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  • The Origin of Christology—Evolution or Explosion?
    Buckwater, H. Douglas (2010-12-13)
    Buckwalter presents several questions in dealing with Christology including a working definition. In seeking to clarify the issues he raises in the introductory questions, Buckwalter suggests several areas for investigation ...
  • Pastor's Installation Is the Perfect Time for Evangelism
    Luce, Stuart (2010-12-15)
    This article describes how Pastor Stuart W. Luce preached at his own installation service and used the service as an excellent opportunity for evangelism ten list.
  • Pastor's Installation Is the Perfect Time for Evangelism
    Luce, Stuart (2010-12-13)
    Opportunities for evangelism and outreach are often present in unlikely situations. An installation service for a new pastor is not often thought of as an opportunity for evangelism but Pastor Stuart W. Luce shows that it ...
  • Pastoral Use of Email
    Nicholaou, Nick (2010-12-16)
    A pastor's time is one of his or her most valuable resources. Because it is finite (even pastors only get twenty-four hours in their day), it is important to choose a communication strategy that helps balance the demands ...
  • Pastoral Walk
    Johnson-Smith, Robert II (2010-12-13)
    Johnson-Smith presents six tools to apply to the pastoral walk.
  • The Pillers of Imprecation
    Day, John N. (2010-12-16)
    How to Pray for Your Enemies by Praying Against Them.
  • Preaching About Love
    Hamilton, Adam (2010-12-15)
    By conducting a congregational survey to identify specific topics for a sermon series, this article highlights the broad range of material derived from the survey as applied in sermons and counseling programs.
  • Preparing for Katrina II
    Sine, Tom (2010-12-16)
    Like the horrific September 11th terrorist attack four years earlier, the enormous catastrophe of Hurricane Katrina brought an immediate response of prayers and empathy from all over the world. In our own country, churches ...
  • Promoting Spiritual Growth in Adults
    Irby, Elizabeth (2010-12-15)
    Irby gives a very basic outline for one program of spiritual development for our congregations. Your role in the congregation provides the screen through which you will filter the information. She gives several suggestions ...
  • The Quest to Become Gender Blind
    Grove, Delsa Beryl (2010-12-14)
    In sharing insights on her journey to achieve gender blindness, the author takes the position that being gender blind empowers one to minister to the person outside the barriers of gender based societal stereotypes.
  • Refreshing Your Spouse's Spirit - and Your Own
    Koch, Ruth (2010-12-13)
    Too often we overlook the needs of our spouses as we care for the needs of our flock.
  • Religious Community and Family Violence
    Miles, Al (2010-12-13)
    One-quarter of the women in the Unites States will be abused by an intimate. A loving and sensitive response for us can make a difference to a survivor as she struggles with the process of healing. Clergy can be more active ...
  • Single Adults and Single Parents
    Chapman, Patricia (2010-12-15)
    From Christian Educator's Handbook on Adult Education. This book chapter focuses on single adults and single parents facing the challenge of balancing life as it relates to individual, family, career and spiritual development ...
  • The Small Church
    Easum, William (2010-12-13)
    Easum stresses that smallness is not bad, or to be looked down upon. In fact, we must remind ourselves "that every large church was once a small church." However, Easum allows a church the right to remain small; but he ...
  • Social Ministry: Mandate of Faith
    Thompson, Richard A, (2010-12-13)
    In Dieter T. Hessel's Preface to his book Social Ministry, he states: All church members share one common ministry, which is social in all of its aspects. Thus there is no question as to whether the church will be involved ...
  • Software Solutions
    Niles, Lori (2010-12-14)
    This article highlights 5 categories of software that may be professionally relevant to ministers.
  • Spirituality, Prayer, and Clergy Double Standards
    Jones, W. Paul (2010-12-13)
    What is emerging as a fundamental need in every major denomination today is a "new spirituality," one that entails a radical alternative in the face of the U. S. A. lifestyle of competition, materialism, and individualism. ...
  • Spring Youth Planning
    Davidson, Robert G. (2010-12-15)
    Program planning is the first vital step toward the success of any youth program. Both you, as the facilitator, and the youth participants need to know where you are going as a group.
  • Sunday Morning Rituals
    Langford, Sally; Langford, Andy (2010-12-13)
    However, Sally and Andy Langford issue a compelling call to extend that thoughtfulness and effort to include other dimensions of our worship. Their invitation is not to do something in addition to our message preparation, ...
  • Sunday Morning Thunderstorms
    Miles, John P. (2010-12-13)
    While controversy will be unavoidable, they pastors should guard against controversy becoming a Sunday Morning blast of Thunder.

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