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Recognizing Christ in our Midst
June 16, 2008 | Steve
Community is not a by-product but a central aspect of the revelation that takes place in the Body of Christ.…
Remembering the Dismembered
June 13, 2008 | Steve
Consider an example of remembering the dismembered in our society. It was a university town in the early ‘70s. Mark,…
Restoring to Community
June 12, 2008 | Steve
A central focus of his ministry is also that of reconciliation. For a variety of reasons, a number of people…
The Church as the Source of Salvation
June 11, 2008 | Steve
We proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ as the Word of our salvation. If the church is the Body of…
John Gardner on the Power of Community
June 10, 2008 | Steve
Think of the power of community in people’s lives. Listen to John Gardner’s description. John Gardner describes the power of…
Isolated From Our Neighbors
June 9, 2008 | Steve
Loren Mead summarizes the break down of a sense of community in our culture. (Five Challenges, pp., 46-50; Alban Institute)…
Responding as a Called Community
June 6, 2008 | Steve
We have lost the sense of call in our society. At one time the sense of professional was one who…
The Church As Called Versus Gathered People
June 5, 2008 | Steve
If I said to you, “Let’s go to church next Sunday,” what would you think that I was saying? I…
The Scripture as a Dynamic, Living Document
June 4, 2008 | Steve
As an aide to this form of Biblical interpretation, we are beginning to see a new type of biblical commentary.…
Seminaries Preparing Pastors to Listen With Congregations
June 3, 2008 | Steve
The challenge for seminaries, as they serve the Body of Christ, is to enable pastors and educators to join the…
The Church as an Eschatological Community
June 2, 2008 | Steve
There is a sense in which our understanding of the church as the Body of Christ revives the question of…
Risking the Presence of Christ
May 30, 2008 | Steve
What we are risking in seeking God’s word in the body is acting on the faith that Christ, as a…
Exegeting with Humility and Awe
May 29, 2008 | Steve
I realize that such quick and simple correlation between life situations and biblical stories might also lead to erroneous decisions.…
Resources for Congregational Exegesis
May 28, 2008 | Steve
The members of many mainline churches often draw back from utilizing Scripture in their decision making because they feel inadequate…
God’s Upside Down Community
May 27, 2008 | Steve
It is common for Christians to conclude their prayers with the phrase “through Jesus Christ our Lord.” What we have…
Members as First Class Christians
May 26, 2008 | Steve
Just as for clergy, so too people who are members of a church need to be made aware of the…
Learning How to Listen
May 23, 2008 | Steve
A critical change in attitude occurs when we come to a full recognition of the fact that the church is…
Full Time Ministry of Lay and Clergy
May 22, 2008 | Steve
Perhaps this slow dissolution of the power of the church and of the clergy of the church can offer us…
Church as Humiliated Body of Christ
May 21, 2008 | Steve
This change in the authority of the church can be very frustrating to those who have devoted their lives to…
The Disestablishment of the Church
May 20, 2008 | Steve
It may be that God permitted the institutionalization of the church and even used it to protect the church and…