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The Impact Of Healing On The Growth Of Christianity In Asia: An Empirical Investigation, Julie Ma
The Impact Of Healing On The Growth Of Christianity In Asia: An Empirical Investigation, Julie Ma
Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology
This article explores the role healing has played in the expansion of Christianity throughout Asia. It documents stories from various regions of Asia to demonstrate that healing is an effective method for evangelism.
Editorial, Jeffrey S. Lamp
Spiritus 4.1 (Spring 2019) Full Issue, Holy Spirit Research Center Oru Library
Spiritus 4.1 (Spring 2019) Full Issue, Holy Spirit Research Center Oru Library
Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology
No abstract provided.
A History Of Oru Healing Teams, Holy Spirit Research Center
A History Of Oru Healing Teams, Holy Spirit Research Center
Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology
Healing teams were a revolutionary idea Oral Roberts began to formulate in the 1960s. The concept of the healing team developed from Roberts’ healing ministry, the university, and a vision to continue his healing ministry beyond his lifetime. He hoped to raise up students from the academic colleges within Oral Roberts University to be healers within their respective disciplines. The general healing teams concept involved a team of professionals from various disciplines such as medicine, education, business, law, social work, theology, and others that minister to the whole person and all of his or her needs. This article traces the …
Mission: Vol. 16, No.7
Mission
Mission: Vol. 16, No. 7. The articles in this issue include: "Preserving Our Heritage: The Disciples of Christ Historical Society" by Edward G. Holley, "Litany of Celebration" by Bill Watson and Linda Weeks Watson, "The Movement That Stopped" by W. Carl Ketcherside, "The Establishment" by Billy Ray Cox, "Coping Measures In the Church of Christ" by Jack Scott, "Two Standards for Measuring Rules" by Jay Curry Treat, "Disinterring Our Raison D'Etre" by Michael hall, "Jesus: Superman or Son of Man (II)" by Phillip Johnson, and "Books: The Role of Elders" by Norman Parks.
Mission: Vol. 16, No. 6
Mission
Mission: Vol. 16, No. 6. The articles in this issue include: "Good Tidings," "Seph, the Cutter of Wood" by Jack Boyd, "Does God Play Favorites" by Robert E. Seymour, "Person to Person: Let Light Shine Out of Darkness" from the Editor, "Advent" by Betty W. Talbert, "Jesus: Superman or Son of Man" by Phillip Johnson, "Women and Religious Leadership--Part II: Women in the New Testament" by Betty W. Talbert, "Books: Ann Hutchinson's Journey of Faith". by Janie B. Cheaney, and "Forum."
Mission: Vol. 16, No. 5
Mission
Mission: Vol. 16, No. 5. The articles in this issue include: "Women In/And the Church" From the Editor, "Women and Religious Leadership: A Survey of the Biblical Backgrounds" by Betty W. Talbert, "How I Want to be Treated by my Husband" by Gerry E. Indermill, "This is a Hold-Up" by Angela Woodhall, "The Family Tree" by Peggy S. Holley, "Thanksgiving Markings" by Victor L. Hunter, "Something More" by Roy Willbern, "Further Words from the Pew" by Wilma Buckner, "To Earn Death" by Robert M. Randolph, "Books: Evangelical Theology" by Leonard Allen, and "Forum."
Mission: Vol. 15, No. 3
Mission
Mission: Vol. 15, No. 3. The articles in this issue include: "Athens or Jerusalem: Allies or Antagonists?" by Charles H. Talbert, "Religion and Public Education" by Donald Heath and Leo Perdue, "From Colleges to Preacher Schools: Education in Our Movement" from the Editor, "Tales from the Boonie Stomper" by Robert T. Clark, "Six Flags Over Us All" by Dale Brown, "Film Review" by Wayne Wiese, "Books" by Everett Ferguson, and "Forum."
Mission: Vol. 15, No. 2
Mission
Mission: Vol. 15, No. 2. The articles in this issue include: "A Christian Physician's Approach to Dying" by Robert Jones, "Medical Ethics and the Care of Dying Persons" by Harold Y. Vanderpool, "Griefgrowth" by Rebecca Foster, "Grief: A Process with a Purpose" by Rebecca Foster, "Is God Your Security Blanket?" by Bill Love, and "Books" by Bobbie Lee Holley.
