But there has been ferment in
evangelical congregations in recent decades calling for a warrior kind of Christ - one that cuts down sinners with a flaming sword - that kind of thing.
Not exact matches
Evangelicals maintain that the one Church becomes visible on earth
in all local
congregations that meet to do together the things that, according to Scripture, the Church does.
Some
Evangelicals see the communal office of discerning and teaching the truth
in the covenanted
congregation of baptized believers, while others see it
in a wider synodical or episcopal connection.
The Lutheran groups most likely to identify as
evangelical are small and functionally free - church (the Lutheran
Congregations in Mission for Christ).
Standing
in front of his
congregation at Ecclesia Church, a
congregation he admits is different - more diverse, more urban - than many
evangelical churches - Chris Seay encouraged them to do so something he said combines the ideas of sacrifice and devotion that mark the Lenten season, the 40 - day lead up to Easter.
Washington (CNN)-- With the world facing «perilous times» and «anxiety stemming from economic challenges,»
evangelical leader Franklin Graham is asking
congregations to pray for President Barack Obama, even though Graham endorsed the president's opponent
in the 2012 election.
Andy Stanley, a prominent
evangelical leader, said some
in his
congregation cheered when he launched a preaching series called «Recovery Road» to talk about politically touchy issues such as personal greed, the federal deficit and the sins of subprime loans.
I have some sympathies for the complaints folks of the generation my wife and I represent frequently express about «contemporary worship»
in evangelical congregations.
Over at iMonk last week, Chaplain Mike wrote a lovely post about how, after a period of wandering through the denominational wilderness, he found a home
in an ELCA Lutheran church «with a simple liturgy, wonderful music, a healthy and grounded pastor, a hospitable
congregation, and an emphasis on Christ, grace, vocation, and other Lutheran essentials that answered questions I had been turning over
in my mind for years
in my
evangelical settings.»
I listened
in on a conversation recently on «the worship wars»
in evangelical - style
congregations and I heard some interesting observations.
It is projecting an Urbana - style convention on
evangelical social witness, annual conferences for pastors to explore avenues for the involvement of
congregations in community justice issues, and the formation of vocational task forces among
evangelicals in politics, business and other callings, through which the shape of American political and business life might be altered to promote Christian values.
Tietjen observes that «pastors who wanted to join [the Association of
Evangelical Lutheran Churches] could not bring their
congregations along because they had neither properly informed them about the events
in the Missouri Synod nor adequately prepared them for the formation of a new church.»
The NALC officially formed
in 2010 from
congregations, laypeople, and clergy that broke away from the
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (and of Canada) over issues of scriptural authority.
In 1987, Peter Gillquist, a former leader in Campus Crusade for Christ, and 200 others in a single evangelical congregation made national headlines when they were chrismated (or confirmed) into the Antiochian Orthodox Churc
In 1987, Peter Gillquist, a former leader
in Campus Crusade for Christ, and 200 others in a single evangelical congregation made national headlines when they were chrismated (or confirmed) into the Antiochian Orthodox Churc
in Campus Crusade for Christ, and 200 others
in a single evangelical congregation made national headlines when they were chrismated (or confirmed) into the Antiochian Orthodox Churc
in a single
evangelical congregation made national headlines when they were chrismated (or confirmed) into the Antiochian Orthodox Church.
The building is the envy of the numerous
congregations in the neighborhood, including two that have exchanged their denominational labels for more jazzy names and logos — one Southern Baptist (now River City Church) and one
Evangelical Covenant (now City Church).
If «church theology» means the theology expressed
in the preaching and worship of most Christian
congregations in this country today, then a Gestalt of church theology would be appropriate for conservative
evangelicals, but not for us.
Many of its members are
evangelicals who originally joined a parent
congregation of the same name
in 1978
in Gardena, California.
Although Catholics believe that the Church is visible
in its universal dimension and not only
in local
congregations, we as Catholics and
Evangelicals together affirm the statement of Amsterdam 2000:
Among the
evangelical independent churches (sometimes referred to as New Independent Churches or NICs), it is not unusual to find
congregations numbering
in the thousands.
Being Italian, my mother just knew I was going to burn
in hell for leaving the Catholic faith, just like every
Evangelical knows that everyone outside of their
congregation will burn.
Indeed, an argument could be made that at no time since the First Great Awakening have so many churches of disparate denominational, theological and stylistic approaches been so united
in terms of their music: one can now walk into old - line Pentecostal churches, small - town
evangelical congregations, mall - like suburban megachurches, and many a mainline Protestant sanctuary across the country on any given Sunday morning and hear the same hymns and choruses done
in approximately the same musical styles, with similar settings and instrumentation.
