Not exact matches
The «
church» doesn't
know how to change, it's as
simple as that.
and
knowing that «going deep» so to speak on theology isn't her typical move, I figured I would take a read and see if perhaps she had changed somehow in the years since we worshiped at the same
church every week, or if this was merely a
simple «It's all good with Jesus, so judge not, and so on» type post / statement.
The common wisdom of
church developers at the time was
simple: where there is a pool of white, middle - class, home - owning families with children, mainline
churches are likely to grow,
no matter what their theological orientation.
Without the
church, science as is
known today simply wouldn't exist,
simple as that.
If you are part of a traditional
church and have wondered how to grow in unity, or if you just want to
know what
church unity is all about, or if you are part of a house
church, missional
church,
simple church, or something that doesn't look like
church at all but is still connected to Jesus, then this book will invite you to grow in unity with other brothers and sisters who might follow Jesus a bit differently than you.
Raiser therefore suggests that we
no longer regard bilateral and multilateral dialogues as
simple contacts between separated
Churches.
What if our way of «doing
church» was so
simple, basic, memorable, easy, reproducible, that anybody could do it,
no matter how long they have been a Christian, or how much they
know, or how much training they don't have?
He may have despised the
simple catechism of his German congregation, just as we «moderns» take offense at the minimalistic theology of many of the folk who inhabit our standard - brand
churches, but he
knew also that they had a great deal to teach the young pastor by virtue of having surveyed the land «across the river» and having dared to cross the chilly waters of Jordan with a sense of divine protection.
Simple as this, if you want to
know what the Mormon or LDS faith believes, visit a OFFICIAL site of the
church.
Janet Baxindale, who lectures around the country on the spiritual potential of Catholic traditions like the Liturgy of the Hours, comments, «Among the adults I - teach, more often than not, a
simple presentation of the theology of the liturgy and the role of all the baptized in the liturgical prayer of the
church is greeted with «I never
knew that.»»
This attitude is reflected in the common objection to home /
simple churches when they say these groups lead to heresy, when in fact heresy is more likely when there's one dominant leader who thinks he
knows best.
I mean, sure they'll publish a book about prayer if the author has the credentials, platform, and, preferably, thousands of
church members to help catapult sales, but if a
simple living recipe book about losing weight and saving your marriage while decluttering your home and raising happy kids came along by a Christian author with a huge cooking blog platform, they won't say
no.