Our Texts for World Christianity
Dr. Cecil B. Stone, Professor
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Friday, March 20, 2015
Class 2 glossary words
Class 2 glossary words
salient
Salient (geography), part of a discrete territory projecting out of the main portion, bordered by foreign territory on three sides, into which it projects; also called a panhandle
Apologetics
Apologetics (from Greek ἀπολογία, "speaking in defense") is the discipline of defending a position (often religious) through the systematic use of information. Early Christian writers (c. 120–220) who defended their faith against critics and recommended their faith to outsiders were called apologists.[1]
Dechurched
are drawing on ancient Christian resources recontextualised into the contemporary such as contemplation and contemplative forms of prayer, symbolic multi-sensory worship, story telling and many others.[76] This again has required a change in focus as the majority of unchurched and dechurched people are seeking 'something that works' rather than something that is 'true'.[77]
Transformational
Integral mission (also known as transformational development, Christian development or holistic mission) is a term coined in Spanish as misión integral in the 1970s by members of the Latin American Theological Fellowship (FTL, its Spanish acronym) to describe an understanding of Christian mission which embraces both the proclamation and the demonstration of the Gospel. It has since grown in popularity in Evangelical groups in all the other continents of the world
House church
House church or home church is a label used to describe an independent assembly of Christians who gather for worship in a private home. Sometimes these groups meet because the membership is small, and a home is the most appropriate place to assemble, as in the beginning phase of the British New Church Movement. Sometimes this meeting style is advantageous because the group is a member of an underground Christian movement which is otherwise banned from meeting as is the case in China.
Missional
In Christianity, missional living is the adoption of the posture, thinking, behaviors, and practices of a missionary in order to engage others with the gospel message. The missional church movement, a church renewal movement predicated on the necessity of missional living by Christians, gained popularity at the end of the twentieth century due to advocates like Tim Keller and others in the Gospel and Our Culture Network. Advocates contrast missional living with the concept of a select group of "professional" missionaries, emphasizing that all Christians should be involved in the Great Commission of Jesus Christ.
Cell group (church)
The cell group is a form of church organization that is used in someChristian churches. Cell groups are generally intended to teach the Bibleand personalize Christian fellowship. They are always used in cell churches, but also occur in parachurch organizations and other interdenominationalsettings, where they are usually referred to as such as Bible study groups. They are known by a variety of other names, including growth groups,connect groups, care groups, life groups, fellowship groups, small groups and home groups. David Hunsicker suggests that the "cell" group concept in church structure "is becoming prominent in almost every denomination in American Protestantism."[1]
The cell group differs from the house church in that the group is part of an overall church congregation, whereas the house church is a self-contained congregation.
Sects
A sect is a subgroup of a religious, political or philosophical belief system, usually an offshoot of a larger religious group. Although in past it was mostly used to refer to religious groups, it has since expanded and in modern culture can refer to any organization that breaks away from a larger one to follow a different set of rules and principles. The term is occasionally used in a malicious way to suggest the broken-off group follows a more negative path than the original. The historical usage of the term sect in Christendom has had pejorative connotations, referring to a group or movement with heretical beliefs or practices that deviate from those of groups considered orthodox
Hybrid church
Wth reference to organization: The polity of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands is a hybrid of presbyterian and congregationalist church governance. Church governance is organised along local, regional, and national lines. At the local level is the congregation. An individual congregation is led by a church council made of the minister along with elders and deacons elected by the congregation. At the regional level are the 57 classical assemblies whose members are chosen by the church councils. At the national level is the General Synod which directs areas of common interest, such as theological education, ministry training and ecumenical co-operation.[5]
The PKN has four different types of congregations:
Protestant congregations: local congregations from different church bodies that have merged
Dutch Reformed congregations
Reformed congregations (congregations of the former Reformed Churches in the Netherlands)
Lutheran congregations (congregations of the former Evangelical-Lutheran Church)
Monasticism
Monasticism (from Greek μοναχός, monachos, derived from μόνος, monos, "alone") ormonkhood is a religious way of life in which one renounces worldly pursuits to devote oneself fully to spiritual work. Monastic life plays an important role in many Christianchurches, especially in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions. Similar forms of religious life also exist in other faiths, most notably in Buddhism, but also in Hinduism and Jainism, although the expressions differ considerably.[1]
Males pursuing a monastic life are generally called monks while female monastics are callednuns. Many monks and nuns live in monasteries to stay away from the secular world. The way of addressing monastics differs between the Christian traditions. As a general rule, inRoman Catholicism, monks and nuns are called brother or sister, while in Orthodox Christianity, they are called father or mother.