The
congregation is somewhat
evangelical in theology.
20
evangelical congregations during the period 1966 to 1970, they found that over 70 percent of the new members
in these
evangelical churches came from other
evangelical churches, largely because of geographical or social mobility, while 20 percent of the new members were children of existing members; two groups which the mainline churches found difficult to hold.
Still, Jesus did bless the meek but, for the life of me, I really don't see them represented
in most
evangelical congregations.
Conducted by the Minneapolis - based Search Institute and funded by the Lilly Endowment, the study surveyed 11,122 people
in 561
congregations in six denominations:
Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America; Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.); Southern Baptist Convention; United Church of Christ; and United Methodist Church.
Christians with an
evangelical spirit, who are confidant of their calling and willing to take risks
in leading a
congregation into ministry are the kind of pastors who find members responsive to their leadership.
A consultation convened by the WCC
in cooperation with the Innere Mission of East Germany's
evangelical churches issued this statement: «We affirm the continuing need for institutions
in which the most severely disabled experience help, protection and care, even while at the same time we call for the integration of the disabled and the able - bodied within the local
congregation.»
From that shocking conviction of faith, Luther was able to go forth teaching, preaching, raising a family, running from authorities, sulking
in protective custody
in two castles, translating the Bible, writing hymns, eating and drinking with students and colleagues, maladministering the new
congregations of
evangelicals, struggling for freedom, devising pragmatic polities for the churches, becoming a public and political figure, defying pope and emperor and developing a Christ - centered theology.
Among people lauding the TNIV New Testament
in press releases were popular
evangelical author Philip Yancey, Pastor Ted Haggard of New Life Church
in Colorado Springs, and Adam Hamilton, senior pastor of the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection
in Leawood, Kansas, one of the fastest growing
congregations in the denomination.
It is the
evangelicals who power massive communities like Willow Creek
in Chicago and the Vineyard Fellowships with all their huge appeal to the young, as well as what is claimed to be the largest single
congregation not just
in London but even
in Europe - Kingsway International Christian Church.
«There's a real sense of conflating Trump with
evangelicals,» which doesn't go over well
in liberal Vancouver, said Ken Shigematsu, pastor of Tenth Church, one of the largest and most diverse
congregations in Canada.
His
evangelical ties: First Baptist is a historic
congregation in Texas, founded nearly 150 years ago, and Jeffress follows former lead pastors George Truett and W. A. Criswell, both prominent Southern Baptists.
Recently, a pastor at an
Evangelical church
in New York City (we have them) told me about a young man
in his
congregation who had joined an online dating site.
In their
congregations,
evangelicals may have embodied it.
Imagine what would happen if all the
evangelical institutions — youth organizations, publications, colleges and seminaries,
congregations and denominational headquarters — would dare to undertake a comprehensive two - year examination of their total program and activity to answer this question: Is there the same balance and emphasis on justice for the poor and oppressed
in our programs as there is
in Scripture?
«It seems to me that most
evangelical congregations make a sharp divide between the sacred and secular realms,» says Lindsay, «so that church is the last context where you'll see women
in ordained roles.»
Leith Anderson, Appointee for Member, President's Advisory Council on Faith - Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Leith Anderson is the President of the National Association of
Evangelicals, an organization formed to facilitate Christian unity, public witness and cooperative ministry among
evangelical denominations,
congregations, educational institutions and service agencies
in the United States.
Does this «new breed» exist equally
in Catholic and Protestant circles,
in mainline and
evangelical congregations,
in black and white settings?
DiRado, her fellow - swimmer husband, and her parents attend The River Church Community, an
Evangelical Covenant Church — affiliated
congregation in the San Francisco Bay Area.
As readers of
Evangelical Catholicism, my book on deep reform
in the 21st - century Church, will remember, I proposed just such a change
in the orientation of celebrant and
congregation during the Liturgy of the Eucharist: Priest and people would face each other during the Liturgy of the Word; celebrant and
congregation would then pray together, facing the same direction, throughout the Liturgy of the Eucharist.
The California mega-church from which Ezzo launched GFI — the Grace Community Church
in Sun Valley, which has a 10,000 - member
evangelical Christian
congregation — has now publicly withdrawn support for his programs, citing issues of integrity and theology.
And the brothers had good connections
in Austin, including with Circle Urban Ministries and the Rock of Our Salvation Church, an active
evangelical Baptist
congregation that owned a former Catholic school there.
Nestled on the north side of Cincinnati, the financially strapped Eden Grove is owned by Pillar of Fire International, a six -
congregation evangelical church organization based
in Zarephath, New Jersey.
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