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The Congregation Of Christ-A Charismatic Body, Walter J. Bartling

Concordia Theological Monthly

My original assignment was a little vague. I knew I was to deal with the New Testament materials which treat in general with the subject of charismatic gifts. There would be other specialized presentations on specific gifts. It was not until I received a promotional brochure that I was given a formulated subject: “The Lordship of Jesus and Charisma for His Body." This formulation of the subject and the slogan for the conference, "Jesus is Lord," suddenly made it quite clear to me how I should approach my topic. There is really only one passage in the New Testament in …

A Survey And Evaluation Of Audio-Visual Education In Kentucky Churches Of The Southern Baptist Convention And The Church Of The Nazarene, W. Wayne Kirk

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Pastor As Scholar, Herbert Lindemann

Concordia Theological Monthly

That some pastors are scholars is true enough. But it is also true that most of them don't continue as pastors very long; presently they become members of a college or seminary faculty. Those who do stay in parish work are not likely to achieve great success, at least statistically, for the parochial ministry today is an activist function; there is not much time for contemplation or for intensive study.

When The Church Abandons God, Norval F. Pease

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Loving Without Destroying: A Study Of Welfare Work In The Inner City, Considering The Problem Of Freedom With A Special Reference To Dostoevsky's "The Legend Of The Grand Inquisitor", Michael Wendt

Bachelor of Divinity

Church leaders today are saying that the future of the church is being decided in the inner city. If the church is able to rise above itself, to meet the challenge of the inner city, they aver, there is hope that it might also be able to meet the challenge of its existence in other geographic and intellectual realms as well. It is in the inner city that the church meets the problems of existence head-on. It is there that reality is met. It is there that the church cannot hide behind pious words or statements by committees. The church …

The Church In Community Organization, Martin H. Scharlemann

Concordia Theological Monthly

A modern city, H. G. Wells once remarked, looks like '"something that burst an intolerable envelope and splashed." The unsightliness of our urban jungles has grown even worse since, and the process of disintegration runs on apace. The Bureau of the Census estimates that some 135 million Americans now live in metropolitan areas. By the year 2000, it predicts, 80 percent of our 330,000,000 citizens will be a put of our urbanized communities, which are expanding at the rate of 3,000 aces per day. All this goes on without benefit of comprehensive planing in terms of moral and spiritual values.

To Know And To Do: A Review Article On Training Children In The Work Of Worship, George W. Hoyer

Concordia Theological Monthly

Learning How Children Worship is the title of a recent book by Grace W. McGavran. So many things are left unsaid in this book about the God who is to be worshiped and about the tremendous things which that God has done and does to make worship by the children of men possible that the critical theological reader might miss the significance of the major thing which is being said. Miss McGavran poses the question: "Are the children aware of the times of worship and what it should be for them - a conscious effort to enter into the presence …

Preaching And The Recovery Of The Church, Richard R. Caemmerer

Concordia Theological Monthly

In the first section, we dealt with the language of preaching. Can it be understood? Does God speak and act in it? In the second we dealt with the method of finding and conveying Biblical truth in preaching. Have current Biblical studies a contribution to make to the pastor as he sets about on his task of preparing and delivering sermons? The third article does not turn away from these questions and processes, but it locates them in their setting: the Christian church. Ours is a time of rediscovery of the meaning of the church.

Living Toward One Another With The Word Of God, Harry G. Coiner

Concordia Theological Monthly

Many forces are at work in our society today which combine to make personal interest an abiding motivation. The pleasing art of being social has assumed the doubtful coloration of the slick professional impersonality. People seem to become "involved" with people only "in a role" and not in a personal and meaningful way, not so their "heart feels it;” as we say. The drive for individualism is bred into us from our American heritage, and we have become a breed of people skilled in the devices of keeping away from people while living with them and working with them and …

The Self-Understanding Of The Church, Martin L. Kretmann

Concordia Theological Monthly

The theme of the 1965 convention of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod will be the words of our lord to His disciples when He appeared to them on the evening of the day of his resurrection: "As the Father has sent Me, even so I send you." Special attention will be given to the latter phrase in devotions and essays, and the whole convention proceedings will center in the concept that the church, the body of all who believe in Jesus Christ and accept Him as their lord and Savior, is sent into the world on His mission, to …