GenX church
One example: Mars Hill Church was a Christian megachurch, founded by pastor Mark Driscoll. It was a multi-site church based in Seattle, Washington with 15 locations in 5 U.S. states.[3] Services were offered at its 15 locations; the church also podcast content of weekend services, and of conferences, on the Internet[4] with more than 260,000 sermon views online every week.[5] In 2013, Mars Hill had a membership of 6,489 and average weekly attendance of 12,329.[1] Due to controversy in 2014 involving founding pastor Mark Driscoll, the attendance dropped to 8,000–9,000 people per week. The church merged three of its Seattle locations and cut 30–40% of its staff to deal with decreases in giving.[2] On October 31, 2014, lead pastor Dave Bruskas announced plans to dissolve the church's 13 remaining campuses into autonomous entities, with the option of continuing, merging with other congregations, or disbanding, effective January 1, 2015. In the spring of 1997 the church expanded to two evening services. The transition to two different congregations resulted in some anxiety and stir by members who didn't want the church to grow bigger, but it resulted in growing attendance.[12] Later that same year Mark Driscoll was invited to speak at a pastors' conference in California.[13] Driscoll's speech influenced the emerging church movement, and changed the focus from reaching Generation X to reaching the postmodern world.[14] The speech resulted in media coverage of Mars Hill Church and Mark Driscoll,[15] and put Driscoll in connection with Leadership Network.
Postmodern church
Postmodern Christianity are various forms of Christianity which have been influenced by postmodern philosophy.
Mega church
A megachurch is an American term for a Protestant church having 2,000 or more people in average weekend attendance.[1][2][3] The Hartford Institute's database lists more than 1,300 such Protestant churches in the United States; according to that data, approximately 50 churches on the list have average attendance exceeding 10,000, with the highest recorded at 47,000 in average attendance.[4] While 3,000 individual Catholic parishes (churches) have 2,000 or more attendants for an average Sunday Mass, these churches are not seen as part of the megachurch movement.[5]
Rock music thing
Charismatic churches have had a large influence on contemporary Christian music and are one of the largest producers of CCM. Hillsong Church is one of the many prominent CCM artists.[28] Contemporary Christian music has also expanded into many sub-genres.[23]Christian punk, Christian hardcore, Christian metal, and Christian hip hop, which, although not normally considered CCM, can also come under the genre's umbrella.[13] Contemporary worship music is also incorporated in modern CCM. Contemporary worship is both recorded and performed during church services. artists representing the genre include MercyMe, Casting Crowns, Jeremy Camp, Third Day, Matthew West, tobyMac, Chris Tomlin, Brandon Heath and Aaron Shust. Historically, Jars of Clay, dc Talk, Steven Curtis Chapman and Newsboys have also belonged to this genre.
Contemporary
Sensorial
of or relating to the senses or sensation. Physiology. noting a structure for conveying an impulse that results or tends to result in sensation, as a nerve.
Monism is the philosophical view that a variety of existing things can be explained in terms of a single reality or substance.[1] The wide definition states that all existing things go back to a source which is distinct from them (e.g. in Neoplatonism everything is derived from The One).[2] A commonly-used, restricted definition of monism asserts the presence of a unifying substance oressence.[2]
Metaphorical
noun
a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”.
Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
something used, or regarded as being used, to represent something else; emblem; symbol.
Evangelical
adjective
1.
Also, evangelic. pertaining to or in keeping withthe gospel and its teachings.
