The Church of All Ages
The Church of All Ages

Author: Howard A. Vanderwell

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2007-12-17

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 1566996503

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Many congregations today experience collisions between parents who ant to spend time with their children and age-segregated church programming, as well as between the children worshiping in their pews and the increasing number of seniors in the same pew. Among the questions these congregations struggle to address are these: Should we try to hold the generations together when we worship/ Is it even possible? Led by pastor and resource developer Howard Vanderwell, nine writers--pastors, teachers, worship planners, and others serving in specialized ministries--offer their reflections on issues congregational leaders need to address as they design their worship ministry. In addition, numerous sidebars illustrate the diversity of practices in the church today. Contributors do not propose easy answers or instant solutions. Rather, they guide readers as they craft ministries and practices that fit their own community, heritage, and history. Each chapter includes questions for reflection and group discussion, and an appendix provides guidelines for small group use. The thread that connects these varied contributions is the belief that there is no greater privilege for Christians than worshiping God, and there is no better way to do that than as an intergenerational community in which all are important and all encourage and nurture the faith of the others.

A Church for All
A Church for All

Author: Gayle E. Pitman

Publisher: Weigl Publishers

Published: 2018-08-01

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1489682465

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This simple, lyrical story celebrates a Sunday morning at an inclusive church that embraces all people regardless of age, class, race, gender identity, and sexual orientation. All are welcome at the church for all!

The Church from Age to Age
The Church from Age to Age

Author: Edward Engelbrecht

Publisher:

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780758626462

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The Church in History examines key historic events in the life of the Church from the time of the apostles through today. The book gives a basic overview and summary of political, social, and economic factors that contributed to the development of the Christian Church.

Two Kingdoms
Two Kingdoms

Author: Robert G. Clouse

Publisher: Moody Publishers

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 680

ISBN-13:

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Three of today's foremost church historians have succeeded in producing an invaluable introdution to church history that focuses on the influence of the church on culture and the impact of society on the church. A unique study that affirms that church history is not exclusively European or American--but is truly a global story--with global significance.

The Church in the Dark Ages
The Church in the Dark Ages

Author: Henri Daniel-Rops

Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 624

ISBN-13: 9781842124659

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Henri Daniel-Rops has written a history embracing not merely the development of the ecclesiastical administration, the rise and fall of churches, empires and dynasties, but giving a warmly sympathetic insight into the impact of faith upon the humble mass of its adherents, new and old, its influence upon learning, the arts and the material appurtenances it had preserved for the world, and its profound effect even upon its enemies.

One Church, Four Generations
One Church, Four Generations

Author: Gary L. McIntosh

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2002-04-01

Total Pages: 256

ISBN-13: 1585582425

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The challenge facing today's church is simultaneous and effective ministry to people of four widely divergent generations. More than at any time in history, pastors must plan programs that will appeal to a mosaic of groups and subgroups. This updated edition of Three Generations: Riding the Waves of Change in Your Church adds an entirely new section on Bridgers, the youngest generation and perhaps the most difficult one to reach for Christ. Characteristics, interests, and values of each group--Builders, Boomers, Busters, and Bridgers--are explored in relation to the historical events and social trends that have shaped them. McIntosh thoughtfully analyzes the factors that influence each generation's relationship to the church, and he gives helpful suggestions for types of ministry and worship styles to draw members of that group. Helpful tables offer summaries of information relating to each generation, including formative experiences, religious characteristics, and methods of ministry. Pastors, church leaders, seminary professors, and students will find One Church, Four Generations a valuable resource in mapping out strategies for relevant church programming in the twenty-first century.

End of the Church Age
End of the Church Age

Author: Luis Vega

Publisher:

Published: 2024-05-22

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781304338204

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When will the Church Age End? The purpose of this Book is to provide a study of the Astronomical and Mathematical Patterns heralding the End of the Church Age and the coming Transference of Testimony and the Witness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ back to Israel. The 7-Year Sabbatical Cycles of Time suggests that the Church Age is about to conclude and transfer the Gospel Witness for the Time of Jacob's Trouble to finish the 70th Week of Years. This specific Time is predicated on the Convergence of several Prophetic Timelines that will be presented to highlight this Time. It is about the Synchronization of Biblical Prophecy as the Bride of Christ 'Has made herself Ready'. The Commission of the Church Age has been completed for the Time of the Gentiles during this 'Pentecostal Intermission' that will be accented by the Resurrection-Rapture Event. One will present the Theory that the Timing of the Rapture could be tied to the Acts 2 Pentecost New Wine Feast that coincides, Astronomically, with the Leo New Year of a July 23 (723) Factor. Purchase a Copy for one's Personal Study or to give to others as a Gift. Please leave a Review and your Support is greatly Appreciated.

Revelation
Revelation

Author:

Publisher: Canongate Books

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 0857861018

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The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.

Six Days
Six Days

Author: Ken Ham

Publisher: New Leaf Publishing Group

Published: 2013-11-01

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1614583781

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Discover how many evangelical leaders, willingly or unwittingly, are undermining the authority of God's Word by compromising the Bible in Genesis Learn how allowing for an old/universe of billions of years unlocks a door of compromise Heed the wake-up call to the Church to return to the authority of God's Word, beginning in Genesis. Today, most Bible colleges, seminaries, K-12 Christian schools, and now even parts of the homeschool movement do not accept the first eleven chapters of Genesis as literal history. They try to fit the supposed billions of years into Genesis, and some teach evolution as fact. Our churches are largely following suit. Ken Ham, international speaker and author on biblical authority, examines how compromise starting in Genesis, particularly in regard to the six days of creation and the earth's age, have filtered down from the Bible colleges and seminaries to pastors—and finally to parents and their children. This erosive legacy is seen in generations of young people leaving the Church—2/3 of them. Get the facts, discover God's truth, and help bring a new reformation to the Church by helping to call it back to the authority of God's Word.

Time Has an End
Time Has an End

Author: Harold Camping

Publisher:

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 530

ISBN-13: 9780533151691

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Presents the Bible as a literal record and predictor of world history, and as evidence of a program for man's salvation, including Genesis, the Flood, Christ's birth and ministry, and present and future ages.