scholarly journals Continuing the Paul Mission for the Gentiles in the New Era

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 290-302
Author(s):  
Naomi Sampe ◽  
Perdi Masuang ◽  
Gantina Banne Lembang ◽  
Rinus Menok Sara ◽  
Karel Sanda Toding
Keyword(s):  
Church Growth ◽  
Church Planting ◽  
Early Church ◽  
New Era ◽  
New Generation ◽  
The Church

The research in this paper seeks to find some thought as a product of research that examines the important role of Paul's mission in the early church planting. In addition, this article will examine the pattern of Paul's mission so that church growth is very sporadic. The purpose of this research is to show that Paul's success strategy in mission is very worthy and interesting to be researched and studied, so that it becomes a cornerstone for the church today to continue Paul's mission pattern. Methodology in this research is going to use the theory of Francis Watson which based on the freedom of Paul mission, and also it want to take advantage based on the theory of Terence L. Donaldson that stated the universalism of Paul mission. This research shows that through God's help, Paul succeeded in establishing Gentiles churches. The churches today may learn that the preaching of the Gospel to the new generation today has its own challenges, because the different context. Another thing that today's church needs to learn is that Paul's passion and strategy in his mission has enabled him to build churches for other nations in various places for the glory of Christ.Penelitian dalam tulisan ini hendak berupaya menemukan beberapa refleksi sebagai hasil riset yang meneliti tentang peran penting misi Paulus terhadap perintisan gereja perdana. Selain itu, risalah ini hendak meneliti bagaimana pola misi Paulus sehingga pertumbuhan gereja sangat sporadis. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah hendak menunjukkan bahwa strategi keberhasilan Paulus dalam misi sangat layak dan menarik untuk diteliti dan dipelajari, agar menjadi batu penjuru bagi gereja masa kini untuk melanjutkan pola misi Paulus. Teologi misi Paulus yang berkaitan dengan pekerjaan misionaris yang dia layani saat itu. Tulisan ini mencoba menggunakan perspektif Francis Watson tentang kebebasan misi rasul Paulus. Selain itu juga didasarkan pada teori Terence L. Donaldson yang menyatakan tentang universalisme dari misi Paulus. Metodologi dalam penelitian ini akan menggunakan teori Francis Watson yang didasarkan pada kebebasan misi Paulus, serta ingin memanfaatkan teori Terence L. Donaldson yang menyatakan universalisme misi Paulus. Penelitian ini memperlihatkan bahwa melalui pertolongan Tuhan, Paulus berhasil mendirikan gereja-gereja non-Yahudi. Manfaat bagi gereja masa kini adalah bahwa Pemberitaan Injil bagi generasi era baru saat ini memiliki tantangan tersendiri karena konteksnya tidak sama lagi dengan era Paulus. Hal lain yang perlu dikaji oleh gereja era masa kini adalah semangat dan strategi Paulus dalam misinya, telah memampukannya membangun gereja-gereja bagi bangsa-bangsa lain untuk kemuliaan Kristus.

The Church Ascendant, 1831–1967

2021 ◽  
pp. 16-40
Author(s):  
Tom O’Donoghue ◽  
Judith Harford
Keyword(s):  
Catholic Church ◽  
School System ◽  
Leadership Role ◽  
Irish Society ◽  
The Third ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Great Famine ◽  
New Generation ◽  
The Church

In the latter half of the eighteenth and early decades of the nineteenth century the priests’ leadership role in Ireland increased, aided by the relaxation of the Penal Laws and the eventual granting of Catholic Emancipation throughout the United Kingdom in 1829. Concurrently, a new generation of reforming bishops shook off the approach of caution of their predecessors towards government and became increasingly assertive about Catholic interests, including in education. That assertiveness is central in the considerations of this chapter. Developments in relation to the role of the Catholic Church (the Church) in Irish society from the decades prior to the Great Famine of 1845–48 are outlined. Relations between the Church and the State on education from the establishment of the Irish National School System in 1831 to the advent of national independence in 1922 are then examined. In the third section the activity of ‘the triumphalist Church in Ireland’ for the period from 1922 to the introduction of ‘free second-level education’ in 1967 is detailed.

scholarly journals The Contribution of Intercessory Prayer in the Growth of the Early Church According to the Book of Acts

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 229-248
Author(s):  
Bolean Silalahi
Keyword(s):  
Church Growth ◽  
Jesus Christ ◽  
Holy Spirit ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Early Church ◽  
Intercessory Prayer ◽  
The Holy Spirit ◽  
Healthy Growth ◽  
Book Of Acts ◽  
The Church