2.
belonging to or designating the Christianchurches that emphasize the teachings andauthority of the Scriptures, especially of the NewTestament, in opposition to the institutionalauthority of the church itself, and that stress asparamount the tenet that salvation is achieved bypersonal conversion to faith in the atonement ofChrist.
3.
designating Christians, especially of the late1970s, eschewing the designation offundamentalist but holding to a conservativeinterpretation of the Bible.
4.
pertaining to certain movements in the Protestantchurches in the 18th and 19th centuries thatstressed the importance of personal experience ofguilt for sin, and of reconciliation to God throughChrist.
5.
marked by ardent or zealous enthusiasm for acause.
Radicalism
noun
the holding or following of radical or extremeviews or principles.
the principles or practices of radicals.
Gutenberg
noun
Johannes
[yoh-hahn-uh s] (Show IPA),(Johann Gensfleisch) c1400–68, German printer:credited with invention of printing from movabletype.
Project Gutenberg (PG) is a volunteer effort to digitize and archive cultural works, to "encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks".[3] It was founded in 1971 by Michael S. Hart and is the oldest digital library.[4] Most of the items in its collection are the full texts of public domain books. The project tries to make these as free as possible, in long-lasting, open formats that can be used on almost any computer. As of February 2015, Project Gutenberg has over 48,500[2] items in its collection.
The releases are available in plain text but, wherever possible, other formats are included, such as HTML, PDF, EPUB, MOBI, and Plucker. Most releases are in the English language, but many non-English works are also available. There are multiple affiliated projects that are providing additional content, including regional and language-specific works. Project Gutenberg is also closely affiliated withDistributed Proofreaders, an Internet-based community for proofreading scanned texts. (THIS IS THE BEST THING I EVER FOUND ON THE INTERNET)
Banter
NOUN
the playful and friendly exchange of teasing remarks:
"there was much singing and good-natured banter"
synonyms: repartee · witty conversation · raillery · wordplay · cut and thrust · kidding ·ribbing · badinage · joshing
VERB
talk or exchange remarks in a good-humored teasing way:
"the men bantered with the waitresses"
Vestiges
NOUN
a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists:
"the last vestiges of colonialism"
synonyms: remnant · fragment · relic · echo · indication · sign · trace · residue · mark ·legacy · reminder · remains
Externality
In economics, an externality is the cost or benefit that affects a party who did not choose to incur that cost or benefit.[1]
Incarnational
Incarnational humanism is a brand of humanism which affirms the value and essential goodness of human reason and culture. Developed in a Christian framework, incarnational humanism asserts a unification of the secular and the sacred with the goal of a common humanity. This unification is fully realized in the participatory nature of Christian sacraments, particularly the Eucharist. The recognition of this goal requires a necessary difference between the church and the world, where both "spheres are unified in their service of humanity."
Transparency
Transparency, transparence or transparent most often refer to Transparency and translucency, the physical property of allowing the transmission of light through a material.
Transparency (behavior), a metaphor implying visibility in contexts related to the behavior of individuals or groups
Transparency (market), in economics one of the theoretical conditions required for a free market to be efficient
Transparency (trade), a principle stipulating that a country's regulations affecting foreign trade should be clearly communicated
Media transparency, in the communications industry determining how and why information is conveyed through various means
Transparency (linguistic), rhetoric to suit the widest possible audience without losing relevant information
Transparency (philosophy), an metaphor applied to a state in which the subject can be aware of being in that state
Transparency (science), research conducted in the spirit of free and open source software
Transparency (social), a set of policies that allow citizens to access information held by authorities
Intimacy
An intimate relationship is an interpersonal relationship that involves physical oremotional intimacy. Physical intimacy is characterized by romantic or passionateattachment or sexual activity. While the term intimate relationship commonly implies the inclusion of a sexual relationship, the term is also used as aeuphemism for a relationship that is strictly sexual.
