Congregation College Essays Samples For Students

Church Visit

I visited the Ashland First United Methodist on Sunday 4th of November 2012. The church schedule indicated that the service would begin at 9.30 am. I arrived at 9.00am because I wanted to meet the pastor Dr. Dan Bilkert and make him aware of my presence. I had spoken to him the previous day and he had granted me the permission I needed to visit the church and observe the proceedings during worship.

When I arrived at the church, there were about 10 young men and women in the church. Two ladies were standing next to the large oak ...

Introduction

Christianity has several denominations but in order to understand it well I would like to focus on the Catholic Church. The Catholic Church is one or if not the oldest denominations of Christianity and also the most popular denomination. Due to its long historical background on Christianity it is an appropriate case study.so I visited St.Peters basilica church at around may this year and it was summer in the place with a friend of mine.at our time of visit the congregation was composed of generally everybody from the youth to the elderly.so we came across one of the altar boys ...

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Introduction 1

Thesis 2
Background 2
Biblical Concept of Leadership as a Way to Serve People 3
Theories of Leadership and How to Serve the People. 6
Trait Theory 6
Behavioral Theory 7
Contingency Theory 9
Power and Influence Theories 9
Levels of Leadership 10
Position 10
Permission 11
Production 11
People Development Level 12
Pinnacle 13
Conclusion 14

Bibliography 15

Appendix: Practical Application Report 19
Introduction
In a variety of professions, it has been said that “to lead is to serve.” This is certainly true of the ministry, in which ministers are expected to both lead, and serve ...

Sermons usually have many ideas, but all of them stem out from the main idea of the sermon. Haddon Robinson, in his book Biblical Preaching, came out with “The Big Idea Preaching”. The Big idea is an organizing factor, and preachers should organize sermons based on it. There are two purposes of using this method of preaching. First, the congregation would have something lasting in their minds after the sermon is over and secondly, the sermon is organized around one major idea allowing for a better understanding of the message the preacher is trying to convey. It is significant ...

Abstract

Pastoral counseling is gradually becoming a radical provider of mental health services. Clergymen are increasingly pursuing training in both behavioral science and religion. In endeavors to manifest quality clinical practice, they merge theological and psychological disciplines. Pastoral counseling is thus a distinctive psychotherapy, given its ability to include divine and God`s power. The psychotherapy is based on the belief that people desire divine connection. Pastoral counselors mediate healing with God`s loving in order to achieve ideal wholeness. As such, this paper depicts a reflection on pastoral counseling in liaison with previous readings in class. It leverages various ...

Calling

For me, there is no higher reason for living than to have an on-going, profound, and cherishing association with God. I resound the witness Paul who said, "I need to know Christ and the force of his resurrection" (Phil 3:10). It is the deepest yearning of my spirit to know God in a cozy way, and I thank my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Who has made that longing conceivable. Having gotten His endowment of salvation, by confidence, I now comprehend that knowing and adoring God is inseparably connected to tailing Him. Jesus said, "On the off chance that you ...

Introduction

Baptism is an essential aspect of the Christian doctrines as it denotes believers from non-believers. Over the years, it has been subjected to numerous changes but has managed to retain its importance in Christianity. I recently witnessed a baptismal ceremony and made multiple observations on how the event was conducted. After the completion of the ritual, I gathered information on the relevance of this ritual to the believers among members of the congregation. I drew conclusions from the insight generated during the interviews to present an argument about this ritual to the Christians. This paper is a representation of ...

Reiman (2007) defines communication as the process of information transfer from one character to another. Hence, nonverbal communication is a type in which wordless cues are sent and received between persons (Reiman, 2007). In most instances, visual cues are used in nonverbal communication. Thus, nonverbal communication is seen as a nonlinguistic transfer of information that is achieved through auditory, visual, kinesthetic and tactile channels. On verbal communication stretches beyond kinesthetic or body language. It also includes physical appearance, proxemics, hepatics, paralanguages and gazes. This paper reports some of my experiences of nonverbal communications I witnessed during a previous marriage/wedding ceremony.
Marriage ...

Christian Leadership

Christian leadership is the type of leadership that is practiced in the church according to the life of Jesus Christ. Jesus set the foundation of leadership of the church by placing the apostles on the bottom-most part of the church to support the rest of the followers. Paul, the apostle took the work of the apostle seriously to ensure the doctrine of Christianity is spread throughout the world. He named five ministers who would help in building the kingdom of God as Jesus wished (Ascough 2002).

