1989 – Channels Magazine

21. Fall 1989

COVER PHOTO: Lausanne II participants look on as the Thai Folk Dance Troupe demonstrates its facility for blending dance, faith and culture to communicate the gospel. Official Lausanne II photo.

ARTICLES

Letter to the Editor – Jeremy Ashton
Shaping Our Vision For Renewal – John A. Vissers
Responsibilities of the Church to Homosexuals – Patricia Allan
“Beyond Belief” – Roger Judd
Testimonial – Anonymous
Bible Study Opportunities For Adults – John E. Schwarz
“Beyond Belief” – Roger Judd
Lausanne II and The Manila Manifesto – John A. Vissers
The Manila Manifesto: Twenty-one Affirmations
Lessons from Manila: The Primacy of the Local Church – A. Donald MacLeod

REVIEW

Disappointment with God, by Philip Yancey – Roma E. Bryant

Daily Faith

By Jeremy Ashton. I do not believe the RFPCC intends to be primarily a clergy support organization. Yet, the intellectual tone of the contents of Channels, and the somewhat ministerially specialized nature of other presentations of the Fellowship, suggest this. … Read more

Renewal

Shaping Our Vision For Renewal

By John A. Vissers. Perhaps the greatest obstacle to the ministry of the Renewal Fellowship is the perception within our denomination that it is our intention to move the church in a direction away from the Reformed tradition. You want to make our denomination something it is not. … Read more

Sexuality

Responsibilities of the Church to Homosexuals

By Patricia Allan. Because of their perceived lifestyle, values and behaviour, most Christians are totally unable to identify with homosexuals. What do you do if a homosexual comes to your church and asks for help? … Read more

Beyond Belief

“Beyond Belief” – Roger Judd

Sexuality

Testimonial

Anonymous. When I was 16 and first realized that my sexual attractions meant that I was a homosexual, I began to pray with great optimism, “God, please not me!” But as the years passed, and my homosexual desires did not, my hopes dimmed. … Read more

Daily Faith

Bible Study Opportunities For Adults

By John E. Schwarz. “It is unnecessary to furnish proof that there exists even among Christians a widespread biblical illiteracy … Protestantism will not forever survive if steps cannot be taken to remedy it.” – John Bright … Read more

Beyond Belief

“Beyond Belief” – Roger Judd

Evangelism

Lausanne II and The Manila Manifesto

By John A. Vissers. This past July “Lausanne II in Manila” brought together over 4300 evangelical Christian leaders from about 170 countries to assess what has happened over the last fifteen years since the first Lausanne Congress on World Evangelization was held in 1974 in Switzerland, and to chart a course for world evangelization as we approach the year 2000. … Read more

Evangelism

The Manila Manifesto: Twenty-one Affirmations

In July 1974 the International Congress on World Evangelization was held in Lausanne, Switzerland, and issued the Lausanne Covenant. Now in July 1989 over 4,000 of us from about 170 countries have met in Manila for the same purpose, and have issued the Manila Manifesto. … Read more

Evangelism

Lessons from Manila: The Primacy of the Local Church

By A. Donald MacLeod. “Who wants to belong to a church that has nothing to offer but a secular version of the gospels, that has lost its nerve to evangelize and takes refuge in the smug alleluias of pentecostalism?” Curiously, a large group within the church feels just the same way. … Read more

Reviews Theology

Disappointment with God, by Philip Yancey

Reviewed by Roma E. Bryant. Working from real life situations, Philip Yancey is making a supreme effort to provoke us to give more than a passing glance to three questions that are rarely asked aloud: Is God unfair? Is God silent? Is God hidden? … Read more

Table of Contents

20. Spring 1989

COVER PHOTO: Roberta Hestenes, the main speaker at the 1989 Annual Meeting at St. Andrew’s, Islington. Photo by Jack A. Harewood.

ARTICLES

The Family: Marbles or Miracles – David Mills

“Beyond Belief” – Roger Judd

The 1989 Annual Meeting photo essay – Jack A. Harewood

No Other Gospel – Donald G. Bloesch

Revitalize That Midweek Meeting! – Herman de Jong

The Ministry of God – Thomas W. Gillespie

REVIEWS

Preaching for Today, by Clyde E. Fant – J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg

A Primer for Preachers, by Ian Pitt-Wilson – J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg

Preventing Divorce, by Greg and Candy McPherson, and Bobb and Cheryl Biehl – Kit Schindell

A Season of Suffering, by John H. Timmerman – Kit Schindell

Daily Faith

The Family: Marbles or Miracles

By David Mills. In a world that is dying of despair, loneliness and depression, people want reality in their lives. They are looking for people with a simple, different, loving lifestyle based and built on the pattern of the love of Jesus Christ. … Read more

Beyond Belief

“Beyond Belief” – Roger Judd

History Renewal

The 1989 Annual Meeting photo essay

By Jack A. Harewood. The 1989 Annual Meeting took place March 3 & 4 at St. Andrew’s, Islington in Toronto. Over 200 people attended, and Dr. Roberta Hestenes, President of Eastern College, Philadelphia, was the theme speaker. She spoke about renewal and spirituality from the book of Exodus. … Read more

Theology

No Other Gospel

By Donald G. Bloesch. Theologically, there is a move from Trinitarianism to Unitarianism, from particularism to universalism. God is no longer “Father, Son, and Spirit” but now “the God beyond God.” The church may well be engaged in the not too distant future in a battle for the Trinity. … Read more

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