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Postmodern Evangelism II

Started Aug 29, 2009

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What Is Spiritual Discipline?

This essay is prompted by a paper entitled "Moving from Solitude to Ministry," by Henri Nouwen. (1) In this paper he states: "But in the spiritual life, the word discipline means "the effort to create space in which God can act."  Discipline means to prevent everything in your life from being filled up. Discipline means that somewhere you're not occupied, and certainly not preoccupied.  In the spiritual life discipline means to create that space in which something important can happen that you…See More
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Does Our Individualism Prevent Submitting to the Kingship of Christ?

In the United States "individualism" has historically been one of the foundations of society. " John Locke (1632–1704) is among the most influential political philosophes of the modern period. In the Two Treatises of Government, he defended the claim that men are by nature free and equal against claims that God had made all people naturally subject to a monarch. He argued that people have rights, such as the right to life, liberty, and property, that have a foundation independent of the laws of…See More
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Should the Restoration Movement be Saved?

The answer depends upon what one means by the Restoration movement. “The Restoration Movement (also known as the American Restoration Movement or the Stone-Campbell Movement) is a Christian movement that began on the American frontier during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century. The movement sought to restore the church and "the unification of all Christians in a single body patterned after the church of the New Testament.” It is an attempt to return to apostolic Christianity,…See More
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Is "Top-Down" Leadership What God Intended for the Church.

In many congregations members elderships and staff are viewed as the "decision-makers".  If something is done in a congregation--in worship, use of the building, ministry tasks, etc--it must first be "approved" by the elders before anything can be done.  In other cases, members look to the senior minister to initiate all programs and activities. In essence, this is "top-down" management.  But, is this what God intended for congregations?  Certainly, from one standpoint it is God who is in…See More
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Lynn is a Registered Professional engineer and is Professor Emeritus of Engineering at Oklahoma Christian University where he is one of the founders of the engineering department and headed the Electrical Engineering Dept. OC has established the Lynn and Martha Nored Endowed Scholarship in Engineering ( http://www.oc.edu/advancement/nored.aspx ) Lynn led extensive seminars in industry and in church related activities internationally. He held engineering management positions in industry to the vice-presidential level. Lynn served on the original board of directors of Let's Start Talking, is on the Development Council, and was Regional Representative and/or trainer for teams throughout the world. He is on the Board of Trustees for the Foundation for Biblical Studies overseeing the Institute of Theology and Christian Ministry in St. Petersburg, Russia. He has given seminars and training for Group Dynamics both in the U.S. and internationally. He has trained groups to study the bible using group discusssion techniques. He has led training in Personal Evangelism-- Lynn is a former elder in the High Pointe church of Christ in McKinney, Texas and is an avid supporter of missions.

His current interest is in postmodernism evangelism and recently taught a course on this at the South Pacific Bible College in Tauranga, New Zealand.

At present he is researching material on Why Do We Do Church the Way We Do Church--see the discussion group of that name on this site.

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What Is Spiritual Discipline?

Posted on April 10, 2013 at 12:57pm 0 Comments

This essay is prompted by a paper entitled "Moving from Solitude to Ministry," by Henri Nouwen. (1) In this paper he states:

 

"But in the spiritual life, the word discipline means "the effort to create space in which God can act."  Discipline means to prevent everything in your life from being filled up. Discipline means that somewhere you're not occupied, and certainly not preoccupied.  In the spiritual life discipline means to create that space in which something important…

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Does Our Individualism Prevent Submitting to the Kingship of Christ?

Posted on March 27, 2013 at 6:26pm 0 Comments

In the United States "individualism" has historically been one of the foundations of society. " John Locke (1632–1704) is among the most influential political philosophes of the modern period. In the Two Treatises of Government, he defended the claim that men are by nature free and equal against claims that God had made all people naturally subject to a monarch. He argued that people have rights, such as the right to life, liberty, and property, that have a foundation independent of…

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Should the Restoration Movement be Saved?

Posted on March 19, 2013 at 2:47pm 0 Comments



The answer depends upon what one means by the Restoration movement. “The Restoration Movement (also known as the American Restoration Movement or the Stone-Campbell Movement) is a Christian movement that began on the American frontier during the Second Great Awakening of the early 19th century. The movement sought to restore the church and "the unification of all Christians in a single body patterned after the church of the New Testament.” It is an attempt to return to apostolic…

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Is "Top-Down" Leadership What God Intended for the Church.

Posted on March 13, 2013 at 11:09pm 0 Comments

In many congregations members elderships and staff are viewed as the "decision-makers".  If something is done in a congregation--in worship, use of the building, ministry tasks, etc--it must first be "approved" by the elders before anything can be done.  In other cases, members look to the senior minister to initiate all programs and activities. In essence, this is "top-down" management.  

But, is this what God intended for congregations?  Certainly, from one standpoint it is God who…

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Is the Great Commission About Evangelism or "Making DisicipLes"

Posted on February 21, 2013 at 11:44pm 0 Comments

In this post I examine whether we have missed the mark in how we have interpreted the Great Commission in practice.

What do you think?

http://essaysonchrisitianity.blogspot.com/

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At 2:14pm on January 12, 2012, Mande.Chandra Sekhar said…

Greetings to you from church of Christ, Avanigedda. We hope and pray that you are all well and working happily for the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in His kingdom. We feel happy it is a great privilege to share our work  with you dear brethren in Christ.

Brother, my name is M. Chandra Sekhar, serving the church of Christ at Avanigedda in Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh., and South India last 15 years. I thank God so much for He gives us a great privilege to preach and teach His word in our region. We receive good response from our people. God is continuously blessing our efforts.

At 4:22pm on March 7, 2011, James Nored said…

Hey dad. Tom Medlin, our old preacher back in Princeton, just joined MON. Check out the latest members and drop him a line!

 

At 10:47pm on April 15, 2010, James Nored said…
Hi pops. Have you found any of the discussions that I've posted interesting? Online is a good way to engage me, you know! :)
At 10:46pm on March 1, 2010, James Nored said…
Dad, you might re-post your discussion. It got split up somehow into different parts.
At 9:50pm on February 28, 2010, James Nored said…
Dad, I added a "Newshare" application on the site, where you can submit different news articles. Being a big news guy, I thought that you might enjoy submitting some news articles for us. Thanks!
At 11:03pm on February 27, 2010, James Nored said…
Good thoughts, dad. You can see my response.
At 10:31pm on February 27, 2010, James Nored said…
Dad, your probably be interested in Miguel's post...
At 11:31pm on February 14, 2010, James Nored said…
Hey Pops. How was your small group tonight? Thanks for your help on the greeting. I spoke briefly with the O'Tooles today. They clearly appreciate your study with them. Please keep us posted here!
At 8:53pm on February 4, 2010, James Nored said…
Hey dad. Please keep us posted on your Bible study!
At 9:28pm on March 28, 2009, Charles Kiser said…
Thanks for the comment, Lynn.

We practice the Lord's Supper in the context of a meal, much like I suspect the early Christians did. Our experience is also much more communal and conversational as opposed to introspective and meditative.

John Mark Hick's book Come to the Table has been pretty influential in my understanding and practice of the Supper.

Charles
 
 
 

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