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We have developed in this manual forty three lessons for Christian church training. These lessons can be used for preaching, Sunday school, and Bible study. A varied menu is therefore offered to students for their full spiritual development. The instructors must take the time to prepare each lesson, to study the related texts in order to master the subject. They must help students discover the truth through interaction, exchange and dialogue. They must engage the debate to make the lessons interesting and the students interested. We haven't done everything for you; you will also need to ...

Michael Anthony wrote in his book Foundations of Ministry : “Many churches are involved in activities which contribute to our society’s needy,( such as ministries for the homeless, unwed mothers, and various recovery groups). Their involvement in such programs fulfill the biblical mandate of clothing the needy, feeding the hungry, and visiting prisoners, widows, and orphans( James 1:27; Matt. 25:35-36). The difficulty comes when these programs take on such a significant role that the church ceases to fulfill its primary role of evangelism of the lost and edification of the body…The ...

In this manual we have developed 52 lessons for the Christian formation of the church. These lessons cover the book of Genesis, part of the Psalms and the Epistle of James. They can be used for preaching, for Sunday school and Bible study. A varied menu is therefore offered to students for their full spiritual development. The instructor must take the time to prepare each lesson, study related texts in order to master the subject. He must help students discover the truth through interaction, exchange and dialogue. He must engage in debate to make the lesson interesting and the students ...

Speaking in tongues is still practiced by many churches today . For some, it is proof of salvation and spirituality; for others, it is a proof that one has received the baptism of the Holy Spirit. Many believe that the proof of the entry of the Holy Spirit into a life is speaking in tongues, after one has finished praying the prayer of salvation, one must wait for his Pentecost by praying and groaning; there are leaders who even force their followers to speak in tongues. Should and can the evangelical Christian of today speak in tongues? In addressing this subject, we do not in any way wish...

This book on Church evangelism presents a descriptive, prescriptive and instructive teaching about God’s purpose for the Church. The Great commission given to the church to go into all the world is explained with the Great Commandment that admonishes the children of God to love their neighbors as much as they love themselves by reaching out to them with the Gospel of Christ. This is a book that compels the church to go with Christ, to grow in Christ, to glow for Christ so that in all things God is glorified. Every church (small, middle-sized or large) is sent to the observation table for ...

It is impossible to promote and uphold, in any society,standard moral values related to every aspect of human life where no one believes in Godly leadership. The consequences are inescapable as evidenced by the wars and bloodshed of the twentieth century; the result has been the fall of Christian leadership. According to Gushee, Christendom refers to “lands that adopted orthodox Christianity as their official religion, beginning with the late Roman Empire, then its successor European states, and finally the lands colonized by Europeans beginning in the fifteenth century”[1]. We see a ...