Mission: Vol. 15, No. 1
Mission
Mission: Vol. 15, No. 1. The articles in this issue include: "Would Jesus Go On TV? A Look at the Electronic Non--Church" by Larry Bradshaw, "Worship at the Glass Palace" by Kathy Pulley, "'He Spoke as One Having Authority': The Bill Gothard Seminars" by Michael Hall, "Oral Roberts and the 900-Foot Jesus" by Robert McAfee Brown, "Amtrak" by Chris Willerton, "The Beggar's Corner" by Dan Martin, "Tales from the Boonie Stomper" by Robert T. Clark, "Books" by Gary Burke, and "Exegetical Exercise" by Bob Fisk.
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 12
Mission
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 12. The articles in this issue include: "Seminar," "To be a People of Justice" by Larry James, "Seeking Justice in Missions" by Bob Douglas, "Go Ye: Preach and Heal?" by Roger McCown, Ellie Evans and Robert T. Clark, M. D., "The Mission Training and Resource Center: A Bold Adventure in Evangelism" by Bob Douglas, "Viewing the Church of Christ from Jail" by Michael Gose, "Reflections on an Unlikely Prophet" by Don Crittenden, "Books" by Edward G. Holley, "Forum," and "Index."
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 11
Mission
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 11. The articles in this issue include: "The Medium and the Mediator: Viewing TV Christianly" by Bruce Edwards, Jr., "Listen! Hear!" by Wayne Willis, "Words and the Word: A Biblical Reflection on Reading" by Bonnie Burton Thurston, "The Curse of Frivolous God-Talk" by Wayne Dockery, "Positive...or Negative Preaching" by Tom Jones, "The Other 'Moral Majority'" by Bill Love, "The Snipe Hunt" by Ben B. Boothe, "Film Review" by Wayne Wiese, "Books" by Nancy Myers, and "A Response to Ecclesiastes" by Edward Jens Holley.
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 10
Mission
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 10. The articles in this issue include: "Grace, Ethics, and Blueprints: Assessing Our Risk" from the Editor, "Restoration and Grace" by Robert O. Fife, "The Restoration Vision: Mennonites and Anabaptists" by Richard K. MacMaster, "The Way to Lost Zion: Roger Williams and the Restoration of the Primitive Church" by Leonard Allen, "On Being Christian in an Urban Society: Worship: The Center and Circumference of Life and Ministry Together" by Vic Hunter, "Books" by Holley Allen, and "Forum."
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 9
Mission
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 9. The articles in this issue include: "Historectomy: The Nonsense of a Non-Sexist Bible" by Barclay M. Newman, Jr., "The Kung Affair" by W. L. Thompson, "Blessed are the Pure in Heart" by Stuart L. Love, "Faith as a Correspondence Course" by Bruce Edwards, Jr., "The Christian Congregation and the 'Outsider': The Identity of the Christian Community in an Urban Society" by Phillip Johnson, "Film Review: 'Tribute'" by Wayne Wiese, and "Books" by Leonard Allen.
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 8
Mission
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 8. The articles in this issue include: "Why Survive? The Good in Growing Old" by Dan Blazer, "Living Art" by Rosalee Hughes, "On Going Home" by Nancy Myers, "Reconciliation" by Gary Cummings, "Parent/Child" by Ms. M., "The Strongest Power" by Richard Chowning, "The Congregation as a Hearth of Reflection: The Identity of the Christian Congregation in an Urban Society" by Philip Johnson, "Reflections on Our Plea: The Bible Behind the Bible?" from the Editor, and "Books" by Bobbie Lee Holley.
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 7
Mission
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 7. The articles in this issue include: "The Church and the Disinherited: A Matter of Theology" from the Editor, "On Being Christian in an Urban Society: The Context of Urban Discipleship" by Vic Hunter, "Disciples House, London, England," "Civil Rights: How Far Have We Come?" by Andrew J. Hairston, "The Dynamics of Lasting Love: The Person-Centered and Synergistic Stages of Marriage" by Harold Straughn, "Political Religion in 1980: an Assessment" by Norman L. Parks, "Books" by Bobbie Lee Holley, and "Forum."
