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The Banner - V. 146, No. 9 - (September 2011), Christian Reformed Church In North America

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6 - Editorial: How Do We Show That God Matters? by Bob De Moor / 7 - Catch Your Breath: Happy Exhaustion by Peter Schuurman / 8 - IMHO: A Defining Issue for the 21st Century Church by A.J. Gretz / 8 - Letters to the Editor / 10 - News: Canada loses social justice leader. / 18 - Evangelism for Everyone by John Wildeboer / 21 - Next: Would Jesus Use Facebook? by Ryan Struyk / 22 - Called to Serve . . . By Learning Where You Are by Jul Medenblik, Ronald Feenstra, and Lyle Bierma / 27 …

The Banner - V. 146, No. 8 - (August 2011), Christian Reformed Church In North America

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6 - Editorial: Of Justice in an iPad Age by Bob De Moor / 7 - Catch Your Breath: Day Off, or Sabbath? by Mary Hulst / 8 - IMHO: Responding to ‘A Call from the CRC’s Young Adults’ by Dirk Van Eyk / 8 - Letters to the Editor / 10 - News: Ontario teens 'infused' with God / 19 - Frequently Asked Questions / 20 - What if IT Happens in Your Church? [Name Withheld] / 22 - Poem: Trompe-I’oeil by Irene Fridsma / 23 - Parenting: Chores by Otto Selles / 24 - Reconciling, Restoring, Encouraging, Seeking …

Book Review: A God-Sized Vision: Revival Stories That Stretch And Stir By Collin Hansen And John Woodbridge, Daryl C. Cornett

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Book Review: Worship And Mission After Christendom By Alan And Eleanor Kreider, Karl Dahlfred

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Dissertations And Theses Notices, Gary L. Mcintosh

Great Commission Research Journal

No abstract provided.

Book Review: Graceful Evangelism: Christian Witness In A Complex World By Frances S. Adeney, Laurie Fortunak Nichols

Great Commission Research Journal

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The Mother Of All Challenges: Constant Change, Enormous Needs, But-For-God Impossible Difficulties, John Thompson

Great Commission Research Journal

Half of the population of the world lives in cities of one million or more. If we don’t reach and disciple from these masses, our future missionary and pastoral force will be diminished. The book Urban Impact is a trumpet call to muster our forces but also deals with the philosophy and practical principles that make any ministry in the city successful. Brandishing a practical writing style coupled with real life experiences, the author helps the reader understand the problems, burdens, joys, and powerful impact cities have on the rest of society.

Church Planting: Looking Back, Looking Forward, Looking Up, Looking Out, David Stein

Great Commission Research Journal

Church planting is one of the most exciting endeavors one can be blessed with the opportunity in which to participate. C. Peter Wagner once called church planting the single most effective evangelistic strategy under heaven. After one studies, prepares, and gets out into the real world, however, one can find that not everything always goes as planned or as desired. This article will reflect on church planting from an experiential and biographical perspective as well as through interaction with other experts in the field via literature. The writer hopes the reader will find insight, value, and encouragement to apply to …

Introduction, Alan Mcmahan

Great Commission Research Journal

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Pauline Spiritual Warfare: How A Warfare Mentality Shaped Paul’S Approach To Missions, Will Brooks

Great Commission Research Journal

Paul’s understanding of the condition of nonbelievers and his understanding of how Satan attacks believers is explained in this article. In support of this effort the biblical data is examined and lessons arising from the Pauline corpus in relation to these two issues are noted. Paul’s perspective on these two issues is explored as it relates to his missiological practice. The article, then, concludes with some contemporary applications of this study as they affect current missiological practices.

The Urban Legacy Of Twentieth Century Missiology, Jeff K. Walters

Great Commission Research Journal

In this “urban century,” it is sometimes easy to forget that urban work is not new to global missions. The purpose of this article is to review the work of four key twentieth century missiologists—Donald A. McGavran, Francis DuBose, Harvie Conn, and Roger Greenway— and consider their impact on the evangelism and missions in urban contexts. The article concludes with a brief analysis of their missiology and its application to twenty-first century missions strategy.