Intimate relationships play a central role in the overall human experience.[1]Humans have a general desire to belong and to love, which is usually satisfied within an intimate relationship.[2] These relationships involve feelings of liking orloving one or more people, romance, physical or sexual attraction, sexual relationships, or emotional and personal support between the members.[1]Intimate relationships allow a social network for people to form strong emotional attachments.[1]
Vulnerability
Social[edit]
Main article: Social vulnerability
In its sense, social vulnerability is one dimension of vulnerability to multiple stressors and shocks, including abuse, social exclusionand natural hazards. Social vulnerability refers to the inability of people, organizations, and societies to withstand adverse impacts from multiple stressors to which they are exposed. These impacts are due in part to characteristics inherent in social interactions, institutions, and systems of cultural values.
Narrative
A narrative (or story) is any fictional or nonfictional report of connected events, presented in a sequence of written or spoken words, and/or in a sequence of (moving) pictures.[1]
Narrative can be organized in a number of thematic and/or formal, stylistic categories: non-fiction (e.g. New Journalism, creative non-fiction, biography, and historiography); fictionalized accounts of historical events (e.g.anecdote, myth, and legend); and fiction proper (i.e. literature in prose, such as short stories and novels, and sometimes in poetryand drama, although in drama the events are primarily being shown instead of told). Narrative is found in all forms of human creativity and art, including speech, writing, songs, film, television, games, photography, theatre, roleplaying games and visual artssuch as painting (with the modern art movements refusing the narrative in favor of the abstract and conceptual) that describes asequence of events. The word derives from the Latin verb narrare, "to tell", which is derived from the adjective gnarus, "knowing" or "skilled".[2]
Post-Christendom
Postchristianity[1] is the loss of the primacy of the Christian worldview in political affairs, especially in the Global North where Christianity had previously flourished in favor of alternative worldviews such as secular nationalism.[2] It includes personal world views, ideologies, religious movements or societies that are no longer rooted in the language and assumptions of Christianity, at least explicitly, although they had previously been in an environment of ubiquitous Christianity (i.e.Christendom).
Other scholars have disputed the global decline of Christianity, and instead hypothesized of an evolution of Christianity which allows it to not only survive, but actively expand its influence in contemporary societies.
Eastern Orthodoxy
The Eastern Orthodox Church,[1] officially the Orthodox Catholic Church,[2]and also referred to as the Orthodox Church and Orthodoxy,[3] is the second largest Christian church in the world,[4] with an estimated 225–300 million adherents,[5] most of whom live in Eastern Europe, the Balkans, the Eastern Mediterranean region and the Caucasus. It is one of the oldest religious institutions in the world, identifying itself as the original Church founded by Jesus Christ and his apostles,[6] and has played a prominent role in the formation of European and Near Eastern culture. The Orthodox Church traces its history to the church established by St. Paul and the Apostles, through the state church of the Romanand later Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empires.[7] It teaches that it is the continuation of the One, Holy, Universal and Apostolic Church established by Jesus Christ in his Great Commission to the apostles, encompassing the fullness of the Christian faith.[8] It practices what it understands to be the original faith passed down from the Apostles (that faith "which has been believed everywhere, always, and by all", namely Holy Tradition).
Praxis
Praxis may refer to:
Praxis (process), the process by which a theory, lesson, or skill is enacted, practiced, embodied, or realised
Praxis (Eastern Orthodoxy), the practice of faith, especially worship
The Praxis School, a school of Marxist philosophy
Praxis (journal), a journal of the Praxis School
Praxis International, the continuation of Praxis and predecessor of Constellations
Praxis Journal of Philosophy, a journal of philosophy of the University of Manchester
Praxis intervention, in social work, a methodology for intervention within communities
Praxis test, a United States teacher certification exam
Praxis (moth), a genus of moth in the subfamily Calpinae
Western religions
Western religion refers to religions that originated within Western culture, and are thus which historically, culturally, and theologically distinct from the Eastern religions. The term Abrahamic religion is often used in lieu of using the East and Westterminology.
Western culture itself was significantly influenced by the emergence of Christianity and its adoption as the State church of the Roman Empire in the late 4th century and the term "Christendom" largely indicates this intertwined history. Western Christianity was significantly influenced by Hellenistic religion (notably Platonism and Gnosticism) as well as the Roman imperial cult. Western Christianity is based on Roman Catholicism (Latin Rite), as opposed to Eastern Orthodoxy, from which it was divided by the Great Schism of the 11th century, and further includes all Protestant traditions splitting off Roman Catholicism from the 16th century.
