Four Periods in the Life of the Church
Author : Henry Ferguson
Publisher :
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 21,84 MB
Release : 2019-09-27
Category :
ISBN : 9783337848941
Author : Henry Ferguson
Publisher :
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 21,84 MB
Release : 2019-09-27
Category :
ISBN : 9783337848941
Author : Tony Morgan
Publisher : Thomas Nelson
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 22,90 MB
Release : 2017-05-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0718094476
Acclaimed church leader, blogger, founder and chief strategic officer of The Unstuck Group, Tony Morgan unpacks the lifecycle of a typical church, identifies characteristics of each phase, and provides practical next steps a church can take to move towards sustained health. Think about your church for a moment. Is it growing? Is it diminishing? Is it somewhere in between? Acclaimed church leader, blogger, and founder and chief strategic officer of The Unstuck Group, Tony Morgan has identified the seven stages of a church's lifecycle that range from the hopeful and optimistic days of launch, to the stagnating last stages of life support. Regardless of the stage in which you find your church, it carries with it the world's greatest mission—to "go and make disciples of all the nations . . ." With eternity at stake the Church should be doing most everything within its power to see lives changed forever. The Church should strive for the pinnacle of the lifecycle, where they are continually making new disciples and experiencing what Morgan refers to as "sustained health." In The Unstuck Church, Morgan unpacks each phase of the church lifecycle, and offers specific and strategic next steps the church leader can take to find it's way to sustained health . . . and finally become unstuck. The Unstuck Church is a call for honest an assessment of where your church sits on the lifecycle, and a challenge to move beyond it.
Author : Henry Ferguson
Publisher :
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 41,56 MB
Release : 1894
Category : Church history
ISBN :
Author : Martin F. Saarinen
Publisher : Alban Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 37,64 MB
Release : 1998-11
Category : Christian sociology
ISBN : 9781566991896
Author : Henry Addison Nelson
Publisher :
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 11,87 MB
Release : 1897
Category : Presbyterian Church
ISBN :
Author : Craig Alan Satterlee
Publisher : Liturgical Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 15,8 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780814661857
This book proposes a method of mystagogy based on the preaching of Ambrose of Milan. Chapter 1 establishes the need for mystagogy. chapter 2 lays out the historical context of Ambrose and his church. Chapters 3-8 are a series of six historical studies on Ambrose and his church that correspond to the components of a homiletic method. Chapter 9 proposes a method of mystagogy for the contemporary church based on Ambrose's preaching.
Author : Clyde Weber Votaw
Publisher :
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 39,5 MB
Release : 1892
Category : Bible
ISBN :
Author : Corinna Laughlin
Publisher : LTP
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 33,98 MB
Release : 2024-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1616717998
After the excitement of the Easter Vigil, the period of mystagogy can often be overlooked by the initiation team and the neophytes. However, it is an essential part of the Christian initiation process because it helps the neophytes deepen their relationship with Christ and with the Church. Mystagogical reflection is an important part of the spiritual growth of all parishioners—from neophytes to lifelong Catholics—because it invites the faithful to reflect on their encounters with Christ in the sacraments and then consider the transformative effects those encounters have on their daily lives. A Guide to the Period of Mystagogy encourages members of the initiation team to make the most of this period and provides practical support to do so. It includes: An overview of six foundational principles of initiation ministry and how they are applied to the period of mystagogy Theological insights from the early Church’s practice of mystagogy Practical advice for implementing mystagogical reflection in your parish Nine mystagogical reflection sessions that can be used during Easter Time Fifteen mystagogical reflection sessions that can be used during the first year following initiation Encouragement to celebrate the first anniversary of baptism and to incorporate mystagogical reflection into the ongoing faith formation of the whole parish community
Author : Henry Ferguson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 19,20 MB
Release : 2016-10-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781333958190
Excerpt from Four Periods in the Life of the Church With the earnest desire that more and more may learn the great attractiveness of Church History, these lectures are presented as a general introduction to the subject. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Avery Dulles
Publisher : Image
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 28,29 MB
Release : 2002-05-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0385505450
There is today a dramatic reexamination of structure, authority, dogma -- indeed, every aspect of the life of the Church is held up to scrutiny. Welcoming this as a sign of vitality, Avery Dulles has carefully studied the writings of contemporary Protestant and Catholic ecclesiologists and sifted out six major approaches, or "models," through which the Church's character can be understood: as Institution, Mystical Communion, Sacrament, Herald, Servant, and, in a recent addition to the book, as Community of Disciples. A balanced theology, he concludes, must incorporate the major affirmations of each. "The method of models or types," observes Cardinal Dulles, "can have great value in helping people to get beyond the limitations of their own particular outlook and to enter into fruitful conversation with others... Such conversation is obviously essential if ecumenism is to get beyond its present impasses." This new edition includes a new Appendix and Preface by the author.