The Contribution of Intercessory Prayer in the Growth of the Early Church according to the Book of the Acts provide a great role and influence for the growth and development of the Church. The Church as a Spiritual Organization craves healthy growth and development, both in quality and quantity. One of the most effective and efficient ways is to intercede, in addition to other methods of course. Nowadays, Intercessory prayer is receiving less serious attention in some churches. The growth and development of the Gospels according to what is written in the Book of Acts shows an event that resulted in major and prominent changes to be examined. There is a significant growth in the preaching of the Gospel both in terms of quality and quantity, many prayers delivered to God are fulfilled and accomplished. In the development of Mission and Gospel in this world it cannot be denied that there are certain individuals, even certain groups do not agree that the creation of a Church growth and development is caused by one of the supporting factors, namely Intercessory Prayer. Luke the writer of the Book of Acts reveals the extraordinary events experienced by Jesus's disciples. The outpouring of the Holy Spirit became the basis of everything that happened and the disciples obeyed the commandments. Behind these events there is a very important thing to remember, that they gather and pray, and even intercede for the fulfillment of God's promises for them and the world. Disciples are baptized, equipped, and even empowered by the Holy Spirit to carry out the Great Commission of Jesus Christ. There is no denying that this miraculous event in the Book of Acts has had a great impact until now. Because through this event many people became believers in Jesus Christ and accepted the Gospel in their lives. So that the Church is growing rapidly and extraordinary. Everything that happened during the Early Church was the key to the growth and development of the Church today. May Churches today increasingly realize that behind the Intercessory Prayer there is a real power that will be fulfilled by God for His people. Especially at this time of the Pandemic Covid-19, Intercessory Prayer is very urgent and important because the Churches needed the power of the Holy Spirit poured out for the Churches in this world.

scholarly journals Lessons from the Early Church for Today’s Evangelical Christianity

Kairos ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-90
Author(s):  
Ervin Budiselić
Keyword(s):  
Biblical Interpretation ◽  
Early Church ◽  
Evangelical Christianity ◽  
Christian Doctrine ◽  
Historical Process ◽  
Rule Of Faith ◽  
The Bible ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Church

Presuming that within Evangelical Christianity there is a crisis of biblical interpretation, this article seeks to address the issue, especially since Evangelicals view the existence of the church as closely connected to the proclamation of the Truth. Starting with a position that Evangelical hermeneutics is not born in a vacuum, but is the result of a historical process, the first part of the article introduces the problem of sola and solo scriptura, pointing out some problematic issues that need to be addressed. In the second part, the article discusses patristic hermeneutics, especially: a) the relationship between Scripture and tradition embodied in regula fidei and; b) theological presuppositions which gave birth to allegorical and literal interpretations of Scripture in Alexandria and Antioch. In the last part of the article, based on lessons from the patristic era, certain revisions of the Evangelical practice of the interpretation of Scripture are suggested. Particularly, Evangelicals may continue to hold the Bible as the single infallible source for Christian doctrine, continue to develop the historical-grammatical method particularly in respect to the issue of the analogy of faith in exegetical process, but also must recognize that the Bible cannot in toto play the role of the rule of faith or the analogy of faith. Something else must also come into play, and that “something” would definitely be the recovery of the patristic period “as a kind of doctrinal canon.”

Septuagintas betydning som en hellenistisk udgave af Det Gamle Testamente

2011 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-231
Author(s):  
Mogens Müller
Keyword(s):  
Old Testament ◽  
Hebrew Text ◽  
Reception History ◽  
Early Church ◽  
Greek Text ◽  
Greek Version ◽  
History Of ◽  
Old Greek ◽  
The Church

The understanding of the role of the old Greek translation of the Old Testament, the Septuagint, has undergone great changes in the last decennia. From looking upon the Hebrew text as the original and the Greek text as only a translation, it has now been common to view the Greek version as a chapter in a reception history of biblical traditions. By being used by New Testament authors and in the Early Church the Septuagint gained canonical status – alongside the Hebrew Bible. Thus the Old Testament of the Church in reality consists of both versions. The article argues for this also pointing to some of the theological consequences of viewing the connection between the two parts of the Christian Bible from the perspective of reception history.

