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congress of christian education: Stop, Look, and Listen Dr. Nevalon Mitchell, Wessylyne Kaye Mitchell, 2024-06-06 This little book serves as a helper for those in ministry and who are supporters of pilgrim travelers in need. |
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congress of christian education: The Price of Pastoral Care and Dealing with the Vision for the Church Sinclair L. Thorne, 2010-06 People from various walks of life will accept the call to pastor a church without any idea about how to be a pastor, the responsibilities of a pastor, and what to do with the vision that God has given them for the church. In his book, the author, who has served as a pastor for over 22 years, provides a Biblical perspective of what the pastor needs to know and the price that must be paid when accepting the call to lead God's people. Several critical areas of pastorship are addressed, including the price of pastoring; the price of pastoring those with whom we disagree, the price of pastoring the brokenhearted; the price of pastoring those who are stumbling blocks and hindrances to the forward moving of the ministry; the privileges and rewards of pastoring; what to do with the vision that God has given for the church; and extending the vision to the community. This is a timely and valuable resource and should be a part of every pastor's and pastoral student's library. Rev. Dr. Sinclair L. Thorne has served as the pastor of First Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Hinesville, Georgia for over 22 years. He is a graduate of ITC Theological Seminary Extension Course, Morehouse School of Religion, and has a Master of Divinity and a Doctorate of Religion in Pastoral Care from the New Life Bible Community School of Ministry and Bible Institute of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. He retired from the U.S. Army as First Sergeant of Charlie Company, 24th Support Battalion in 1992, after returning from the Gulf War. He is the former President of the Ministerial Alliance of Liberty County, Dean and Assistant Program Coordinator for the Tattnall Baptist Association, and President of the First District of the Georgia Missionary Baptist Convention. |
congress of christian education: The Lord Gave Me This Terrell Carter, 2016-09-29 When it comes to learning necessary ministry leadership skills, African Americans are unique in their view towards traditional theological education. They have a historical educational experience that requires anyone attempting to teach them ministry skills to acknowledge the differences in how blacks and whites have learned leadership skills through the history of the United States. Those who seek to teach these pastors and leaders must be supported by a creative learning process and delivery system that incorporates the felt needs of leaders, acknowledges their long held distrust towards traditional white theological educational processes, develops a way to have a regular presence and relationship with black churches, offers learning experiences that are provided through multiple formats, and is taught by instructors who have similar life experiences as the pastors and leaders being taught. There are opportunities for traditional seminaries and universities to help meet the needs of African American ministry leaders through the development of programs that take these points into account and create opportunities that make these potential learners feel welcome and accepted as brothers and sisters in Christ whose experiences within ministry are valuable and contribute to the building of God's kingdom. |
congress of christian education: Dr. R. B. Holmes . . . a Visionary Leader Reverend Dr. R. B. Holmes Jr., Dr. A. Lemelle Evans, 2016-11-23 The time for you to think B.I.G. (Believe in God) is here. Inside this book is the story of a man, R. B. Holmes, Jr. who has successfully served as an extraordinary and innovative Christian pastor for over forty years. Readers will be captivated by this exciting story of a transformative leader who has found favor with God and diverse individuals throughout his life. As a family leader, minister, educator, builder, community activist and entreprenuer, his Spirit filled visionary leadership has guided two dynamic congregations in impacting thousands of lives locally, nationally and internationally. Read about implementing exciting and creative ministries for individuals of all ages. Start impacting your life spiritually , socially, and economically as you discover seven principles for success. You will be transformed by the insights and life experiences shared through the story of this rewarding gospel ministry. Pastors, ministers, educators, and lay persons will be inspired by the move of God in the life of one individual which resulted in phenomenal outcomes. In this book, Holmes shares his life story, why family matters and the principles which have motivated so many individuals to reach beyond themselves to achieve unbelievable. heights. Read detailed descriptions for starting a private Christian school, building a senior living complex and state of the art Family Life Center plus other strategies for building a community of hope. This inspiring comprehensive guide will make you become more determined than ever to achieve your own personal aspirations depending on God, following Jesus Christ, and being led by the power of the Holy Spirit. |