Since the 19th century, Western religion has diversified into numerous new religious movements, including Occultism, Spiritism and diverse forms of Neopaganism.
Hospitality
Hospitality is the relationship between the guest and the host, or the act or practice of being hospitable. This includes the reception and entertainment of guests, visitors, or strangers.
Ancient Greece[edit]
To the ancient Greeks, hospitality was a right. The host was expected to make sure the needs of his guests were met. The ancient Greek term xenia, or theoxenia when a god was involved, expressed this ritualized guest-friendship relation. In Greek society a person's ability to abide the laws to hospitality determined nobility and social standing.
Celtic cultures[edit]
Celtic societies valued the concept of hospitality, especially in terms of protection. A host who granted a person's request for refuge was expected not only to provide food and shelter to his/her guest, but to make sure they did not come to harm while under their care.[5]
India[edit]
In India hospitality is based on the principle Atithi Devo Bhava, meaning "the guest is God". This principle is shown in a number of stories where a guest is revealed to be a god who rewards the provider of hospitality. From this stems the Indian practice of graciousness towards guests at home and in all social situations.
Judaism[edit]
Judaism believes in the principle of Hachnasat Orchim, or "welcoming guests," based largely on the example of Abraham in the Book of Genesis. Hosts provide nourishment, comfort, and entertainment to their guests.[6] At the end of the visit, hosts customarily escort their guests out of their home, wishing them a safe journey.[7]
Pashtun[edit]
One of the main principles of Pashtunwali is Melmastia. This is the display of hospitality and profound respect to all visitors (regardless of race, religion, national affiliation or economic status) without any hope of remuneration or favour. Pashtuns will go to great lengths to show their hospitality.[8][9][10]
Priesthood
A priest or priestess (feminine) (from Greek πρεσβύτερος presbýteros through Latin presbyter, "elder"), is a person authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administerreligious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities. Their office or position is the priesthood, a term which also may apply to such persons collectively.
Quaker
Quakers (or Friends, as they refer to themselves) are members of a family of religious movements collectively known as the Religious Society of Friends. The central unifying doctrine of these movements is the priesthood of all believers,[2][3] a doctrine derived from a verse in the New Testament,1 Peter 2:9.[4] Many Friends view themselves as members of a Christian denomination. They include those with evangelical, holiness, liberal, and traditional conservative Quaker understandings of Christianity. Unlike many other groups that emerged within Christianity, the Religious Society of Friends has actively tried to avoid creeds and hierarchical structures.[5] As of 2007 there were approximately 359,000 adult members of Quaker meetings in the world.[6]
Today, slightly less than half of Friends worldwide practice programmed worship[7]—that is, worship with singing and a prepared message from the Bible, often coordinated by a pastor. Around 11% of Friends[8] practicewaiting worship (also known as unprogrammed worship)—that is worship where the order of service is not planned in advance, which is predominantly silent, and which may include unprepared vocal ministry from anyone present, so long as it is credible to those assembled that the speaker is moved to speak by God. Some meetings of both styles have Recorded Ministers in their meetings—these are Friends who have been recognised for their gift of vocal ministry.[9]
Mennonite
The Mennonites are a Christian group descended from the church communities ofAnabaptist denominations named after Menno Simons (1496–1561) of Friesland(at that time, a part of the Holy Roman Empire). Through his writings, Simons articulated and formalized the teachings of earlier Swiss founders. The early teachings of the Mennonites were founded on the belief in both the mission andministry of Jesus, which the original Anabaptist followers held to with great conviction despite persecution by the various Roman Catholic and Protestantstates. Rather than fight, the majority of these followers survived by fleeing to neighboring states where ruling families were tolerant of their radical belief inbeliever's baptism. Over the years, Mennonites have become known as one of the historic peace churches because of their commitment to pacifism.[2]
In contemporary 21st-century society, Mennonites either are described only as a religious denomination with members of different ethnic origins[3][4] or as both an ethnic group and a religious denomination. There is controversy among Mennonites about this issue, with some insisting that they are simply a religious group while others argue that they form a distinct ethnic group.[5] Some historians and sociologists treat Mennonites as an ethno-religious group,[6] while other historians challenge that perception.[7] Conservative Mennonite groups, who speak Pennsylvania German, Plautdietsch (Low German), or Bernese German fit well into the definition of an ethnic group, while more liberal groups and converts in the Third World do not.
