The Baptist Bible Fellowship International has done great things throughout the many years of its existence. The reason for the group’s success has been through missions, evangelism, Bible Colleges, and church planting. In the 1950’s the World Baptist Fellowship ruled the Baptist scene. During the era of the WBF there was a conflict that arose as J. Frank Norris attempted to overthrow G.B. Vick’s presidency at his Bible College. Norris desired to be president of the college that Vick established
The Baptists stands out as an interesting denomination. What attracts me to this particular denomination are their practice and their religious views. Unlike many Christian denominations, Baptists practice adult baptism; they believe that baptism should be for those who have made a conscience decision of accepting Jesus as Lord. As for their religious views, Baptists have an ever-changing view on various issues. In many ways the Baptists denomination is very traditional in their old ways but also
says this about their target for their institution, “for the purpose of exciting, combining, and directing the energies of the Baptist denomination of Christians, for the propagation of the Gospel…” (SBC) An article stated a quote from a man named Todd Burus, who is a member of the North Central Baptist in Florida and who’s church is an entity under the Southern Baptist Convention. He has this to say about organizational structure within SBC and its ministry. “Christ’s people should, as occasion
eleven caves for safe-keeping prior to the destruction of Rome in A.D.70. The scrolls are a collection of biblical and non-biblical documents comprising of the Hebrew Bible, (every book except Esther); the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha; rules for community life; biblical commentaries; a Testimonia, (a collection of verses from the Bible about the Messiah); a War Scroll; Temple Scroll; poetic and liturgical pieces; Thanksgiving Hymns; wisdom instructions; legal rulings; horoscopes and even a treasure
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Small Group Manual Submitted to Dr. Earley in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the completion of DSMN 630 – D01 Small Group Ministries by Courtney Basse November 22, 2016 Motivations for Developing Groups The primary reason for developing groups is not church growth. As Rick Warren noted, the primary issue for churches in the current era is not church growth, but church health. Nor is the primary reason church health. Instead of
missionaries, the Franciscan and Dominican friars from Spain also pursued this policy. Following this, the Moravians introduced Protestant Missions in the 1730s. Then the Baptists, Methodists and Presbyterians arrived in the 18th century. However, in the 19th century, evangelization was performed by the American and British Baptists among the African slaves in Jamaica and Trinidad. The Canadian Presbyterians who worked among the East Indians in Trinidad were also outstanding in their contribution.
Field “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age” (Bible Gateway, Matt. 28. 19-20). This is The Great Commission, God’s charge to all Christians. God has called his people to be missionaries. The word ‘missionary’ for most people tends to bring about thoughts of third-world countries and grass huts, and
This act is what they believe brings the wrongdoer back into fellowship while also protecting other members.” (Jehovah’s Witnesses Practices) Baptism was completed with a digestion of full water. To the followers, they believed this was a symbol of one’s dedication to God. Baptism was only those who made the judgement
revealed himself in many ways. The Scripture is one way that God reveals himself to humankind. The Bible is God’s written revelation to humankind. There is a central theme that flows from the beginning to the end of the Bible. That theme is one of redemption and is key to my worldview. The first chapter of the Bible tells us, “ In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1 New International Version). Let us start here, in the beginning, as we start to form a worldview based on Biblical
Author’s Notes on Millennium Past: Yahweh’s Mythopoeia, Evil’s Conspiracy and Yahweh’s Vengeance. Millennium Past is a Yahwistic myth! It is not Gospel! And as this writer scripted, Yahweh’s Mythopoeia and its following two novels, is based on the New Testament’s Book of Revelation’s 20:7-8 and First Corinthians’ 15:24-26 scriptures. In this self-made mythopoeia, and because Elohim (The Mighty Ones) operate in the reality of history and truth, Millennium Past follows certain scriptural
Should Women be Ordained in the Pentecostal Churches within the African Christian Diaspora? Thesis Statement In this paper, I will describe the ecclesiological problem of women’s ordination from a case study that I observed in Berlin, Germany. I wish to claim that the issue of excluding women from ordination is a result of a sociological contrivance that oppresses women. The churches safeguard the issue under the canopy of theological claims. It is appropriate for the churches, which exclude
Last weekend, while attending Lexington, KY’s Southland Christian Church, I received an invitation to attend a “Poor Man’s After-Tax Dinner.” Located on a 115-acre plot that occupies a stretch of the rapidly disappearing farmland between Lexington and Jessamine County, Southland will host the gala, which includes a catered meal and a performance by the Dale Adams Band. On the church’s website, an announcement for the event asks, “Did you have to pay when you filed taxes? This month’s Gathering
Theological Perspective I have had many opportunities to write “statements of faith” in my many years of being entrenched in Evangelicalism. When writing a statement of faith in that context, I was essentially asked to affirm my belief in what those churches believed to be true. I wasn’t allowed to think or wrestle on my own to come up with my own theology. Writing my theological perspective here for the United Church of Christ is a new experience as I grapple with what it is I really believe