Christian Church

The early Christian church surfaced as a mission church bridging various languages, cultures, and religious environments. The church provided an essential biblical model of multiplication and reproduction. The biblical model of the church instituted by God expressed that a healthy church must encompass the practices of both evangelism and discipleship. Evangelism is the real business of life and that is getting souls saved , while discipleship helps to create other disciples. The cycle continues as people receive salvation, grow spiritually, mature, and go and make disciples. This consistent process builds a healthy body which is modeled after the body of Christ. Dave Earley and Rod Dempsey shares, “a healthy church is a representation of…

Ever since it’s creation the christian church had an impact on most all communities that it has been apart of, either good or bad. The church has been a launching pad for world changers, revolutionaries, equal rights activist, politicians, and even slave owners. During the time of legalized slavery throughout the United States, slaveowners were frequently christian and used the bible to justify their actions. Although almost every modern branch of christianity believes that slavery is…

An institution is defined as “a place where an organization takes care of people for a usually long period of time” (Merriam-Webster). An example that fits this definition would be the Christian church. The Christian church serves its congregation and the community by providing spiritual guidance and teaching its members core values that are at the heart of Christianity. One of the most commonly practiced values and teachings is “Love your neighbor as yourself” (New International Version, James…

The identity of the Christian church has become confused; the church is not the building people gather at on Sundays or holidays and it is not the denomination they belong to. Rather, the church transcends time, it is the totality of every believer ever. This misconception has lead to the rapid failure of the church today. Churches are becoming impersonal institutions that focus on their programs and attendance more than the people they are herding in. There is a serious lack of transformation…

As the Early Christian Church began to grow and spread, it had to appeal and relate to the culture of the world it was growing into. Early church leaders such as Paul taught Christianity in a ways that related to their growing audience. The Early Church also developed similarities with the Greek and Roman cultures that was trying to relate to, although it still maintained a distinct culture of its own. Overall, the Church’s willingness to adapt to their audience and ability to maintain its…

The Christian Church was the most powerful organization in Medieval Europe. The Christian Church had lots of Religious Power. The Church also had some Political Power of the church. These are some of the ways the church was powerful and wealthy in Europe during the Middle Ages. Most people listened and did what the church said and that gave the church Religious Power. The church promised a reward or punishment after death if you followed the rules or not. The reward after death was going…

Churches are the main places of worship for Christians and it is a place for a person to go and have time for themselves and time for God. Not to mention, Christians also worship in cathedrals. The influence of Christianity in architecture can best be described in the context of the church which dominated art and architecture in the Middle Ages. From the ninth century onwards, the Christian Church was inextricably linked to the fine arts of architecture. All of beautiful designs and objects of…

The two schools I would like to take the time to compare are very similar, yet vastly different. These schools are the Church school and the Christian school. I have personally have been in both types of schools. I attended the North Platte Baptist School for most of my schooling. I went to the Shenandoah Baptist Academy for one year out of my education. North Platte Baptist School is a church school and Shenandoah Baptist Academy is a Christian school. Many people would think there is no huge…

The attendance in churches has dropped tremendously throughout the years. A study from 2007 to 2014 showed that “the number of Americans identifying as Christians fell from 78.4 percent (178.1 million people) to 70.6 percent (172.8 million people)”(LeClaire). There are many reasons why numerous people have left the church. For one, not all families attend church every single weekend. Several people from the church community only attend service for certain holidays, like Christmas and Easter,…

I chose to visit a Christian church because I was raised in an atheist household with no prior knowledge of any religious faiths. My lack of knowledge on religion was what actually inspired me to take this class and after a few lessons I realized that in order to understand other religions, I should have a firm understanding of Christianity. The Christian church where I did my site visit was actually a Non-Denominational church which I believe was perfect for my first experience in religion…