Spirit churches
Spirit Church (灵灵教 Linglingjiao) is a new religious movement from China. It was founded in the 1980s, in Jiangsu by Hua Xuehe (华雪和).[1] Its areas of presence include Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Henan and Shandong.[1] It has Pentecostal features.[citation needed] Spirit Church is illegal in China and labelled heretical.[2]
Homiletic
Homiletics (Gr. homiletikos, from homilos, to assemble together), in theology, is the application of the general principles of rhetoric to the specific department of publicpreaching. The one who practices or studies homiletics is called a homilist.
Hermeneutic
Hermeneutics /hɛrməˈnjuːtɪks/ is the theory of text interpretation, especially the interpretation of biblical texts, wisdom literature, and philosophical texts.[1][2]
Hermeneutics was initially applied to the interpretation, or exegesis, of scripture. It emerged as a theory of human understanding in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries through the work of Friedrich Schleiermacher and Wilhelm Dilthey.[3] Modern hermeneutics includes both verbal and nonverbal communication as well as semiotics, presuppositions, and preunderstandings.
The terms "hermeneutics" and "exegesis" are sometimes used interchangeably. Hermeneutics is a wider discipline which includes written, verbal, and nonverbal communication. Exegesis focuses primarily upon texts.
Celibacy
Celibacy (from Latin, cælibatus") is voluntarily being unmarried, sexually abstinent, or both, usually for religious reasons.[1][2][3][4] It is often in association with the role of a religious official or devotee.[1] In its narrow sense, the term celibacy is applied only to those for whom the unmarried state is the result of a sacred vow, act of renunciation, or religious conviction.[1][5] In a wider sense, it is commonly understood to only mean abstinence fromsexual activity.[1][5]
Celibacy has existed in one form or another throughout history, in virtually all the major religions of the world, and views on it have varied. Ancient Judaism was strongly opposed to celibacy. Similarly, the Romans viewed it as an aberration and legislated fiscal penalties against it, with the sole exception granted to the Vestal Virgins. Christians in the Middle Ages and in particular Catholics believed that celibacy was a prerequisite for religious office (clerical celibacy). Protestantism saw a reversal of this trend in the West and the Eastern Orthodox Church never adopted it. The Islamic attitudes toward celibacy have been complex as well; Muhammad denounced it[citation needed], but some Sufi orders embrace it.
Anti-institutional
Against the following: adjective
1.
of, relating to, or established by institution.
2.
of or relating to organized establishments,foundations, societies, or the like, or to thebuildings devoted to their work.
3.
of the nature of an institution.
4.
characterized by the blandness, drabness,uniformity, and lack of individualized attentionattributed to large institutions that serve manypeople:
institutional food.
5.
(of advertising) having as the primary object theestablishment of goodwill and a favorablereputation rather than the immediate sale of theproduct.
6.
pertaining to institutes or principles, especially ofjurisprudence.
Hillsong
Hillsong Church is a Pentecostal megachurch affiliated with Australian Christian Churches (the Australian branch of the Assemblies of God) and located in Sydney,New South Wales, Australia. The church was founded in 1983 when the Sydney Christian Life Centre at Waterloo, which was established by Frank Houston, merged with the Hills Christian Life Centre in Baulkham Hills, established by his son, Brian Houston.[1]
Starbucks model
Overhead
In business, overhead or overhead expense refers to an ongoing expense of operating a business; it is also known as an "operating expense". Overheads are the expenditure which cannot be conveniently traced to or identified with any particular cost unit . Such expenses are incurred for output generally and not for particular work order e.g., wages paid to watch and ward staff, heating and lighting expenses of factory etc. Overheads are also very important cost element along with direct materials and direct labour. Examples include rent, gas, electricity, and labour burden.