The Worship of Jesus in Apocalyptic Christianity

1981 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 322-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard Bauckham
Keyword(s):  
Religious Tradition ◽  
Religious Practice ◽  
Early Church ◽  
The Road ◽  
Significant Phenomenon ◽  
On The Road ◽  
The One ◽  
Exclusive Right ◽  
The Church

In the development of Christology in the primitive church, the emergence of the worship of Jesus is a significant phenomenon. In the exclusive monotheism of the Jewish religious tradition, as distinct from some other kinds of monotheism, it was worship which was the real test of monotheistic faith in religious practice. In the world-views of the early centuries A.D. the gap between God and man might be peopled by all kinds of intermediary beings – angels, divine men, hypostatized divine attributes, the Logos – and the early church's attempt to understand the mediatorial role of Jesus naturally made use of these possibilities. In the last resort, however, Jewish monotheism could not tolerate a mere spectrum between God and man; somewhere a firm line had to be drawn between God and creatures, and in religious practice it was worship which signalled the distinction between God and every creature, however exalted. God must be worshipped; no creature may be worshipped. For Jewish monotheism, this insistence on the one God's exclusive right to religious worship was far more important than metaphysical notions of the unity of the divine nature. Since the early church remained – or at least professed to remain – faithful to Jewish monotheism, the acknowledgement of Jesus as worthy of worship is a remarkable development. Either it should have been rejected as idolatry – and a halt called to the upward trend of christological development – or else its acceptance may be seen with hindsight to have set the church already on the road to Nicene theology.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Keteladanan Hidup Gembala Sidang terhadap Pertumbuhan Gereja

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-41
Author(s):  
Joseph Christ Santo ◽  
Dapot Tua Simanjuntak
Keyword(s):  
Church Growth ◽  
Early Church ◽  
Good Growth ◽  
Local Churches ◽  
West Java ◽  
Evangelical Church ◽  
1 Peter ◽  
Experience Good ◽  
The Church

Church growth is important, but not all churches experience good growth. The observation shows that one of the causes of the church not experiencing growth is the problem of the exemplary life of the pastor. This research was conducted to determine the effect of a pastor's living example on church growth. The conceptual and operational definitions of the pastor's living example are formulated based on the letter of 1 Peter, while the conceptual and operational definitions of church growth are formulated based on the growth of the early church. This research was carried out by distributing questionnaires to 125 respondents from four local churches from the Gereja Injili di Indonesia (Evangelical Church in Indonesia) in West Java Classes. With statistical calculations, the results show that there is the influence of the pastor's living example based on letter 1 Peter on the growth of the Gereja Injili di Indonesia in West Java Classes, and the effect is high. AbstrakPertumbuhan gereja adalah hal yang penting, tetapi tidak semua gereja mengalami pertumbuhan yang baik. Hasil observasi menunjukkan bahwa salah satu penyebab gereja tidak mengalami pertumbuhan adalah masalah keteladanan hidup gembala sidang. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui pengaruh keteladanan hidup gembala sidang terhadap pertumbuhan gereja. Definisi konseptual dan operasional keteladanan hidup gembala sidang dirumuskan berdasarkan surat 1 Petrus, sedangkan definisi konseptual dan operasional pertumbuhan gereja dirumuskan berdasarkan pertumbuhan gereja mula-mula. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan mendistribusikan kuesioner atas 125 responden dari empat gereja lokal dari Gereja Injili di Indonesia Klasis Jawa Barat. Dengan perhitungan statistik diperoleh hasil bahwa ada pengaruh keteladanan hidup gembala sidang berdasarkan surat 1 Petrus terhadap pertumbuhan jemaat Gereja Injili Di Indonesia Klasis Jawa Barat, dan pengaruhnya adalah tinggi.

scholarly journals Efektivitas Misi Penginjilan dalam Meningkatkan Pertumbuhan Gereja

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-233
Author(s):  
Kosma Manurung
Keyword(s):  
Church Growth ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Effective Means ◽  
Great Commission ◽  
Biological Growth ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
The Church

Abstract. Church growth can be achieved through church’s member migration, biological growth, and also evangelistic missions. For certain churches, evangelistic missions are not only one way to increase the number of congregations, but are seen as part of the fulfillment of the Great Commission. The purpose of this study was to describe the role of missionary evangelism in church growth. The research method used is a qualitative method with a descriptive approach. Through this research, it was obtained that the mission of evangelism is an effective means of increasing church growth. The mission of evangelism could be carried out with various strategies that are appropriate to the characteristics of the community around the church to be able to deliver the gospel effectively.Abstract. Pertumbuhan gereja dapat dicapai melalui perpindahan jemaat, pertambahan secara biologis, maupun misi penginjilan. Bagi gereja tertentu misi penginjilan bukan hanya sebagai salah satu cara untuk menambah jumlah jemaat, namun dipandang sebagai bagian penemuhan Amanat Agung. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk memberikan gambaran peranan misi penginjilan terhadap pertumbuhan gereja. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif. Melalui penelitian ini diperoleh gambaran bahawa misi penginjilan adalah sarana yang efektif untuk meningkatkan pertumbuhan gereja. Misi penginjilan tersebut dapat dilakukan dengan berbagai strategi yang sesuai dengan karakteristik masyarakat di sekitar gereja untuk dapat menyeberangkan Injil secara efektif.

