A publication of the Renewal Fellowship
A publication of the Renewal Fellowship
By Herman de Jong. If your fellowship evening looks like a closely-knit club or is religiously well-programmed, then the time may have come to break through the exclusiveness of the evening and combine the foremost purpose of the fellowship hour with outreach to the community. … Read more
By Thomas W. Gillespie. The ministry of the church, properly speaking, belongs to the triune God who distributes the work of the Spirit to each and every member of the Christian community. … Read more
Reviewed by J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg. Incarnational preaching: “the incarnation is the truest theological model for the mysterious divine-human preaching event, which is neither all of the human nor all of God, but which partakes of both with precisely the same degree of mystery and humility” … Read more
Reviewed by J.H. (Hans) Kouwenberg. This book’s stated intention is both to inspire beginning students of homiletics and to refresh and recharge experienced pulpiteers. … Read more
Reviewed by Kit Schindell. This book promotes communication by offering over 300 non-threatening, even fun questions for couples to ask each other … Read more
Reviewed by Kit Schindell. The book is sub-titled “One Family’s Journey through Depression”, discussing what a congregation can do to help and what an individual can offer, with sane, gentle and helpful advice about visiting someone in a “psych” ward. … Read more
COVER ILLUSTRATION: Christ and the disciples at Emmaus, Albrecht Dürer
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By Roberta Hestenes. Who leads the church in developing spiritual maturity? Presumably the pastor. And where does the pastor learn it? The churches figured it was taught at seminary; the seminaries assumed it was caught at church. … Read more
By Calvin Brown. … Read more
By Harold Jantz. In a denomination with declining membership, in the PCC there are pockets of renewal with very dynamic and exciting congregations across our country that are winning people to Christ and growing. … Read more
By William Duffy. Homosexuality is not in accordance with God’s creation of his purpose for our lives or our good. There is no question that in God’s eyes it is an abomination – a perversion of what he created which was, and is, very good. … Read more
Reviewed by Jack Charleson. The statistics presented clearly indicate that the majority of enquiries made at Billy Graham crusades are of a genuine nature and have a lasting impact on the life of the individual. … Read more
