February 1985 – Channels Magazine

5. Winter 1985

COVER PHOTO: Cover photo: One of the sessions at the Dallas Presbyterian Renewal Conference in January, 1985. This and those on pp. 2 and 3 are by Ron Rice, Presbyterian pastor from Centralia, Washington. Our thanks go to World Vision Canada for the photo of Dr. McMillan on p. 11. The picture of Clark Pinnock on p. 15 is by Tom Bochsler, Hamilton.

ARTICLES

Editorial/Dallas Report – A. Donald MacLeod
A Presbyterian Lay Training Centre – Cal Brown
Worship Workshop: Does Chatter Matter? – James Statham
Pastor’s Corner: The “Why” versus “What” Tension in Ministry – Chuck Congram
Kenneth G. McMillan Appointed a Member of the Order of Canada
Psalm 85: A Song – Jane Best
Why Do Churches Need Spiritual Renewal? – Clark Pinnock

REVIEWS

The Church and the Parachurch, by Jerry White – Roman Garrison
Cultivating Religious Growth Groups, by Charles M. Olsen – Chuck Congram
Metaphysics: Constructing a World View, by William Hasker – Robert Larmer
Loving Enough to Care, by Earl D. Wilson – Norman & Kathy Baugh
Idols of Our Time, by Bob Goudzwaard – Alex Zeidman

Editorial/Dallas Report

By A. Donald MacLeod. The Dallas Presbyterian Renewal Conference was described as the largest gathering of Presbyterians ever convened for renewal. What does unitedness within a pluralistic denomination mean? What does Dallas have to say to those not American? … Read more

Education History

A Presbyterian Lay Training Centre

Rev. Cal Brown, Convenor of the B.C. Synod Committee on Church Growth, outlines the plans for the development of a Presbyterian Lay Training School, to be located in British Columbia, with the encouragement of the National Church Growth Committee and the General Assembly. … Read more

Worship

Worship Workshop: Does Chatter Matter?

By James Statham. Are visitors confronted with the irreverent din of chatter or can they get caught up in a sense of expectation that something significant is about to happen as God’s people quietly, prayerfully, prepare themselves for worship? … Read more

Leadership Ministry

Pastor’s Corner: The “Why” versus “What” Tension in Ministry

By Chuck Congram. “Having lost sight of our goal, let’s redouble our efforts” is a time-worn adage that has taken on increasing relevance of late. The lack of clearly-defined purpose is the context in which most of us minister. Activity and programme have become our all-consuming passion. … Read more

Biography History

Kenneth G. McMillan Appointed a Member of the Order of Canada

Dr. McMillan has also received three Honorary Doctor of Divinity Degrees. He was elected Moderator of The Presbyterian Church in Canada in 1979. He served as General Secretary of the Canadian Bible Society for over 26 years. Since October 1983 he has been Director of Church Relations for World Vision Canada. … Read more

Worship

Psalm 85: A Song

Jane Best composed this song in response to George Mallone’s talks at the R.F. Annual Meeting in Toronto in 1984, and sent the song to Bruce Robertson (a pastor at Burnaby Christian Fellowship, Burnaby, B.C.) for his constructive suggestions. Jane revised the song and submitted it to Channels. … Read more

Renewal

Why Do Churches Need Spiritual Renewal?

By Clark H. Pinnock. Our churches need to be renewed in the Spirit of God in order to be able to be what God intends them to be. If it were just to attain a euphoric spiritual high, seeking renewal would just be another form of selfism … Read more

Ecumenism Reviews

The Church and the Parachurch, by Jerry White

By Roman Garrison. Evangelical Christianity is a broken society with conflict, infighting, and competition rivaling that of the industrial world. Evangelical local churches and para-local church groups need to labor together and encourage one another. … Read more

Leadership Reviews

Cultivating Religious Growth Groups, by Charles M. Olsen

By Chuck Congram. Olsen discovered that the most dominant factor in congregations with small group ministry was the ongoing involvement of pastors. … Read more

Reviews Theology

Metaphysics: Constructing a World View, by William Hasker

By Robert Larmer. It is impossible in a short book to cover comprehensively so vast and complex a subject as metaphysics, so Hasker wisely confines himself to four: (i) free will versus determinism, (ii) the mind-body problem, (iii) the nature of the world, i.e., realism versus idealism, and (iv) God’s relation to the world. … Read more

Family Reviews

Loving Enough to Care, by Earl D. Wilson

By Norman & Kathy Baugh. The aim of this book is to encourage people to be more caring in all their relationships, to begin to recognize and to attempt to fill the needs of others. In particular, it contains a great deal of advice with direct application to marriage. … Read more

Reviews Theology

Idols of Our Time, by Bob Goudzwaard

By Alex Zeidman. We know from Scripture that both persons and societies can put their faith in things or forces which their own hands have made. In their pursuit of prosperity, salvation, health, protection and so forth, people sooner or later create gods. But gods will ultimately destroy their makers. … Read more

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