Vaughan’s Rebellion

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa A. Lindsay
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
African Diaspora ◽  
White Supremacy ◽  
Civil Service ◽  
The Other ◽  
Baptist Church ◽  
New Era ◽  
Mission Church ◽  
New Generation

By the late 1880s, freedom as prosperity and autonomy was coming under threat in Lagos. Increasing numbers of European personnel pushed Africans out of their posts in the civil service and foreign-owned commercial firms, limiting opportunities for elite Africans. White leaders of the mission churches sought to reverse decades-old policies and monopolize control over African congregations. Within the Baptist church—with which Vaughan had been associated since coming to Yorubaland thirty years earlier--a new generation of white missionaries subjected him and others to racist condescension. This chapter considers the responses of Vaughan and his contemporaries to the new era of white supremacy in Lagos. In 1888, Vaughan and several others formed the Native Baptist Church, the first non-missionary church in West Africa; they were followed by separatist movements in other denominations. They linked their struggles to those against slavery, referring to the mission church as a barracoon and their subordination to white missionaries as bondage. Understanding the new racism as part of a wider, Atlantic world phenomenon, Vaughan and the other Christian rebels drew on a classic diasporic strategy of separation from white establishments. Thus, this chapter illustrates the role of the African diaspora in changing developments within Africa.

Church Planting in the Secular West. Learning from the European Experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-184
Author(s):  
Hannes Wiher
Keyword(s):  
Church Growth ◽  
Church Planting ◽  
Great Benefit ◽  
Reflective Practitioner ◽  
Growth Theory ◽  
European Experience ◽  
The Church

SummaryThe Dutch missiologist and church planter Stefan Paas has written an excellent book which will be of great benefit to theologians and practitioners alike. He provides an overview over the biblical material on church planting as well as its history, but the focus of the book is practical. The Church Growth Theory is among the models which are discussed critically. The book concludes with a theological defence of church planting in Europe in our time. This comprehensive book by a very knowledgeable ‘reflective practitioner’ is well researched and documented.RésuméStefan Paas, missiologue et implanteur d’Église hollandais, a rédigé un livre excellent qui bénéficiera grandement aux théologiens et aux praticiens. Il présente l’enseignement biblique sur l’implantation d’Église et retrace l’histoire de l’implantation d’Église, mais son apport est surtout pratique. La théorie de la croissance d’Église fait partie des modèles qu’il évalue de manière critique. Il conclut avec une apologie théologique de l’implantation d’Église en Europe en notre temps. Cet ouvrage repose sur une documentation fournie et un bon travail de recherche et de réflexion.ZusammenfassungDer niederländische Missionswissenschaftler und Gemeindegründer Stefan Paas hat ein ausgezeichnetes Buch geschrieben, von dem Wissenschaftler und Praktiker gleichermaßen profitieren können. Er bietet zwar einen Überblick über das biblische Material zu Gemeindegründung wie auch deren Geschichte, doch der Schwerpunkt des Buches ist praktischer Natur. Die Gemeindewachstumstheorie zählt zu den Modellen, die hier kritisch erörtert werden. Das Buch schließt mit einer theologischen Rechtfertigung von Gemeindegründung im gegenwärtigen Europa. Dieses umfangreiche Werk von einem ausgesprochen wohlinformierten ,,reflektierender Praktiker“ bezeugt eine fundierte Forschung und Dokumentation.

The Occult Roots of Scientology?

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 91-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugh B. Urban
Keyword(s):  
Science Fiction ◽  
Early Church ◽  
Religious Movements ◽  
New Religious Movements ◽  
American Students ◽  
Aleister Crowley ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Rich ◽  
The Church

The Church of Scientology remains one of the most controversial and poorly understood new religious movements to emerge in the last century. And among the most controversial questions in the early history of the Church is L. Ron Hubbard's involvement in the ritual magic of Aleister Crowley and the possible role of occultism in the development of Scientology. While some critics argue that Crowley's magic lies at the very heart of Scientology, most scholars have dismissed any connection between the Church and occultism. This article examines all of the available historical material, ranging from Hubbard's personal writings, to correspondence between Crowley and his American students, to the first Scientology lectures of the 1950s. Crowley's occult ideas, I argue, do in fact represent one—but only one—element in the rich, eclectic bricolage that became the early Church of Scientology; but these occult elements are also mixed together with themes drawn from Eastern religions, science fiction, pop psychology, and Hubbard's own fertile imagination.

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