The New Leader

At first glance, an individual may question what similarities exist between an Old Testament prophet and a New Testament church leader. The obvious answer would be their faith in God. However, what else should one consider? The span of time, the culture, and the language are all different. Further, what is relevant for today’s critical reader? With careful exegesis of passages in James and Hosea, an individual’s understanding of them will affect how they apply it in their own life. Brief…

During the 17th century, many English men and women were unhappy with the lives they were living in their home country. As a result, the people voyaged to the new world in search of religious freedom, glory and wealth. Early settlers chose to build their lives in different ways; two of the first colonies that arose in the new world were Plymouth and Chesapeake Bay. Plymouth and Chesapeake were alike in their forms of government, both used a representative approach that embodied the people. Both…

organizational structure: Narrow job categories can seriously undermine efforts to increase productivity or make it very difficult even to think about customers. Sometimes compensation or performance-appraisal systems make people choose between the new vision and their own self-interest. Perhaps worst of all are bosses who refuse to change and who make demands that are inconsistent with the overall effort. Therefore, this stage is still influenced by the need for a strong leadership and…

Puritan values impacted the New England colonies’ development from the 1630s to 1660s severely. The intertwinement of the Puritan church and New England government spurred the creation of Rhode Island and Connecticut, the emphasis on family led to the creation of the small family farm as a central facet to both New England society and economy, the twin ideals of hard work and simplicity made excessive profiteering something to be frowned upon and solidified New England’s purpose as first and…

teachings, he then was given the honor of being a member of the Aaronic priesthood. This priesthood stage is given to boys, age 12 and up, that display worthiness according to the church’s teachings. Grown men, within the church, place their hands upon a male youth in an ordaining ceremony that begins the youth’s entry into this priesthood. Jayden, even before his ordainment, would always tell his other male peers of his age, “We must act in accordance with what we believe, no matter what!” He…

integral part of the public display that shows a new convert giving his life to the Lord. Today’s message gives a scriptural description of water baptism, and how important it is to the Christians. Why Do You Need Water Baptism? I have seen converts who were shy to tell people around them about their new faith in Jesus. And in a short time, they were lured into worldliness again. Water baptism is significant, because it gives boldness to the heart of the new Christian. If you can boldly come out…

On May 22, 2011, Joplin, Missouri was hit by an EF5 tornado. A News-Leader article written by Thomas Gounley, “Five years after the devastating Joplin tornado, here's what the city looks like,” written five years after the disaster, explains the lasting effects of the tornado on the city. The article explains where the tornado touched down, how much damage it did, and what the lasting effects are on the community. The focus of the article is to give readers an inside-view of how specific…

When Claire Zachansian was a young woman, she fell deeply in love with man named Alfred Ill. She was abandoned by Ill once he had found out she was pregnant. Claire decided to take Ill to court for paternity, although Ill had paid two men to testify against her swearing that they were the ones that slept with Claire. The court eventually ruled against her, causing Claire to become a prostitute. Claire eventually met a very rich man at the brothel, and married into fortune. Many years later the…

Peter was mentioned over and over again in the life with Jesus and the beginning of the New Testament Church. It all started with Peter working as a fisherman and ran the business with the men and women of the Family. His life was not talked about in detail about before Jesus met him, but I would have to say that he was probably a normal hardworking man. Then Jesus called the leader out of him and his life changed forever for the better. Jesus was building His disciples and Peter was the more…

James D G Dunn notes: “The epochal significance of Pentecost raises the whole course of salvation-history to a new plane ….In one sense, therefore, Pentecost can never be repeated - for the new age is here and cannot be ushered in again. But in another sense Pentecost, or rather the experience of Pentecost, can and must be repeated in the experience of all who would become Christians.” Dunn is effectively saying that in order to witness for Jesus Christ today, just as the disciples…