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3 Ways to Cultivate Resilient Leadership

Leadership is challenging, especially in these days, so effective leaders need to be resilient. C. Kavin Rowe asserts that resilience is essential in Christian communities as they are founded on hope. He outlines three ways Christian communities can cultivate hope and nurture resilience in their leaders. There are at least three central ways that we […]

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What’s Wrong with Thinking of Church as Family?

Lee Ann M. Pomrenke says the beloved metaphor of church as family can stand in the way of a congregation being truly open and inclusive. The church is a movement defined by shared values, commitments, and actions, not a household family linked by a shared heritage or appearances. To celebrate the Lewis Center’s anniversary, we […]

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Pentecostal Origins Early Pentecostalism In Ireland In The Context Of The British Isles

Book Reviews / Pneuma 29 (2007) 131-178 171 James Robinson, Pentecostal Origins: Early Pentecostalism in Ireland in the Context of the British Isles (Carlisle:…

The 95 Theses by Dr. Martin Luther

Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences Commonly Known as The 95 Theses by Dr. Martin Luther Out of love and concern for…

When Church Growth Is the Drug of Choice

I know, as a Pastor who has trudged through the valley of burnout, that church growth can be a powerful drug for a church leader. The temporary “high” of a well-attended event, a high-attendance Sunday, an influx of new members or baptisms, etc. can ha…

Is Passing the Offering Plate Dead? 7 Thoughts

For hundreds of thousands of churches, the tradition stood the test of time. The majority of churches passed the offering plate (or some type of receptacle) during a designated time of the worship service typically called “the offertory.” There is no doubt that the number of churches passing the offering plate has decreased dramatically in…

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Pentecostal Aesthetics Theological Reflections In A Pentecostal Philosophy Of Art And Aesthetics, Written By Steven Félix Jäger

book reviews 221 Steven Félix-Jäger Pentecostal Aesthetics: Theological Reflections in a Pentecostal Philosophy of Art and Aesthetics(Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, 2015). 177pp. $71.00 paper….