This workshop will provide lessons regarding economic development, gentrification, and reconciliation taken from one of the Bible's first community developers.
This workshop will present Paul's theology of like-mindedness, with a special attention on multi-racial teams. A joint presentation including both African American and Anglo American perspectives will move from the theological basis to cultural observations and judgments guided by a Biblical Theology of Sin, Grace, and the Imago Dei.
Fundamentally, the Gospel is the proclamation of God's grace freely available in Jesus Christ - that He has lived and died in the place of all who put their faith in Him, so that they might be forgiven and restored to fellowship with God. However, this message should not be viewed individualistically: when God redeems people, He places them into community. This community, the Church, is described by the Apostle Paul as the Body of Christ.
The Bible does not present a single, comprehensive list. The lists of specific gifts mentioned can be found in Romans 12:6-8; 1 Corinthians 12:8-10, 28-30; Ephesians 4:11; and 1 Peter 4:9-11. Below is a brief summary of the lists of gifts. The first part of the paragraph offers a general description of how the gift was used and applied in the Bible while the last column is a concise definition based on what the Bible says.
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ChristineSine on Thu, 06/14/2007 - 12:24
Our world gets busier every day & too many Christians are finding themselves stressed out burned out and exhausted because they do not know how to balance their lives. This blog explores the rhythms God intends us to live by and discusses how we can find a peaceful pace in a hectic world. It is based on my book GodSpace: Finding a Peaceful Pace in a Hectic World.
Institutional and denominational churches are struggling to grow and impact the culture in a growing postmodern environment. Church renewal is desperately needed to live out the claims of Christ and address systemic and personal evil which oppress the poor and marginalized. This workshop will engage the group in meaningful exploration of the theological and practical guidelines to creating these new wineskins.
Jobs for LifeTM (jfL), Formerly National Jobs Partnership, offers a unique solution to poverty and joblessness in communities and for individuals across the country. Through a proven strategy that combines work readiness traing, Biblical principles and volunteer mentoring, jfL fully equips and enables individual Christ-centered churches and organizations to become jobs for LifeTM sites that provide hope, job training and ongoing assistance to unemployed and underemployed individuals who struggle with finding and keeping employment.
In a world economy dominated by globalism, consumerism, and corporate capitalism, are there any meaningful alternatives? Does our Christian faith have any resources to help us respond? This Workshop will explore the core economic values, teachings, and practices of biblical economics, particularly as they are found in the story of Manna and the Covenant Code. We will reflect on how these biblical economic values seek to nurture a human community of reverence, abundance, equity, and care for creation. We will touch on the implications of these biblical teachings for our own economic practices- as individuals, communities, congregations, and citizens of a global economy.
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EvanDonovan2 on Wed, 07/18/2007 - 14:43
Originally written: September 10, 2006 (a Sunday)
Sunday morning comes quiet - not many out in the secular city. I put on a suit for church and think of how that will mark me: a businessman working on his regular off-day, a young striver seeking to get ahead; or a latter-day Unitarian, a Sunday believer. Possibly a follower of Christ, but this is hardly to be understood. I fear this foolishly, almost as if it were a cross, and am reminded of Kerouac's words (from Desolation Angels):
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