Sublime

God’s goal for every stewardship he’s given you—including your church budget—is that you be found faithful.

6 PASTORS AND MEMBERS

This sudden explosion of cultural diversity within the people of God does not mean that all cultures, and all cultural artifacts and traditions, are simply baptized and declared good. Instead, what Acts sets off is a vast and lengthy process of cultural discernment, of which the letter from the Jewish Christians in Jerusalem to their Gentile

The biggest downside of our summer break is that it leaves us with nothing particularly sticky during a time when many new people are moving into the community, looking for a new church home. It means we’re not at our best. But it’s a price we’re willing to pay to stay healthy for the long haul.

Rousseau levert daarmee een opvolger van de Theodicee. Een opvolger die ik voor de gelegenheid munt als ‘Ecodicee’: een ‘ecologische rechtvaardiging’.

But a demographically shrinking Church that identifies heavily with one narrow band of political actors will not be relevant in America. A dynamically growing body of believers making visible sacrifices for the good of their neighbors, on the other hand, may indeed shape the culture, mainly through attraction rather than compulsion.

Presbyterians lead the dechurching, losing about 45 percent of their attenders over the last twenty-five years. This is largely due to dechurching in the mainline Presbyterian Church (PCUSA).