congress of christian education: Honor to the Great Head of the Church Margarette W. Williams Ed.D. Ph.D., 2021-08-11 Honor to the Great Head of the Church A Transformational Model for Church Leadership, Administration, and Management This Volume One of the Transformational Church Administration Series is support for the organized church to stay on Christ’s message of redemption He has set for the church. Its purpose is to share passion for a committed focus on God’s ordained purpose and mission for His church. Church leaders are encouraged throughout the volume to adhere to theological principles for continued devotion to God’s one true mission. That message is that Christ is God’s mission. Christ is God’s only mission for the church, the people of God. The church exists only as it participates in the “act of Christ.” Chapter by chapter, the book communicates the necessity to intentionally combine God’s divine mission as presented from biblical theology with practical applications of organizational leadership and management. The critical shift with this book apart for other resources highlighting the works of church administration is the acknowledgements that for the church to remain under the Lordship of Christ; the church must be in a continued pursuit to seek Jesus the Chris in all engagements of worship, administration, management and service. The Lord’s purpose of redemption from sin and death has to remain front and central in every ministry, in all programmatic formats, and every service project represented by the church. God’s call to redeem lost man unto salvation and discipleship is highlighted as functions to be grounded through participation in service models and organization. Learners come to view leadership and administration from a scriptural context. As a result, leadership theories and principles of management accurately operate with results that brings edification to the glory of God in all matters of church leadership for administration. |
congress of christian education: The Spark of Divine Intervention Emma Jean Hawkins Conyers, 2024-01-24 This book explains why the Berean Missionary Baptist Association in Savannah, Georgia has roots in Darien, Georgia. The history reveals God’s hand upon the Berean Missionary Baptist Association through the Divine spark for action in 1899, a major period of social unrest. Also, this book tells how the name, Berean, its leaders, and workers have impacted the community spiritually, socially, and academically throughout history. This impact is due to churches in the Association bonding together for the purpose of bringing God’s Kingdom to fruition. By Kingdom building, readers, Moderators, Deans, Congress workers, Pastors, and members are ignited to serve the present age with hope for a better future. This book is an edited one. The Editors are Emma Jean Hawkins Conyers and Ola Bryan Lewis. Conyers has a Master of Education in English, a retired Spanish and English Instructor, high school and university, a former teacher support specialist, search teacher, and lead teacher. She authored Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Timeless Service in Gamma Sigma Omega Chapter, and she is a member of Connor’s Temple Missionary Baptist Church. Lewis has a Master’s Degree in English/Language Arts and an Education Specialist in Administration and Supervision, retired educator, served numerous capacities, to include teaching middle, high school, and university English. She further served as district level Administrative Coordinator, of Language Arts, and as a high school principal. Post retirement, she served as Director of School Partnerships, university level, and Interim Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Schools for SCCPSS. A member of Tremont Temple Missionary Baptist, she holds the office of church secretary. |
congress of christian education: The Power of Thought Dr. Wright L. Lassiter Jr., 2011-09-27 America has changed much since that day in December 1955 when African Americans in Alabama formed the Montgomery Improvement Association and elected Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. its president. In assuming that post, the kernel of a dream was planted in Dr. King, and his leadership and oratory helped to nurture that dream. The Power of Thought honors the powerful oratory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and underscores the importance of his legacy, particularly for youth today. During the tyranny of segregation, many African Americans could point to the system as the reason for the evil treatment they experienced. Today it is problematic to simply blame the system, drop into a defensive mode, become self-serving, and narrowly define our own spheres of competence. As a product of the Civil Rights era, author Dr. Wright Lassiter Jr. has been a student of the life and legacy of Dr. King. Given the decline of racial segregation and overt discrimination, he believes it is now more important than ever for black youth in particular to know and understand the full compass of their past, its triumphs and tragedies, its values and lessons. More than ever we and our youth must appreciate our history and the heroic contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to avoid self-imposed barriers. |
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congress of christian education: From the Desk of G. A. Jenkins Dr. G. Arcolia Jenkins, 2021-08-06 From the Desk of G. A. Jenkins By: Dr. G. Arcolia Jenkins “Divinely Inspired to Share Hope and Encouragement” Dr. G. Arcolia Jenkins From the Desk of Dr. G. A. Jenkins is a collection of sermons, inspirational talks, and motivational messages that will uplift and encourage followers of Christ and will strengthen believers in their daily faith walk with the Holy Spirit. |
