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Category Archives: ministers
Looking beyond the Catholic priesthood
With all the reports of sexual abuse by priests, perhaps we should ask: “Who are the real priests?”
Posted in bishops, child abuse, clergy laity, laity, layman, ministers, ordaination, ordained, pastors, preachers, priesthood of all believers, priesthood of the beliver, religion, sexual harassment, Uncategorized, universal priesthood, video, YouTube
Tagged Catholic Church, Catholic me too, Catholic priests, clergy, me too, priesthood, priests
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If you feel the need to go through a minister to get to God, you’ve missed the good news of what Jesus did.
Posted in CEO pastor, controlling pastors, everyday minister, faith-based, Gospel, Jesus Senior Pastor, living out the Gospel, ministers, pastor, pastoring, priesthood of the believer, royal priesthood, Senior Pastors, Spirit-filled, Spirit-led, Spirit-prompted, TV ministers, Uncategorized, universal priesthood
Tagged Christianity, faith, good news, Jesus, religion
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Lecture-ship or discipleship?
Church has replaced discipleship with lecture-ship. But no discipleship equals no New Testament Christianity! Jesus came to give you direct access to God. You don’t need a human go-between to lecture you once a week. Jesus said to make disciples. … Continue reading
Posted in body of Christ, Book of Revelation, casual church, cost of discipleship, disciple making, disciples, Gospel, how to be a disciple, Leonard Ravenhill, making disciples, ministers, New Testament, preach the gospel, preacher, preachers, preaching the Gospel, priest, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, discipleship, homiletics, homily, preaching, pulpet, quotes, sermons, teaching
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Catherine Booth Writes About Preaching
Catherine Booth on preaching . . . “The main idea of much of the preaching of this day seems to be that of teaching people — instructing them — which too often results in hardening their hearts . . . … Continue reading
Posted in dissertation, hardening of the heart, ministers, preachers, Quotes, vegetarianism
Tagged Catherine booth, homiletics, preaching, sermons, teaching
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The Phantom Commandment Challenge — Church Without A 1-Man Sermon?
— The Phantom Commandment Challenge — The Phantom Commandment says: “Church shall contain a one-man sermon.” However, I can’t find it anywhere in the Bible. Can you find the Phantom Commandment (or any statement that resembles it) in the Bible? It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Jonathan Hutton, Leonard Sweet, Meeting for Worship, ministers, ministry, one-man sermon, phantom, Quotations, Richmond P. Miller, Ryan Bolger, sermon, sermon-free, sermon-hearing, sermons, silence, silent worship, simple church, Thom Schultz
Tagged Bible, challenge, Christianity, church, commandments, homiletics, preaching, Quakers, quotes
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Beyond Spectatorship To Discipleship
Every Christ-follower is called to preach. Every believer is a minister ordained by God. The clergy/laity concept is not in the New Testament. Instead all believers are expected to minister to one another, to openly testify about their faith, and … Continue reading
Posted in André Cox, called to preach, calling, clergy, clergy/laity, clericalism, layman, laymen, laymen preaching, laywomen, ministers, ministry, ordaination, ordained, priest, priesthood of the believer, Protestant, Protestant Reformation, quotation, Quotations, quote, salvation war, universal priesthood
Tagged Christianity, church, General André Cox, organic church, quotes, Salvation Army
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March Madness Style Excitement In Church
March Madness boring? If basketball officials acted like pastors; personally planned and programmed each play, prompted those present when to stand and when to sit, and then presented a 30 minute talk; March Madness would be boring. I’m glad that … Continue reading
Posted in basketball officials, basketball players, basketball plyaers, boredom, church format, church leadership, church services, clergy, clergy/laity, coaches, Jesus, Jesus Christ, ministers, Nashville, Nashville church, officials, officiating, organic church, pastor, preacher, priest, Salvation Army, Salvation Army church, Salvation Army Corps, simple church, worship, worship service
Tagged basketball, brackets, championship tournament, church, March Madness, NCAA Tournament, religion, sports
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Open Forum Church!
Perhaps church should be an open forum where everybody participates rather than a formal lecture where everybody spectates. Here are a few quotations to back up my statement: “In organic church everyone is called to participate, not just the select … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians 14:26, Breaking Tradition To Accomplish Vision, interactivity, ministers, ministry, Myron Horst, Nicole Cottrell, open forum, out of the box, Paul R. Gupta, quotation, quote, Quotes, stepping out of the box, Tim Lokot, unconventional church, unconventional worship
Tagged Christianity, church, openforum church, organic church, quotations, simple church
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Can You Handle These Quotes About Church?
“When we do come together as His assembly, let it be that He may work as He will, and by whom He will.” –William Kelly “The Holy Spirit is the One Who should be allowed to lead the people of … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Corinthians 14:26, assembly, Bible, Bible concepts, Darryl M. Erkel, Jerry Trousdale, Kathleen Ward, ministers, ministry, New Testament, Old Testament, one another, one anothering, one anothers, pastor, praise and worship, prayer, preaching, pulpit, quotation, quote, Quotes, Scriptures, William Kelly, William MacDonald, worship, worship gathering, worship service
Tagged Christianity, church, organic church, quotations
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Would God Tell A Preacher To Stop Preaching?
I love to preach, however a few years ago God told me to stop preaching and instead, to let ordinary believers show and tell what God has done! So I stopped, yet still I greatly miss it. By the time … Continue reading
Posted in by the word of their testimony, church format, church leader, church leadership, church program, church services, dream, homiletics, ministers, ministry, motivational speaker, oratory, pastor, preacher, preaching, preaching the Word, prompting of the Spirit, public speaking, Salvation Army, Salvation Army church, Salvation Army Corps, Salvation Army officer, teaching, testimonies in church, testimony
Tagged church, preaching, religion, sermons, testimonies
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