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 6
Mission
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 6. The articles in this issue include: "From the Editor," "A Christmas Story, or, A Guide for Fallen Fundamentalists and Other Weary Christians" by Steven Spidell, "Prayer: A Full Disclosure" by Ray F. Chester, "The Christian Talisman" by Robert Meyers, "Real Faith" by Bill Love, "A Guide to Pre-Surgical Ministry" by Ken Chaffin, "Three Early Stages in Marriage: Dependency, Roles, and Friendship" by Harold Straughn, "The Problem of Money" by Grady Jim Robinson, "Film Review: 'Ordinary people'" by Wayne Wiese, and "Books" by Bobbie Lee Holley.
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 5
Mission
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 5. The articles in this issue include: "From the Editor," "James A. Garfield, President: Child of the Restoration Movement" by William C. Ringenberg, "The Rise and Fall (and Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall) of Marriage" by Harold Straughn, "Portrait of a Passionate Writer" by Neil Gallagher, "God's Grace and the Christian Mission" by Elmer Prout, "In a Leningrad Church" by Allan W. Lee, "Books" by Bobbie Lee Holley, and "Forum."
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 4
Mission
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 4. The articles in this issue include: "1980: A Year of Religious Politics" from the Editor, "Restorationism and American Politics" by John Orr, "Politicizing the Family" by Prentice Meador, "The Flap Over Humanism" from the Editor, "'Let the Reader Understand': Hearing the Word of God" by Bruce Edwards, Jr., "Creative Anxiety" by Grady Jim Robinson, "Books: Small Gifts" by Bobbie Lee Holley, and "Forum."
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 3
Mission
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 3. The articles in this issue include: "Shibboleths in the Schools" from the Editor, "Schizophrenia: A Mother Reflects" by Ms. M., "Blessed are the Meek" by Stuart L. Love, "The Alpha and the Iota" by Peggy S. Holley, "Of Baseball Cards, Tomatoes, and Heroes" by Dale Brown, "His Truth is Marching On!" by Keith A. Mitchell, "Whatever Happened to Integrity?" by Ben B. Boothe, and "Books" by Bobbie Lee Holley.
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 2
Mission
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 2. The articles in this issue include: "Roots? Why Bother?" from the Editor, "The Sectional Origins of the Churches of Christ" by David Edwin Harrell, Jr., "The Churches of Christ and Religion in the South" by Samuel S. Hill, Jr., "Books: Robert E. Hooper: Crying in the Wilderness" by Bobbie Lee Holley, "The South Moves West" by Bruce Bradberry, "Bibliography," and "Forum."
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 1
Mission
Mission: Vol. 14, No. 1. The articles in this issue include: "The Arkansas Traveler" from the Editor, "On Shedding Fig Leaves" by Norman Murphy, "The Right to be Wrong" by R. Wayne Willis, "Quilt'n Grandma's Quilt" by Karen Mosman, "Worship and Artistic Integrity" by Jack Boyd, "The Difference in God--and the Difference it Makes" by LeVerne Metz, "Growing as as a Christian and as a Professional" by Edward G. Holley, "The People Person" by Ben Boothe, and "books: Flannery O'Connor: Writing for the Glory of God" by Robin Foreman.
Mission: Vol. 13, No. 12
Mission
Mission: Vol. 13, No. 12. The articles in this issue include: "The Bible Chair Movement, 1918-1964" by Ronald B. Flowers, "Campus Ministry in the Past Twenty Years: Some Personal Reflections" by John F. Wilson, "Graduate Studies in Religion for Women" by Debbie Haggard, "The Bible Chair Vision Comes of Age at the University of Texas" by Bob Burgess, "Exploring the Primitive Church: The Institute for the Study of Christian Origins" by W. L. Thompson, and "Forum."
