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Shame-Less Lives, Grace-Full Congregations

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Author : Karen A. McClintock
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1566996279
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (669 download)

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Download or read book Shame-Less Lives, Grace-Full Congregations written by Karen A. McClintock and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2011-12-30 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Shame-Less Lives, Grace-Full Congregations, author Karen McClintock invites readers to become shame-less, so they can assist others in a congregational system to find a life of joy and grace. McClintock explores shame as a theological and psychological emotion, defining it as "a feeling of unworthiness in the sight of God or significant others." While guilt says, "I made a mistake," shame says,"I am a mistake," she explains. With skilled storytelling and gentle humor, McClintock takes readers on a journey in which we learn to recognize the many forms shame takes and explore and heal the shame of our own upbringing, particularly the shame-laden messages within our own religious teachings and practices. She illustrates the ways shame-laden leaders interact with congregations and ways congregational shame influences clergy and laity within the system. She shows us how to recognize shame in the behavior of other leaders and clergy around us, to reduce shame-reinforcing theology, and to provide alternative messages of hope and healing. She also guides us in liberating others from their shame, be they friends, colleagues, or people in a congregation where we worship and serve. McClintock advises readers that eradicating shame may take a few weeks, months, years, or a lifetime. This book is not written so that we can be free of all shame. It is written so we can become shame-less by acknowledging old patterns and consciously changing them, because shame-less leaders create shame-less congregations.

Shameless

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Author : Nadia Bolz-Weber
Publisher : Convergent Books
ISBN 13 : 1601427603
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Shameless written by Nadia Bolz-Weber and published by Convergent Books. This book was released on 2019-01-29 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Raw, intimate, and timely—a no-holds-barred celebration of our bodies that flies in the face of antiquated ideas about sex and gender. “A triumph.”—Glennon Doyle • “One of the most important, life-changing books I’ve ever read.”—Rachel Held Evans, author of Searching for Sunday and Inspired Negative messages about sex come from all corners of society: from the church, from the media, from our own families. As a result, countless people have suffered pain, guilt, and judgment. In this instant bestseller, Nadia Bolz-Weber unleashes her critical eye and her vulnerable yet hopeful soul on the harmful conversations about sex that have fed our shame. Bolz-Weber offers no simple amendments or polite compromises. Instead, this modern-day reverend calls for an inclusivity that empowers us to be loyal to people and, perhaps most important, ourselves. “Christianity is not a program for avoiding mistakes,” she writes. “It is a faith of the guilty.” With an alternative understanding of Scripture passages that have been weaponized against Christians for decades, Bolz-Weber reminds us that sexual flourishing can and should be for all genders, all bodies, and all humans. She shares stories, poetry, and Scripture that wage war on perpetual anxiety around sex by celebrating sexuality in all its forms and recognizing it for the gift that it is. If you’ve been mistreated, confused, angered, and/or wounded by shaming sexual messages, this one is for you.

Grace Walk

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Author : Steve McVey
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0736935215
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (369 download)

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Download or read book Grace Walk written by Steve McVey and published by Harvest House Publishers. This book was released on 2005-05-01 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now with a fresh cover! The nearly 200,000-selling Grace Walk has helped thousands of believers leave behind the "manic–depressive" Christian walk: either running around trying to perform to be acceptable to God—or thinking they've failed Him again and wondering if they'll ever measure up. Living the grace walk gets Christians off this religious roller coaster. Using his own journey from legalism into grace, Steve McVey illustrates the foundational, biblical truths of who believers are in Jesus Christ and how they can let Him live His life through them each day. As they experience their identity in Jesus Christ, Christians will come to know "Amazing Grace" as not just a song but as their true way of life.

Shameless

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Author : Nadia Bolz-Weber
Publisher : Canterbury Press
ISBN 13 : 1786221373
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (862 download)

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Download or read book Shameless written by Nadia Bolz-Weber and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2019-01-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christians are obsessed with sex. But not in a good way. For nearly two thousand years, this obsession has often turned destructive, inflicting pain, suffering, and guilt on countless people of all persuasions and backgrounds. In Shameless, Bolz-Weber calls for a reformation. To make her case, she offers experiences from her own life and stories from her parishoners alongside biblical theology to explore what the church has taught, and the harm those teachings have caused.

