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Consumerism And The Church, Donald Roth

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Too easily, a church can become focused on what the people want and how the service looks, becoming driven by human, rather than heavenly, desires."

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What Does Evangelical Mean?, Scott Culpepper

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"To what degree should we abandon terms with solid grounding in scripture to accommodate contemporary cultural perceptions?"

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Courage In Politics: The Challenge For Christian Politicians, Egbert Schuurman

Pro Rege

Editor’s Note: This article was presented by Dr. Egbert Schuurman as the annual Groen van Prinsterer Lecture for 2011, sponsored by the ChristenUnie or Christian Union, a political party in the Netherlands. The lecture series is named after Guillaume Groen van Prinsterer (1801–1876), the father of modern Dutch Christian politics. Egbert Schuurman, P.Eng., Ph.D., was senator for the Christian Union in the Dutch parliament from 1983 through 2011.

This text was translated by Herbert Donald Morton and edited by Harry Van Dyke.

What Makes Music Christian?, John Macinnis

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"Music, cultivated as it should be, awakens our senses and our understanding of what is possible in this good world."

Posting about defining Christian music from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/what-makes-music-christian/

Prince, Common Grace, And What Is Within, Shelbi Gesch

Student Work

"It’s unnecessary to run the other direction every time something bearing the marks of a fallen culture comes along. Everything in this world bears the marks of a fallen culture."

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http://inallthings.org/prince-common-grace-and-what-is-within-us/

Assessing Congregational Culture For Effective Leadership, Chad Mattingly

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Soul Food: Understanding And Implementing An Effective Creative Arts Ministry At The Collegiate Level, Kristen Jones

Selected Honors Theses

The purpose of this thesis is to discuss the varying roles of the creative arts in society and the church. It provides a review of literature examining how the arts are being implemented in entertainment, therapy, education, and ministry today, along with a handbook on how to run Soul Food, a college creative arts ministry club. Through a discussion on the intrinsic value of the arts and their ability to provide people with new and deeper ways to encounter God, this thesis provides a basis for the significance of integrating the arts, and empowering artists in the church. The Soul …

Talking To Kids About Race: Against The Grain, Howard Schaap

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"The stories of race are bound up in the story of America and in all of our identities, so directly addressing it with our children is an approach we have no choice but to take."

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http://inallthings.org/talking-to-kids-about-race-against-the-grain/

Social Principles Of Good Agriculture, Ronald Vos

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"If Christians are to live out their lives before the face of God, where should they look for guiding principles in how to conduct agriculture?"

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http://inallthings.org/social-principles-of-good-agriculture/

My Iphone Made Me Do It!, Kevin Timmer

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

No abstract provided.

Interacting With Culture To Glorify God, Thomas White

Administrative Personnel Publications

No abstract provided.

Your Body Has A Purpose, Nate Wolf

Faculty Work Comprehensive List

"How often do we consider using 100% of our bodies in pursuing God’s redemptive call? How often do we succumb to viewing our bodies through culture’s lens of graphically enhanced photos prepared for mass distribution?"

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What Does World Christianity Mean For Your Church?, Peter Choi

Symposium on Worship Archive

The remarkable story of Christianity’s growth as a world religion has implications not only for mission work in the far corners of the globe but also for ministry in each local congregation. In what ways is the gospel—to use Andrew Walls’ terms—a “prisoner” as well as “liberator” of culture? What does faithful Christian ministry look like in our increasingly pluralistic contexts? How can sacramental worship speak to secular skeptics? In this workshop, we will explore key lessons for the life of your church that emerge from the spread of Christianity across the world.

The Formative Power Of Art And Architecture In Worship, Michael J. Crosbie Phd, Lisa Deboer

Symposium on Worship Archive

Hear from two experts whose work puts them in touch with a wide variety of worshiping communities across North America. First, art historian Lisa DeBoer will share insights from her forthcoming book, The Visual Arts in the Worshiping Church (Eerdmans), about how Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant worshipers relate to the meaning of art in such different ways. Then, Michael Crosbie, editor of Faith and Form, will take us on a memorable tour of recently built or renovated award-wining worship spaces, taking note of the underlying motivation and artistic vision of master architects and the congregations they work with. This is …

Creative Consumption, Sara Alsum-Wassenaar

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"Valuing the process of art making and creative consumption helps encourage the mindful development of God’s creation."

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http://inallthings.org/creative-consumption/