... As a local church lay speaker, I should point out that lay speaker are charged, and able, to do a lot more than just be a "fresh voice" in the pulpit,...
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Persecution is when you are thrown in jail for your belief, or when you are given a death sentence for becoming a member of a church, for changing your ...
This is not persecution, it is a disagreement between two people, screaming or not, it is still just a disagreement between two people. Persecution is a whole...
Saw this article today and was sort of surprised at what has happened here. "A white high school student and native of South Africa has been excluded from...
I truly cherished and felt blessed by the years I spent as Lay Speaker. It seems weird to say that I was blessed when I was doing the serving but I did. I...
I agree John and you know I feel like if a caucasion individual were to have done great things to organize Black awareness and equality issues, then why should...
<<<You say you are for women's rights, yet you don't afford her the right to believe differently from yourself.>>>> She has every right in the world to be a...
... Michael, I appreciate the correction greatly. I was offering a short comment about lay speakers in the context of a larger discussion when I wrote this....
Diana, Take a deep breath. I am sorry for what has happened to your friend. Practically speaking, there is probably very little you can do to change her mind ...
... Bro. John, I love being an American. We are becoming increasingly more and more creative at displaying our idiocies............... <G> Next thing you ...
... I am going to tread very lightly on this topic. The hurts of lost relationships cut deep. What is being dealt with is a fundamental difference of opinion....
... Hey Andy, Mike and all, Why do you think it is that some churches do not use their lay speakers? At the church that I'm at I haven't seen lay speakers ...
Jesus the Way to the Father Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going, so how can we know the way?" Jesus answered, "I am the way and the...
Referring to someone who thinks differently from you as akin to the Taliban sounds awfully intolerant and does nothing to help us reach one another. We should...
hi, my name is angela, i just joined and i am 15 years old. i am i former catholic, and i am looking into other religions as i dont like catholosism. the...
My experience and observation is it comes down to the pastor and district. I think some pastors and district cultivate the lay programs and others maybe donąt...
Hi there, Angela. Welcome to our little Methodist internet cafe. Hmm . . . What we believe is pretty much what most Christians believe. We are not really any...
... WHAT ARE METHODISTS? Founded by John Wesley, the Methodist theology is based on scripture, tradition, experience, and reason. Methodists believe that...
... I cannot fathom why . . . I've had nothing but good experiences with lay speakers. I would swear by them (if swearing was a Christian sort of thing to do...
... I sort of have to agree here. While they are not my cup of tea (and I am a big time tea drinker!), they certainly help a lot of people to walk closer with ...
I do know about these organizations and sometimes I think they look for things that are not there. Esp Million Moms, I remember recently they wanted people to...
You know, folks who do not attend church but prefer to listen to a particular tele-evangelists or radio person really bother me. This friend of D is what ...
Absolutely Andrew! And what you are describing starts to smack of a cult Where no one is allowed to question anything the leader says (whether in person, on TV...
... I know these pastors as well. Personally, I think the strength of lay leaders is exactly their lack of seminary. I bobble head like me can go into a church...
... Hey now! I really liked that movie. I liked the book even better. It is a facinating look at the humanity of Christ and the suffering tempations which he...
Have to admit, it is happening here more and more. It is interesting to me that in the scriptures the only thing I can find about becoming a Christian is the...
... appointed, ... understand ... right, that ... doctrine, ... You're right - it doesn't make them wrong. BUT - and this is a very large BUT - my friend is of...
Methodism was founded by John Wesley, an Anglican priest. It originally started as small home churches that were frowned upon by the Anglican Church. Wesley's...
One thing I think you can be sure of. They are not listening to James Dobson - he does not teach this kind of stuff, I would think they might be listening to...