The Pillar and Ground of the Truth

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Author : Pavel Florensky
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691187991
Total Pages : 595 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book The Pillar and Ground of the Truth written by Pavel Florensky and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 595 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pavel Florensky--certainly the greatest Russian theologian of the last century--is now recognized as one of Russia's greatest polymaths. Known as the Russian Leonardo da Vinci, he became a Russian Orthodox priest in 1911, while remaining deeply involved with the cultural, artistic, and scientific developments of his time. Arrested briefly by the Soviets in 1928, he returned to his scholarly activities until 1933, when he was sentenced to ten years of corrective labor in Siberia. There he continued his scientific work and ministered to his fellow prisoners until his death four years later. This volume is the first English translation of his rich and fascinating defense of Russian Orthodox theology. Originally published in 1914, the book is a series of twelve letters to a "brother" or "friend," who may be understood symbolically as Christ. Central to Florensky's work is an exploration of the various meanings of Christian love, which is viewed as a combination of philia (friendship) and agape (universal love). Florensky is perhaps the first modern writer to explore the so-called "same-sex unions," which, for him, are not sexual in nature. He describes the ancient Christian rites of the adelphopoiesis (brother-making), joining male friends in chaste bonds of love. In addition, Florensky is one of the first thinkers in the twentieth century to develop the idea of the Divine Sophia, who has become one of the central concerns of feminist theologians.

Dr. Martin Luther's Church-postil

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Author : Martin Luther
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.M/5 ( download)

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Developing Healthy Churches

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Author : Robert Warren
Publisher : Canterbury Press
ISBN 13 : 0715146785
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (151 download)

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Download or read book Developing Healthy Churches written by Robert Warren and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2014-12-09 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Developing Healthy Churches is an utterly practical and realistic guide for any leader seeking to revitalize and grow their church. The long-awaited sequel to the bestselling Healthy Churches’ Handbook, this new volume will help you implement tried and tested approaches for healthy church growth in your parish.

The Guardian

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 802 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Church missionary intelligencer

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 772 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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The Devil Made Them Do It at Tiny Town Church

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Author : Sophie Baker
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 1512706590
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (127 download)

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Download or read book The Devil Made Them Do It at Tiny Town Church written by Sophie Baker and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rescue the perishing Care for the dying Duty demands it This is a motivational message for those called by God to save our dying churches. We are called to serve We are called to save! The Devil Made Them Do it at Tiny Town Church is a true story about how Satan and his band of devils infiltrated a major denomination and one of the small membership churches in its charge and attempted to dismantle and destroy the church, its mission and vision, its pastor, and its congregation. It isnt just about a set of specific circumstances in one small place. It tells a greater story; it tells the continuing saga of humanity at its worst. The story at the Tiny Town Church just happens to express itself through this one small place and the things that happen when people lose their focus on God and focus, instead, on themselves and their own agendas. The lessons that were learned from the Tiny Town experience show us that this is a problem that knows no denominational boundary. For where the Holy Spirit is alive in the people of God, there will be evil trying to destroy their good fruits! Wake up! Spread the Word! Satan is real! He is alive! He wants nothing more than to destroy the worship of our Lord. What better place to start than in the small membership church? Who is sitting in the pew next to you?

