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A Qualitative Study Of Doubt In The Evangelical Tradition, Benjamin B. Young
A Qualitative Study Of Doubt In The Evangelical Tradition, Benjamin B. Young
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This project explored the difference between evangelicals who doubted and stayed in the evangelical Christian faith and those who left the fold. Grounded theory was the primary research methodology and data was gathered from interviews with people who struggled with doubt. This data was used to develop a strategy for people going through doubt and for pastors helping others process doubt. Pastors need to provide a safe a place to doubt by listening and being patient, and by waiting to see how God will work in the lives of the people who are struggling with doubt.
The New Reformed Pastor: Zwinglian Wisdom For Modern Ministers, Scotty Jermaine Williams
The New Reformed Pastor: Zwinglian Wisdom For Modern Ministers, Scotty Jermaine Williams
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Throughout churches in the Reformed tradition, there is a growing interest in renewing Eucharistic practices. This growing interest has led to a series of discussions among Reformed clergy regarding the role of pastors in the Eucharistic context. According to some church leaders, many Reformed pastors have a faulty sacramentality that stems from a misunderstanding of John Calvin’s pastoral vision. Instead of compelling faith in action through the Eucharist, where communicants share the grace they receive, this sacramentality leads them to be passive recipients that keep Eucharistic grace within the church. Unlike other research, which addresses the aforementioned issue by only …