Book Review: Spiritual Leadership In A Secular Age: Building Bridges Instead Of Barriers By Edward H. Hammett, Lloyd W. Rodgers

Great Commission Research Journal

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Book Review: The Facilitator Era: Beyond Pioneer Church Multiplication By Tom Steffen, Matthew L. Pierce

Great Commission Research Journal

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Judicatory Leadership And The Urban Challenge: A Wesleyan District Makes The Move, Richard E. Meeks

Great Commission Research Journal

Detroit, Michigan, finds itself listed in the “top ten” of our nation’s dead or dying cities. After a forty year absence, God is calling the Wesleyan Church back into this great city. This denomination’s East Michigan District is leading the way. The thrust of urban ministry is gaining momentum as church leaders commit to reaching the cities. Judicatory leaders must understand the challenges that come with the opportunities. Richard chronicles the East Michigan District’s journey and shares their experience and learning to assist others in making the move into church planting in a major city’s urban environment.

About The Great Commission Research Network, Alan Mcmahan

Great Commission Research Journal

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Concordia Seminary Magazine | Spring/Summer 2011, Paul Devantier

Concordia Seminary Magazine

International influence

The Banner - V. 146, No. 6 - (June 2011), Christian Reformed Church In North America

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6 - Editorial: Denominational Governance: Time to Get Back to Reformed Basics by Bob De Moor and Gayla Postma / 11 - Catch Your Breath: Loss and a Lavender Orchid by Kristin Ellens / 12 - IMHO: Loving Muslims into the Kingdom by Henry Persenaire-Hogeterp / 12 - Letters to the Editor / 14 - News: Director of denominational ministries resigns. / 18 - A Call from the CRC’s Young Adults by Chelsey Munneke / 21 - Frequently Asked Questions / 22 - House Churches Multiply in Mexico by Sarah Van Stempvoort / 26 - Dear Reader: Thank God for …

Beyond Change- Overcoming The Barriers To Small Rural Church Revitalization, Allen F. Wachter

Seminary Masters Theses

Many of the rural churches of the Free Methodist Denomination in the Northeast region of the United States have experienced substantial stagnation and/or decline of their attendance rates over the past five years. This begs the questions, "What is preventing these churches from being revitalized so they too can be used as vessels to grow the Kingdom of God?" Though many obstructions to kingdom growth1 exist, this study focuses on the following five barriers: resistance to change, under-utilization of spiritual gifts, relational dysfunction, apathy, and lack of love. The source of these barriers was discovered through personal observation and experience …

The Banner - V. 146, No. 5 - (May 2011), Christian Reformed Church In North America

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6 - Editorial: True Dialogue by Bob De Moor / 7 - Catch Your Breath: Return to Wonder by Simon Cunningham / 8 - IMHO: U.S. Budget Cuts Could Harm Poor by Gary Mulder / 8 - Letters to the Editor / 10 - News: CRC executive director resigns / 18 - Jihad: What Does the Qur'an Really Say? by Tom Oosterhuis / 22 - Scholarship, Strings, and Stars by Matt Kucinski / 26 - Dear Reader: We Need to Talk by Jerry Dykstra / 30 - Just for Kids: Stormy Weather by Sandy Swartzentruber / 32 - Our Fundamental …

Beyond Change-Overcoming The Barriers To Small Rural Church Revitalization, Allen F. Wachter

Doctor of Ministry

Many of the rural churches of the Free Methodist Denomination in the Northeast region of the United States have experienced substantial stagnation and/or decline of their attendance rates over the past five years. This begs the questions, "What is preventing these churches from being revitalized so they too can be used as vessels to grow the Kingdom of God?" Though many obstructions to kingdom growth1 exist, this study focuses on the following five barriers: resistance to change, under-utilization of spiritual gifts, relational dysfunction, apathy, and lack of love. The source of these barriers was discovered through personal observation and experience …

Autonomy Or Multi-Site? A Policy Capturing Study Of Two Models Of Church Planting For The Guidance Of Future Site Planting At Ascension Lutheran Church, Wichita, Kansas, Michael Bingenheimer

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

The purpose of this study was to produce a set of reasoned recommendations for future site planting for Ascension Lutheran Church, Wichita, KS. Ascension unintentionally became a multi-site congregation in 2002. This study looks at thirteen Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod congregations. Six congregations planted independent congregations (daughter sites). Six congregations planted multi-site venues (sister sites). One congregation has used both models of church planting. The primary component for information gathering was a survey seeking information from each of these churches on how they decided which model to follow. Understanding the reasoning and assumptions made by these churches, I developed …

The Banner - V. 146, No. 4 - (April 2011), Christian Reformed Church In North America