The Living Church

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 954 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)

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Turning Controversy into Church Ministry

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Author : William P. Campbell
Publisher : Zondervan
ISBN 13 : 0310321352
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Turning Controversy into Church Ministry written by William P. Campbell and published by Zondervan. This book was released on 2010-09-21 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most volatile issues facing the Western Church is also one of the least discussed: homosexuality. Many pastors, church members, and congregations have become tired of the debate surrounding this topic but do not really understand the issues. Pulling away from this controversy doesn’t seem to help; it keeps cropping up.Ninety percent of pastors are aware of members or visitors to their churches who struggle with homosexual tendencies, and the same percentage of churchgoers know a relative or friend who wrestles with this concern. The media, school systems, and nearly every sector of society will challenge Christians to give a reasoned response to the escalating gay agenda. For twenty-five years W. P. Campbell has studied and debated this topic as it relates to Christ’s Church. He has come to the conclusion that it will not go away in our generation, but it can be coaxed to find its proper place in any congregation when it is tackled with a firm but loving grip. Homosexuality in the Church is a guidebook to help Christians and whole congregations do just that. It faces the heart of the controversy with the love and compassion of Christ and turns it into effective ministry.Framed by the most significant biblical passages related to homosexuality and supported by science, psychology and sociology, each of the five parts of the book unfold a unique aspect of God’s person and purpose. As our Creator, he has made us to be whole; as our King he has provided laws and guidelines to help us remain that way; as our Redeemer, his power can save us from sin; as our Guide, his light will guide us out; as our Strength, he will make our ministry effective.As a resource for the church today, this book will: • Provide readers with a comprehensive overview of the biblical data about homosexuality • Inform readers about current scientific, psychological, and cultural findings related to same-sex practice • Teach readers Christ-like responses to gay rights activists in the Church and help them to know how to avoid extreme stances about homosexuals and the Church that result in alienating others or in supporting sexual sin • Offer guidelines and tools to church leaders for mobilizing a congregation to study this topic and to engage in ministry to recovering homosexuals

The Precious and Sacred Writings of Martin Luther, the Hero of the Reformation, the Greatest of the Teuton Church Fathers, and the Father of Protestant Church Literature. Based on the Kaiser Chronological Ed. with Reference to the Erlangen and Walch Eds

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Author : Martin Luther
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Catholic Champion

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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FeMALE TRAITS Part III (The Triolgy

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Author : Lurea C. McFadden
Publisher : Lurea McFadden
ISBN 13 : 0975546473
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (755 download)

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Download or read book FeMALE TRAITS Part III (The Triolgy written by Lurea C. McFadden and published by Lurea McFadden. This book was released on 2011-12-04 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What can you say about a woman who lives by her own rules? Perhaps that she will get hers in the end? Is this the case for the very smart, very sexy and very married, consummate playa Grace Trufant? After putting her marriage to Edwin Douglas Trufant in danger in Part I of FeMALE TRAITS and loosing her baby and nearly her husband in Part II, what chance is there for Grace to find her way to fidelity in part III? Will she ever learn and how will her behavior affect those in her life in the final chapter? Some women are not to be messed with and in this last chapter of FeMALE TRAITS, enter stage left is equally beautiful Dominique Branch, her gangster brother and her all too cheating husband, Eugene. Eugene also happens to be Grace's latest conquest. When hurt, exasperation, revenge, embarrassment and just plain anger mix with physical lust and pleasure, see how it will end in the exciting final chapter of FeMALE TRAITS PT III!

The Faith of the Church

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Author : Maurice Eugene Osterhaven
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802819161
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (191 download)

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Download or read book The Faith of the Church written by Maurice Eugene Osterhaven and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1982 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Reflection on the faith of the church means an involvement in doctrine, in church teaching which is considered to be correct," writes the author in his prolegomena. And the following 17 chapters of his book provide students and laypersons with precisely the information they need for this kind of reflection and involvement. The Faith of the Church is a basic, comprehensive, and systematic history of the beliefs of the church, starting with the doctrines formulated by ancient Israel and ending with a discussion of the doctrine of eschatology. Each doctrine is treated in that period in history when it received its most significant attention. In addition, the author attempts to give each doctrine what he terms "a normative rounding-off" either in the position of the theologian being discussed, in squaring the doctrine with Scripture, or both. Technical terms and foreign languages have been avoided to render this textbook accessible to an undergraduate and general lay readership.

The Christian examiner and Church of Ireland magazine

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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