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congress of christian education: Walking in His Footsteps Major A. Stewart, 2015-06-25 He allows the reader to experience the TRANSFORMING POWER of Jesus that will catapult one into their rightful position to operate in the Lord's Kingdom. -Bishop Broderick Huggins, pastor and author of Cremation from God's View After reading this book, I am a believer that God prepares, and then uses us to fulfill his purpose! -Tyrone Michael Jordan, founder and CEO of Jordan & Jordan 3-Strategic Advisors This book assists in navigating the reader through despair, frustration, and anxiety by tracing the steps of Jesus. -Rev. Dr. Lloyd T. McGriff, pastor and author of Aaron-Mt. Olive's Mouthpiece This incredible book provides an intimate look into the personal spiritual journey of Dr. Stewart and guides us to and through our own. -Dr. Leonard N. Smith, pastor and author of We Need to Talk: Saying What We Need to Say Without Hurting Each Other How would you like to take a spiritual journey in the land where Jesus Christ was born, reared, educated, lived and died, and was resurrected? How would you like to travel to the place where Jesus walked on water and said, Peace, be still? Imagine walking where Jesus walked and fed more than five thousand men, not including women and children. Join author Major Stewart as he walks in the footsteps of Jesus: through Galilee, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Caesarea Philippi, Mount of Olives, garden of Gethsemane, and Jericho. Experience the places where Jesus performed life-altering miracles such as healing the sick, giving sight to the blind, and turning water into wine. Experience the place where Jesus Christ was beaten and ultimately crucified for the sins of humanity, as He walked the Via Dolorosa (Way of Sorrow) and then to Calvary. During a transition in his life, Major went on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land that powerfully challenged and positively changed his life. Walking in His Footsteps was birthed out of the experiences he encountered while walking on the very roads that Jesus traveled. Embark on this journey in the Land of Jesus. In the process, you will discover ways to grow closer in your walk with Jesus! |
congress of christian education: Sowing Stories Deep in the Soul Joyce Elaine Gill Johnson, 2017-12-07 Some adolescent women struggle to maintain positive self-identity, resilience, and personalized faith development on their journey toward adulthood. It is a contemporary crisis recognized by many, including ministry leaders of faith communities. In today's fast-paced digital culture, concerns addressing challenges facing adolescent women are evident in research literature. To strengthen their spiritual well-being, emphasis is placed on spiritual formation practices that enhance faith, hope, and personal relationships amid social, peer, and media pressures pulling them into negative, detrimental, and dysfunctional lifestyles. Empirical research reveals a need to transform negative images and self-destruction utilizing stories of holistic well-being. Sowing Stories Deep in the Soul: Biblical Storytelling with Adolescent Women highlights biblical women touched by the holistic healing ministry of Jesus with deep soul-stirring experiences of God's compassionate love. It meets the need as a spiritual formation ministry model focused on creativity, engaging study, internalized story learning, positive life connections, and performing biblical stories by heart. These expressive aspects form the ancient oral character of Bible stories internalized and voiced in repeated performances for compelling impact and action. Included are replicable results of action research using this model with adolescent women to encourage maintaining Christ-centered lives. |
congress of christian education: African American Religion Hans A. Baer, Merrill Singer, 2002 Viewing African American sectarianism as a response to racism and social stratification in the larger society, the authors trace the history, beliefs, social organization, and ritual content of religious groups in four types of sects. These include the Black mainline churches; messianic-nationalist sects, such as the Nation of Islam; conversionist sects, such as the Holiness-Pentecostal groups and Primitive Baptists; and thaumaturgical sects, including the Spiritual churches.. |
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congress of christian education: Say It! Eric C Redmond, 2020-02-04 Say It! A Celebration of Expository Preaching in the African American Tradition argues that Biblical Exposition is most dynamic when coupled with the African American preaching tradition. Charlie Dates, Romell Williams, George Parks, Jr., Terry D. Streeter and a cast of pastors and preaching professors collaborate to demonstrate the power of exposition in the cradle of the Black pulpit. The contributors in this volume give examples of African American Biblical exposition in every section of the Old Testament and New Testament. They also explain how to preach from narrative, poetical, prophetic, epistolary, and apocalyptic genres throughout the Scriptures. This important and powerful resource celebrates the faithful, biblical preaching of African Americans that is so often overlooked because it's stylistically different than the style of most white preachers. Appropriate for training associate ministers or use as a textbook in homiletics, Say It! will give the preacher what is needed to speak to real life from every page of the Book! |
congress of christian education: Messages for Varied Occasions Roye M. Augustine, 2013-10-08 A book of messages. Designed to encourage, enlighten and inspire. |
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congress of christian education: The Inspiration of God Dr. Allen K. Hand Sr., 2022-05-04 Firstly, the objective of that research was to assess the actions of the Civil Rights and the Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. (PNBC) movements. Based on 37 returns to a questionnaire of 39 reduced to 24 identified key criteria e-mailed to 158 persons across the country with forwarding permission, 92% of the respondents indicated that they either agreed or strongly agreed that the actions of the Civil Rights and PNBC movements were inspired of/by God. Additionally, this research identified some serious concerns and issues that each movement (mainly PNBC) has to address if each will continue to exist/survive. Secondly, the objective of that research was to document our history through our struggles, through our pains and gains, through our good times and bad times, through