Pastor

God’s global agenda, that sounds like one overwhelming task because of it’s immensity. Luckily I was blessed with the oppurtunity to interview two increidble pastors and ask them what they think about it. I was able to speak to Tirsha Thornbury, youth pastor of Conejo Valley Community Church, and Glen Barnes, head pastor at First Baptist Church of Lodi. They broke down what they think God’s global agenda is and how both of them as individuals and as head of a church body are able to contribute…

In contrast, I would argue that the role of a pastor does include some sort of parenthood. The role of a pastor as a mentor to his or her mentees is parallel to the Biblical metaphor of a shepherd to his or her sheep. While discussing the role of a pastor in the class, I argued that the relationship between a pastor and his or her people is that like a shepherd’s relationship to his or her sheep. Figurative shepherds are to listen…

Grace Church Grace Church is located in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Grace Church opened in August, 2002 but has a long history. Grace Church dates back to 1928 as a small bible congregation and now is what some would call a mega church, weekly attendance is 5,000 people. Choosing a Church I have been wanting to find a church to join for a while now. I live over 45 minutes from what I consider my home church, First Baptist Church of St. Paul on Wacouta and 9th. I enjoy attending church to learn…

We came in very well-dressed for service, but when we walked in people are wearing sweatpants and are so relaxed. People kept coming up to us and saying hi and asking their names. The pastor’s secretary came to greet us and asked if we had met the pastor already, we got to speak to him for a couple moments. He seemed very open to allowing anybody to join the church there 're no criteria which I found odd. He said we could email him at anything or follow them on Twitter or Facebook. They told us…

include the Pastor who is responsible for leading the people and ministering throughout the week. It also includes the executive leadership and deacon board that have the role of assisting the Pastor’s vision and to be another point of contact for the congregation. Of course there are also informal roles that exist in the various ministry departments. For example, because I was the oldest and do not like to waste time I informally became the leader of Army for Christ. The role of Pastor came…

hand, it advocated those in the lower middle or working classes to misuse and manipulate the social structure to their benefit. Regine used her lowly position to serve as an excuse for her unethical decision-making with those around him, whereas the Pastor abused it by taking advantage of those lower him in the social ladder for his own…

Plato once said, "Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and everything." Plato, a revolutionary philosopher, changed the way people thought and weren't the fondest of the arts. Surprisingly, Plato likes music and describes music as a moral law. Then like most laws, a person is needed to carry out such law. This person would then have a vocation to plan music in the church. Church was once a vehicle for the…

Because Pastor centers the lovers’ story throughout three separate generations, Van Walsum helped to reinvent a traditionally 16th century costuming design and “[shift] the setting to 20th century Italy” (Pastor). Van Walsum used color not only to differentiate between Capulets and Montagues but also between multiple generations of Capulets of Montagues. In the…

those reasons that the text of the constitution does not say that the United States is a Christian nation. Second, in the first Amendment it applies to respecting religious and therefore it does not apply to only Christianity. And third, conservative pastors whining well into the nineteenth century. Over all how can we all as American’s claim to be real Christians and being a Christian nation when we have been through a lot of religious violence and when we have people all over suffering from…

There has been some very interesting arguments going around the world Recently. There is two sides,some say one is right and the other is wrong, but in reality they are both right. Are teens joining gangs for love and acceptance they Don’t get at home?, or, Are teens joining gangs for all sorts of reasons, not just one? In the article, “ The Myth of the Street Gang as a “Family Substitute”,” Dr.Samenow claims that , if it were true that teens were joining gangs for a family substitute,…