The Church And The Lodge Problem, Theodore Nickel

Concordia Theological Monthly

In this age of ecumenicity and worldwide religious brotherhood, we may seem to be out of step in raising once again the question of whether a Christian may hold membership in what is sometimes called a lodge, or more technically, a fraternal organization. But we write this hoping only to serve the interests of God-pleasing ecumenical relations and Christian brotherhood. In this article we propose to cite instances from the teachings and ritual of the Masonic Order (Freemasonry) to show that commitment to this lodge and membership in the Christian church are not compatible. Many of the fundamental claims and …

New Thinking In Christian Education, Randolph Crump Miller

Concordia Theological Monthly

From where I sit, I see many critical issues in Christian education. For as a professor at Yale, I see all the winds of the future that blow through our hallowed halls. As editor of Religious Education, I know what is going to be published in the next six months by Christians and Jews. As a director of Christian education in a local congregation, I am aware of what is actually going on among the faithful. This perspective governs much of what I shall say.

Editorial, Herbert T. Mayer

Concordia Theological Monthly

During recent years the Christian church has been living with a collective sense of guilt which has been sapping its spiritual vitality. Voices are raised in the church which assume full responsibility for the plight of modern man and which castigate the church because it has not been "relevant." The racial crisis, the rising rate of alcoholism, declining standards of public and private morality, deterioration of family life-for these and a thousand other problems the church has been urged to accept at least partial responsibility. The church has frequently forgotten to offer the message of God's forgiveness to itself. The …

The Mission Of Concordia Seminary, Alfred O. Fuerbringer

Concordia Theological Monthly

Perhaps the title needs a word of explanation. We do not ordinarily think of "mission" in connection with long-established educational institutions unless, perhaps, they are located in foreign lands and are part of a "mission" related to a sending church. In fact, all too often "education," even ministerial and missionary training, has been viewed critically as a rival of "missions" for the church’s concern, interest, and dollar.

A Christian Education Guide For Teachers Of Juvenile Offenders : A Curriculum Developed For Early Adolescents At Kentucky Village, Catherine Margaret Stonehouse

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Pastor's Role In Social Action, Norman Temme

Concordia Theological Monthly

As the world knocks at the doors of the churches, however, it finds closeted within a sometimes confused, a more often unconcerned, congregation of Christians. It comes seeking help in the form of counsel and guidance, and ends up frequently giving out some advice instead.

Divorce And Remarriage, Harry G. Coiner

Concordia Theological Monthly

The written discussion which has centered around Matthew 5:31, 32; 19:9; Mark 10: 11, 12; Luke 16: 18; and 1 Corinthians 7:12-16 is certainly voluminous, sometimes biased, mostly tentative. It is our conviction that much of the labor expended through the years in an effort to develop a modus operandi for dealing with divorce and remarriage has resulted in more ambiguous conclusions than certain ones. It is also our conviction that these passages need to be studied anew by our Lutheran Church. In no area of pastoral care is there more need for clear doctrine and practice.

Beginning Churches In New Suburban Communities, Rodney Jones

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Evangelism In Free Methodist Local Churches : A Survey Of The Free Methodist Churches In North America That Have Been Most Highly Successful, Ray W. Ellis

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Exploratory Analysis Of The Obligation Of The Christian Church To Minister To The Aging Population As A Particular Segment Of The Society, David Elbert Edwards

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Muck Which The Lord Uses (Graduation Sermon), Marcus Wagner

Concordia Theological Monthly

Surely this hour is a great hour for every one of you. An important chapter in your life closes with this service, and a new chapter, the most important one, is about to be written. For years you have been preparing for the work in the church of Jesus Christ. Now the great time has come when you may enter the vineyard of the lord as workers and thereby take over the most important office on earth. Certainly it is of vital importance, both for you and the church, that you take this important step in the right spirit.

A Proposed Junior Program For The Wesleyan Methodist Church Of America, Donald Richard Kinde

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Some Aspects Of Recreation In The Christian Education Program Of The Church, Nancy Lindquist

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Proposed Recreational Program In Christian Education For A Local Church In India, Ambrose Kamalakar Moses

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Methodist Literature For Senior Youth, Thayne Erney

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of The Cycle-Graded Evangelical United Brethren Sunday School Literature For The Junior Department, Lois Wehrman Miller

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Brief Studies, G. M. Krach

Concordia Theological Monthly

An Agreed Statement on the Church and the Ministry

Brief Studies, Herbert Zorn, John Theodore Mueller

Concordia Theological Monthly

An Agreed Statement on the Church and the Ministry

James Ussher: Biblical Chronicler

A Historical Study Of The Sunday School Movement In The Free Methodist Church, Delton Ray Meeds

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of Christian Education In The Church-Related Hospital, Phyllis Pauline Wright

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.