Charismatic
The English term charisma is from the Greek χάρισμα khárisma, which means "favor freely given" or "gift of grace". The term and its plural χαρίσματα (charismata) derive from χάρις (charis), which means "grace". Some derivatives from that root (including "grace") have similar meanings to the modern sense of personality charisma, such as "filled with attractiveness or charm", "kindness", "to bestow a favor or service", or "to be favored or blessed".[4][5] Moreover, the ancient Greek dialect widely used in Roman timesemployed these terms without the connotations found in modern religious usage.[6] Ancient Greeks applied personality charisma to their gods; for example, attributing charm, beauty, nature, human creativity or fertility to goddesses they called Charites (Χάριτες).
Theologians and social scientists have expanded and modified the original Greek meaning into the two distinct senses above. For ease of reference, we will call the first sense personality charisma and the second divinely conferred charisma.
The meaning of charisma has become greatly diffused from its original divinely conferred meaning, and even from the personality charisma meaning in modern English dictionaries, which reduces to a mixture of charm and status. John Potts, who has extensively analyzed the term's history, sums up meanings beneath this diffused common usage.
Believers characterized their revered religious figures as having "a higher perfection … a special Charisma".[14] Then, with the establishment of the Christian Church, "the old charismatic gifts and free offerings were transformed into a hierarchical sacerdotal system".[15] The focus on the institution rather than divinely inspired individuals increasingly dominated religious thought and life, and that focus went unchanged for centuries.[16]
Seeker.questers generation
Quest Gathering
Quest Church
We want to get to know you. Let's get together with other Questers for some snacks and community. At these gatherings, we'll...
• Spend some time just hanging out
• Discuss God stuff, ask tough questions, and figure out how to help each other on this journey we're all on
• Mix in some songs, prayer, and other Christian traditions that may be old but don't have to be stale
• Who knows?
We like to shake things up on Sunday, so every gathering may be a little different than the one before. Maybe that makes it a little messy or a little uncomfortable, but maybe that's the point. Real people are messy and uncomfortable, but more than anything, real people are awesome. Come be real with us.
Church of African descent
black tradition
The term black church or African-American church refers to Christian churches that minister to predominantly African-American congregations in the United States. While some black churches belong to predominantly African-American denominations, such as the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), many black churches are members of predominantly white denominations, such as the United Church of Christ (which developed from the Congregational Church of New England.)[1]
Most of the first black congregations and churches formed before 1800 were founded by free blacks - for example, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Petersburg, Virginia; and Savannah, Georgia.[2] The oldest black Baptist church in Kentucky, and third oldest in the United States, was founded about 1790 by the slave Peter Durrett.[3]
After slavery was abolished, freed blacks continued to establish separate congregations and church facilities, creating communities and worship in culturally distinct ways. They had already created a unique and empowering form of Christianity that creolized African spiritual traditions. In addition, segregationist attitudes in both the North and the South discouraged and, especially in the South, prevented African Americans from worshiping in the same churches as whites.
Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross (or Way of the Cross; in Latin, Via Crucis) refers to a series of images depicting Jesus Christ on the day of his crucifixion and also to the prayers Christians say when contemplating those images. Often a series of 14 images will be arranged in numbered order around a church nave or along a path, and the faithful travel from image to image, in order, stopping at each "station" to say the selected prayers and reflections. This will be done individually or in groups. Occasionally the faithful might say the Stations of the Cross without there being any image, such as when the Pope leads the Stations of the Cross around the Colosseum in Rome on Good Friday.[1] This practice is common in Roman Catholic, as well as in a number of Anglican and Lutheran churches.
The style and form of the stations can vary widely and often reflect the artistic sensibility and spirituality of the time, place and culture of their creation. The stations can consist of small plaques with reliefs or paintings, or of simple crosses with a numeral in the centre.[2][3]
The Stations of the Cross are also called the Via Dolorosa or Way of Sorrows, or simply, The Way. In Jerusulem, the Via Dolorosa is believed to be the actual path that Jesus walked, and the stations there, the actual places the events occurred
Deaf ministry
There are over 300 million Deaf people in the world, more than 36 million of these depend on sign language for communication. If they were all put together they would be one of the top three unreached (or unevangelized) people groups in the world. Less than 2% claim to be Christians. Approximately 750 Deaf people die everyday without knowing Jesus. We need your help to reach these people with the gospel.
