If you are at all conversant with the goings on in the contemporary church, you have probably heard the term “emerging church.” It has become
The word “evangelicalism” for a variety of reasons, brings on a mild to severe twitch for some participants within the Emerging Church, and has led
To some degree, context is everything when discussing the doctrine of the church. Presently, we must seek to understand the church in a context of
John Wesley believed that Christianity was a social religion. In his own words, he articulated that “to turn [it] into a solitary religion is indeed
“Jesus Christ is the hope of the world!” We have heard this confession before, and would probably give easy assent to it. But what does
The whole history of Christianity, and the history of the world, would have followed a different course if it had not been that again and
Holiness is not a word much in use today. A word like “piety” has fallen into disuse because it now connotes a smugly self-righteous attitude.
Generally, the term “embody” has the sense of bringing to life. Essays in this series have shown how the healthy church embodies, or brings to
A class of seminary students asked me to describe the changes in ministry I had observed in ministry since graduating from seminary more than two
In Matthew’s Gospel, the evangelist proclaims that “…on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it” (16:18).