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6 - Editorial: Christ Has Risen Indeed! by Bob De Moor / 7 - Catch Your Breath: Hitting the Wall by Trevor Payton / 8 - IMHO: Get Off the Global Warming Bandwagon by Paul Rhoda / 8 - Letters to the Editor / 10 - News: CRC Board of Trustees adopts diversity report / 19 - Frequently Asked Questions / 20 - The Kingdom on Earth or in Heaven? by Sylvia Keesmaat / 22 - Gospel-centered Renewal: The Philadelphia Story by Natalie Hart / 26 - Dear Reader: Rendering to Caesar—and Thanking God by Jerry Dykstra / 30 - …

The Nature Of Evangelism In Missional Churches, Russell York

Doctor of Ministry

Evangelism has long been at the heart of God's mission for the church. The arrival of the twenty-first century brought with it renewed interest in both the mission of the church and evangelism, a practice central to the church's mission. A leading factor in this resurgence is the decline in church attendance over the past several decades. The most influential factors leading to the decline in attendance are culture changes from modernism to postmodemism and from a Christendom society to a post-Christian pluralistic society. These culture shifts resulted in the diminishing influence of the church and non-Christians' often harboring hostile …

The Banner - V. 146, No. 3 - (March 2011), Christian Reformed Church In North America

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6 - Editorial: Go Calvin! by Bob De Moor / 7 - Catch Your Breath: Parque Central by Joel Van Dyke / 8 - IMHO: The Muslim-Christian Chasm by Paul Hansen / 8 - Letters to the Editor / 10 - News: Canadian government cuts CRWRC funding / 17 - Frequently Asked Questions / 18 - Yes and No: Lent and the Reformed Faith Today by John D. Witvliet / 20 - A Sacred Circle by Rebecca Warren with Roy Berkenbosch, Travis Enright, and Maggie Hodgson / 22 - Called to Be Sent by Kristen deRoo VanderBerg / 26 - …

Reformed Worship (Rw) 99 - Ascension / Pentecost (March 2011), Reformed Worship Editors

Reformed Worship Magazine

Features

A Wonderful Hope by Calvin Brondyke....3

Alive to the Spirit by Leonard Kuyvenhoven....6

From the Cross, through the Church, to the World by Steve Van Zanen, Diane Dykgraaf, and Ben Van Houten....10

The Holy Spirit, Our Guide by Lenae Bulthuis....14

Praying with Brothers and Sisters from Guatemala by Julia Esquivel....15

Remembering Those with HIV/AIDS by Jennifer Holmes Curran....16

True Confessions by Scott Hoezee....17

Passing the Peace by Paul Ryan....26

From Rebel to Worshiper by Ron Man....34

The Wilderness Transformed by Rudy W. Ouwehand....38

Reaffirmation of Ordination by MaryAnn McKibben …

Dependence Versus Independence: An Evaluation Of The Relationship Between World Gospel Mission And The Africa Gospel Church In Kenya, Patrick L. Murunga

Doctor of Ministry

Africa Gospel Church has a serious problem of an unhealthy relationship with the World Gospel Mission. Since its inception, the mission has struggled to let go off the church. The church on the other hand, has been happy to see this relationship go on in the same dependent way without much concern. The Africa Gospel Church is over seventy years now and is at a place in its life where it needs to chart its own course.

This study evaluates the relationship between the mission agency and the Africa Gospel Church in Kenya. It investigates the historical challenges that might …

Program Book, Calvin Institute Of Christian Worship

Symposium on Worship Archive

Program and Worship Book for the 2011 Calvin Symposium on Worship

Concordia Seminary Magazine | Winter 2012, Paul Devantier

Concordia Seminary Magazine

Broadening the paths to ministry

68th Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectureship -- Psalms: God's Unchanging Faithfulness (2011), Jerry Rushford

Pepperdine Bible Lectures: Programs

Program booklet for the 68th Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectures, held at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, May 3-6, 2011. Subtitle: "The Steadfast Love of the Lord Endures Forever." The Pepperdine Bible Lectures is an annual event hosted by Pepperdine University featuring a wide variety of lectures and classes on topics and themes in the Bible and Christianity.

Jerry Rushford, Lectureship Director

Rick Gibson, Tami Williamson, and Joella Michael, Lectures Team

Evangelical And Frontier Mission: Perspectives On The Global Progress Of The Gospel, A. Scott Moreau, Beth Snodderly

Regnum Edinburgh Centenary Series

This extraordinary compendium documents and illustrates the movement from what Edinburgh 1910 designated as ‘unoccupied fields’ to what R. Winter strategically designated as ‘unreached people groups’ thus re-pioneering frontier missiology focused on 'finishing the task.