Signing choir -
ASL
American Sign Language (ASL) is the predominant sign language of deaf communities in the United States and most of anglophone Canada. Besides North America, dialects of ASL and ASL-based creoles are used in many countries around the world, including much of West Africa and parts of Southeast Asia. ASL is also widely learned as a second language, serving as a lingua franca. ASL is most closely related to French Sign Language (FSL). It has been proposed that ASL is a creole language, although ASL shows features atypical of creole languages, such as agglutinative morphology.
Maniacal
Mania is the mood of an abnormally elevated arousal energy level.[1]Elevated irritability is common along with behavior that seems on the surface to be the opposite of depression. Mania is a necessary symptom for certain psychiatric diagnoses. The word derives from the Greek μανία (mania), "madness, frenzy"[2] and that from the verb μαίνομαι (mainomai), "to be mad, to rage, to be furious".[3]
Absence of Deaf Bible
Hand symbols
Christian symbolism is the use of symbols, including archetypes, acts, artwork or events, by Christianity. It invests objects or actions with an inner meaning expressing Christian ideas.
Wave Offering
The wave offering (Hebrew: tenufah תנופה) or sheaf offering or omer offering(korban omer) was an offering made by the Jewish priests in token of a solemn special presentation to God (Exodus 29:24, 26, 27; Leviticus 7:20-34; 8:27; 9:21; 10:14, 15, etc.). The sheaf or omer or wave-offering then became the property of the priests.
Yada - universal sign of submission
Toda towdah. The word comes from Yadah and means to extend the hands. To declare openly, freely, unreservedly. Admit as real or true. Confession.
In the Old Testament of the King James version of the Bible, every time you read confess, confessed, confesseth, confessing, confession, know that they are translated from the word Yadcih except in two references which are translated from Towdah.
In the New Testament these same words are translated from Homologeo, Exomologeo or Homologia and mean "to speak the same thing."
The implication is that we are to raise the hands as in a court of law swearing to speak the truth. In other words, say what God says. For example, II Cor. 5:17 says, "if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation ". So I raise my hands and confess, I am in Christ and therefore I am a new creation. Verse 21, "For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him." Therefore, I confess I am the righteousness of God in Christ. This is how we apply God's word to our life.
Col. 1:13; "He has delivered us from the power of darkness and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of His love." I confess, I have been delivered from the power of darkness and have been translated into the kingdom of the Son of His love.
Ro. 8:37; "Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us." I confess, I am more than a conqueror through Him who loves me.
Phil. 4:19; "And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus." I raise my hands and confess, my God shall supply all my need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
I Pet. 2:24' "Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness -- by whose stripes you were healed." I confess, by the stripes of Jesus I am healed.
This is what it means to confess, to speak the same thing. Admit as real or true. To declare openly, freely, unreservedly
Extol
1. (v. t.) To praise highly; to lift up; to elevate; as to extol one's virtues.
2. (v. t.) To elevate by praise; to eulogize; to praise; to magnify; as, to extol virtue; to extol an act or a person
Exalt
ex·alt
iɡˈzôlt/
verb
hold (someone or something) in very high regard; think or speak very highly of.
"the party will continue to exalt its hero"
synonyms: extol, praise, acclaim, esteem; pay homage to, revere, venerate, worship, lionize, idolize, look up to;informalput on a pedestal, laud
raise to a higher rank or a position of greater power.
"this naturally exalts the peasant above his brethren in the same rank of society"
synonyms: elevate, promote, raise, advance, upgrade, ennoble, dignify, aggrandize
"this power exalts the peasant"
make noble in character; dignify.
"romanticism liberated the imagination and exalted the emotions"
synonyms: elevate, promote, raise, advance, upgrade, ennoble, dignify, aggrandize
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