keepers do their shops. Google it. No, go book an Airbnb any Saturday in January and see how incredibly successful you are. The internet presumes Fowey is nothing more than a "getaway."
Read moreIn this article I want to address the first renewal, Personal Renewal. And specifically, how you can experience personal renewal both individually and as a congregation:
Individual Personal Renewal
Read moreToday, the common argument says, further evangelism and church planting is the responsibility of indigenous Majority World Christians, while European and North American churches focus their world mission on infrastructure and interchurch companionship that avoids colonial condescension and cultural meddling.
Read moreThey asked great questions
• "Are law and morality brother and sister, or are they completely separate?"
• "How do we as Christian attorneys maintain the connection between law and morality?"
• "What are the motives of Church leaders who persist in teaching that contradicts the Bible?"
• "How should Christians in Africa respond to the secularization of the Western Churches?"
• "What is the strategy of GAFCON?"
Sammie has written a comprehensive curriculum to guide them in that commitment. The web-based series has 4 modules made up of 12 teachings, complete with large-group presentations, marketing graphics, supplemental resources, and small group questions.
Read moreArchbishop Ben goes on to unpack that God given task before the Church: to make evangelism and mission the number one priority in all we do, to focus on reaching children, youth and students with the Gospel, to pave the way with intercession (especially for an outpouring of the Holy Spirit to divinely empower evangelism and mission), and with Biblical teaching that forms a community of faith--the Church--around the proclamation of the Gospel.
Read moreWhen a church does have clarity on its specific mission then it leads to alignment of the time, treasure, and talent of the church. The culture of the congregation aligns under the agreed upon mission which leads to agreement on specific strategies to try together, which leads to clarity on roles and responsibilities. In the right roles that are fulfilling God's mission for the church, people find fulfillment and fruitfulness. The church is more likely to be healthy and grow.
Read moreHighs to lows
Since 1985 it has transplanted members into one ageing congregation, St Paul's & St George's Edinburgh, through which the Lord has brought renewal and transformation, and also planted a new congregation nearby.
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