the ups and the downs; in other words, good, bad, or indifferent, it is what it is, our story (his-story, not their-story). Rev. Dr. Herbert D. Daughtry, Sr. constantly admonished us to make history, to interpret history, and to record history (or something to that effect and not necessarily in that order). When we do not do it ourselves in an accurate, precise, truthful, etc. manner, then others will tell their story, which (nine out of ten times) usually is not accurate, precise, truthful, etc. The old prophet acclaimed: And the LORD answered me, and said, Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it. (Habakkuk 2:2) Thirdly (and lastly), the objective of that research was to share information that we do not want to be locked in our minds only to take it to the so-called grave. Many persons who were super-knowledgeable (as I define it) about so many things that could have blessed the world took that super-valuable information to the grave - what a tremendous lost!!! As an aside, the lost is on multiple levels. Level one, we lost them. Level two, we lost what they did not share with us while they were alive. Level three, we lost the value of that buried information. (That is, someone could have taken that information and transformed it to new information. For example, Dr. Gabriel A. Oyibo solved the Unified Field Theorem that Albert Einstein did not live long enough to solve. So many things evolved from solving that equation. Just think: what would have happened to those many things that evolved from solving that equation if Dr. Oyibo would not have solved that theorem? All those many things that evolved from solving that equation would not be in existence. Level four, those persons who took from those many things that evolved from solving that equation and incorporated that value into what they were doing. Etc. etc. etc. The number of these levels conceivably and theoretically approaches infinity. That is, there is no end to the theoretical lost when just one person does not bless the world with their knowledge, wisdom, and understanding. |
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congress of christian education: Encyclopedia of African American Religions Larry G. Murphy, J. Gordon Melton, Gary L. Ward, 2013-11-20 Preceded by three introductory essays and a chronology of major events in black religious history from 1618 to 1991, this A-Z encyclopedia includes three types of entries: * Biographical sketches of 773 African American religious leaders * 341 entries on African American denominations and religious organizations (including white churches with significant black memberships and educational institutions) * Topical articles on important aspects of African American religious life (e.g., African American Christians during the Colonial Era, Music in the African American Church) |
congress of christian education: God Is a Strong Shelter Johnny Turner, 2023-03-14 God Is a Strong Shelter: Weathering the Storms through Reading Psalms brings faith to the center stage for believers. It is a spiritual roadmap and guide that reflects the Bible for the ultimate answer and a practical, biblical, and theological resource for the church to take a deep dive into the Psalms. The primary focus is to carefully examine the psalms for hope and protection in a world of persuasive tactics of scheming. Believers are encouraged to trust God by reading what I call the Great Affirmation of faith in Ps 46:1, God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. This book tells how the psalmists communicated to God amid personal encounters with enemies during turbulences of life. |
congress of christian education: A History of Black Baptists Leroy Fitts, 1985 A comprehensive study of African-American Baptist history and the key role played in the development of Christianity in America. |
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congress of christian education: Religion in Social Conflict L. K. Solomon, 2013-02-28 This book recognizes the problem areas and concerns of each institution or social force. We must recognize, acknowledge, support and encourage the primary function of each institution and will recognize and establish a working relationship with the leaders of each institution and will come to an agreement with them on institutional goals and objectives. The presence of social institutions from ancient times and the universal presence of most of the main types of them in all known societies point to the fact that societies cannot exist without them. This obvious indispensability indicates fundamental causes or impelling reasons for their existence. They must perform functions which are essential to the life of societies. They must be characteristic of human nature as these express themselves in social contacts and situations among associated human behavior which are called social institutions. As a newly formed corporation UNOCOM: Unity of the Community will be engaged in educational activities of the institutions of society. |
congress of christian education: Ebony , 1992-11 EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine. |
congress of christian education: Congressional Record United States. Congress, 2009 The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873) |
congress of christian education: From Death to Life Rufus Bradley Sr., 2013-03-19 From Death to Life is a story about a church that was once thriving, and because of making drastic changes too soon and a lack of vision, it figuratively died. God raised it back from the dead through the proper vision connection and equipped it to be community-driven, through a 501(C)3 organization called Mission in the City. MITC was given to do a specific work in the community by assisting and restoring the community back to good health one person, one block at a time, through programs and services that give life to people suffering from a plague of blight, violence, drug trafficking, unemployment, and gang activities in their communities. From Death to Life encourages individuals who are seeking balance for their lives. It also encourages pastors with small churches, pastors looking for new ideas for ministry, leaders and organizations that are struggling to find ways to make a difference. It shows them how to move beyond their corporate and private walls, out into the community, making major investments through the implementation of programs and projects that will remove the negative reputation that afflicts their community. These investments will silence the cry of the world, which blatantly declares the church has nothing to offer the people who live in the communities it surrounds. |