Mission: Vol. 13, No. 11
Mission
Mission: Vol. 13, No. 11. The articles included in this issue include: "A People Without a History" from the Editor, "The Majesty and Misery of Man" by Bill Love, "Saints Alive" by William J. Cook, "Jesus and Metaphysics, or a Prayer for Nuckkerweener Anyway" by Ron Durahm, "Flowers" by Steven Spidell, "A Heritage of Peace" by Gary Cummings, "Books" by Bobbie Lee Holley, "The Irony in Alexander Campbell" by the Editor, and "Forum."
Mission: Vol. 13, No. 10
Mission
Mission: Vol. 13, No. 10. The articles in this issue include: "The Bible and Our Culture" from the Editor, "Biblical Theology and the Restoration Movement" by Thomas H. Olbricht, "What Kind of Man was This?" by Kris Engdahl, "The Historical Reliability of the Bible" by Jim Whitfield, "Seeing is not Believing" by Gene Shelburne, "Saints Alive" by William J. Cook, "Glimpses of Our Past" by Thomas H. Olbricht, "Books" by Bobbie Lee Holley, and "Forum."
Mission: Vol. 13, No. 9
Mission
Mission: Vol. 13, No. 9. The articles in this issue include: "Remembering a Valued Friend" by Ray F. Chester, "Great Expectations" from the Editor, "Apostle of the Rope an Apocryphal Tale" by Donna Glee Williams, "The Ultimate Challenge: To Appreciate God's Infinity" by LeVerne Metz, "Losing the Way" by Michael Weed, "Saints Alive" by William J. Cook, "From Person to Parson and Back" by Robert Meyers, "Books" by Bobbie Lee Holley, and "Forum."
Mission: Vol. 13, No. 8
Mission
Mission: Vol. 13, No. 8. The articles in this issue include: "The Truth That Makes Us Free" From the Editor, "We've Sold the Farm!" by Robert Meyers, "From Magic to Mystery" by LeVerne Metz, "The Ordeal of Compassion" by Leonard Allen, "The Times Really are a Changin'" by Allen Holden, Jr., "Sure-Fire Religion" by William J. Cook, Jr., "'Books: Silence' by Bobbie Lee Holley" reviewed by Steven Spidell, and "Malachi and the Bored Congregation" by Lana Wisenbaker.
Mission: Vol. 13, No. 7
Mission
Mission: Vol. 13, No. 7. The articles in this issue include: "Lessons from the Ayatollah" from the Editor, "Books: Thunder of Truth and Lightning of Love" by Bobbie Lee Holley, "Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow" by Bill Cook, "Reflections at Middle-Age" by Ms. M., "Introducing Ourselves to Others," and "Forum."
Mission: Vol. 13, No. 6
Mission
Mission: Vol. 13, No. 6. The articles in this issue include: "The Wondrous Grace of God" from the Editor, "Of Parenting and Saving and Handing Along the Journal" by Ron Durham, "Mission in a Plain Brown Wrapper" by Quinton Dickerson, "Conceived in Liberty, Rooted in Freedom" by Nathan O. Hatch, "The Other Presence" by W. Royce Clark, "'All is Vanity': Solomon 'It Looks Like He May be Right': Robinson" by G. James Robinson, "Choosing Again" by Clarence Hibbs, "Born in a Barn, or God, Why Couldn't You Give Him a Good Home?" by Wayne Dockery, and "Books."
Mission: Vol. 13, No. 5
Mission
Mission: Vol. 13, No. 5. The articles in this issue include: "Justice in a World Already Judged" by John McCook, "Hope and History: Life Between the Ages" by J. Robert Ross, "'Strategic Misrepresentation' vs. Business Integrity" by Ben B. Boothe, "A-Musing--Life After Death. (Blah.)" by G. James Robinson, "A Teacher, A Student, A Struggle for Faith" by Jennings Davis, Jr. and Shauna Whitworth, "The 'Ruling Eldership'" by Roger F. Anderson, "A Lamp Under a Bushel" by Dale W. Simpson, "Books," "Forum," "Black and White Churches: Keys to Reconciliation" by Paul Phillips, and "Cross Currents."