congress of christian education: Footprints of African Americans in Alexandria Andrew Winfree, 2019-10-03 Footprints of African Americans in Alexandria is a thoughtful and focused book that is based on the premise of sharing knowledge, history, and inspiration regarding the African American experience, building on the knowledge with biographies of over two hundred individuals who have made or are making progress and positive changes possible. |
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congress of christian education: Practicing Christian Education Mark A. Maddix, James Riley Jr. Estep, 2017-07-18 This accessible introduction to the broad scope of Christian education focuses on its practice in the local church. Two leading experts argue that Christian education encompasses all of the intentional practices of the local church, including worship, mission, sacraments, and teaching. They explore Christian education not only as a field of study but as a vital congregational ministry, showing how congregations can engage in discipleship and formation for spiritual growth. The book features exercises and other pedagogical devices and includes reflection questions and suggestions for further reading. |
congress of christian education: Words of Comfort at Evening Time Dr. Wright L. Lassiter Jr., 2011-09-19 When a loved one dies, it is often a challenging task to offer comfort to family members and friends while simultaneously celebrating a life now lifted into the heavens. In his collection of selected reflections about life, death, and everlasting love, Baptist minister and author Dr. Wright Lassiter Jr. shares words of comfort he has provided grieving families at past funeral services with the hope of providing encouragement to todays bereaved. Lassiter has served as minister for several churches and relies on his experience interacting with other pastors and worshippers to share his inspirational wisdom and applicable scriptures in the second edition of Words of Comfort at Evening Time. Included in Lassiters compilation are consoling messages delivered at two churches in Dallas, Texas; resolutions of comfort extended to family members; and additional funeral messages, including the one delivered at his own fathers memorial service. Through his inspiring reflections, Lassiter helps the grieving to realize that a walk through the shadow of death is a celebration of a full life and provides encouragement to those left behind to live each day knowing that death is not the end, but the beginning of an eternity with God. |
congress of christian education: Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation Kristin Kobes Du Mez, 2020-06-23 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The “paradigm-influencing” book (Christianity Today) that is fundamentally transforming our understanding of white evangelicalism in America. Jesus and John Wayne is a sweeping, revisionist history of the last seventy-five years of white evangelicalism, revealing how evangelicals have worked to replace the Jesus of the Gospels with an idol of rugged masculinity and Christian nationalism—or in the words of one modern chaplain, with “a spiritual badass.” As acclaimed scholar Kristin Du Mez explains, the key to understanding this transformation is to recognize the centrality of popular culture in contemporary American evangelicalism. Many of today’s evangelicals might not be theologically astute, but they know their VeggieTales, they’ve read John Eldredge’s Wild at Heart, and they learned about purity before they learned about sex—and they have a silver ring to prove it. Evangelical books, films, music, clothing, and merchandise shape the beliefs of millions. And evangelical culture is teeming with muscular heroes—mythical warriors and rugged soldiers, men like Oliver North, Ronald Reagan, Mel Gibson, and the Duck Dynasty clan, who assert white masculine power in defense of “Christian America.” Chief among these evangelical legends is John Wayne, an icon of a lost time when men were uncowed by political correctness, unafraid to tell it like it was, and did what needed to be done. Challenging the commonly held assumption that the “moral majority” backed Donald Trump in 2016 and 2020 for purely pragmatic reasons, Du Mez reveals that Trump in fact represented the fulfillment, rather than the betrayal, of white evangelicals’ most deeply held values: patriarchy, authoritarian rule, aggressive foreign policy, fear of Islam, ambivalence toward #MeToo, and opposition to Black Lives Matter and the LGBTQ community. A much-needed reexamination of perhaps the most influential subculture in this country, Jesus and John Wayne shows that, far from adhering to biblical principles, modern white evangelicals have remade their faith, with enduring consequences for all Americans. |
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congress of christian education: Repairing the Ruins Douglas Wilson, 1996 Repairing the Ruins is a collection of essays about classical education. |
congress of christian education: Introduction to the Old Testament Bill T. Arnold, 2014-04-07 This volume introduces the Old Testament and traces the legacy of monotheism first found in the pages of Israel's Scriptures. |
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