The five-fold leadership ministry or the ascension gift matrix is a concept of leadership ...

A Cathedral refers to a Christian church containing the seat of a bishop. It serves as the central church of the entire diocese, episcopate or conference. Although "cathedral" as a word is often loosely applied, those churches that have the roles of a "cathedral" that occur specifically. It is only in the denominations that have an episcopal hierarchy such as the Anglican, Roman Catholic, Orthodox as well as some Methodists and Lutheran churches that have cathedrals (Thomas, 2).
Some people argue that cathedrals were designed to intentionally intimidate people, especially during the middle ages. I agree with this idea. ...

After the defilement of the congregation and consequent breakout of the French Revolution, their impact had extremely debilitated. Despite the fact that the impact of the clergy toward the end of the eighteenth century had practically no practical effect, the years to come after the end of the French Revolution demonstrated the quality and flexibility of the congregation. It wasn't until the state-church bargain was marked by both the religious pioneers and the administration pioneers of France when the enduring impact of Catholicism started to be felt once more, and thus, this impact would be felt all through history ...

According to Church Growth Today, the Lakewood Church steered by Joel Osteen and his wife Victoria is the largest and fastest growing church in the U.S. (Lakewood Church 1). The church is a non-denominational Christian church located in Houston, Texas. It was started by John Houston and his second wife Dodie in 1959. After his death in 1999, his youngest son Joel Osteen took over. The church has a 16, 800 sitting capacity and holds four English services and two Spanish services per week. The congregation averages at 43,500 (Lakewood Church 1). Given this descriptive statistics, the church evokes an ...

Neighborhood Tour

The neighborhood has a simple layout; the road is paved, most residents appear to be within median income. There is no sidewalk on either side of the road. Most houses are well kept with mown lawns. The majority of residents owns, or is in the process of buying while a small percent, roughly fifteen percent, rent to an individual who lives on in the neighborhood. Seventy-five percent of the residents are Caucasian, with the remainder being African American. There is one home that is Spanish-only speaking household, as well. Most members of the neighborhood were employed. On average, at ...

The information about the origins of theatre that we have nowadays originates from divider sketches, enrichments, antiquities, and hieroglyphics that demonstrate the significance of effective chases, regular changes, life cycles, and stories of the divine beings. Theater most likely emerged as an execution of custom exercises that did not require initiation on the part of the onlooker. Early social orders saw associations between specific activities performed by the gathering or pioneers in the gathering and the wanted aftereffects of the entire society. These activities moved from propensity, to custom, and after that on to function and custom. The physical ...

The apostle Paul wrote letters to churches to help reconcile their differences and use them as guidelines in the future. Many of his letters were recorded and can be found today in the bible. Among his many teachings, one of the most controversial is the submission of women to their husbands and in public in general. In 1 Corinthians 14:34-35, Paul wrote: “As in all the congregations of the saints, women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says. If they want to inquire about something, ...

The Black Veil

The Minister’s Black Veil, by Hawthornes is a short story about a minister who, all of a sudden, starts putting on a black veil. This sudden behavior turns away the people of the town. It has been argued that the minister wanted to show the origin of sin. At the end of the short story, the reader discovers that the veil was used to symbolize the obstacles that we face in the life on earth and eternity. Reverend Hooper wears a veil one Sunday morning. The parishioners and the congregation to ask themselves what Rev. Hooper intended in this new gesture. No one ...

The growth of LA as a religious hub in the US can be attributed to the high number of immigrants who chose to settle in the city. Almost all religions are represented in LA with minority communities playing a significant role in the establishment of distinct religious practices as well as institutions. The high number of churches established by different ethnic groups also explains the reason why LA is diverse regarding cultural divisions.
Los Angeles is often described as a city with no ethnic majority because of the influence of various religious groups. Even the minority groups such as ...

Importance of ethos in Pastoral Ministry

Pastoral ministerial ethos involve the accepted code of conduct by the pastors in their daily devotion to the work of God. These are the qualities that are morally and spiritually upright that distinguish the pastors from mere men. Every pastor must engage this ministerial ethos so that the gospel be effective. Ministerial ethos are so important because they help a pastor to conduct every function following a spiritual blueprint that offers guidelines that the minister of the Gospel ought to follow (Gula, 2010).
Ministerial ethos like total obedience to the word of God will help the servant of God ...

Salvation: The Power of Personal Essay to Explore Disillusion

Good story telling is an art. The story teller has to relate to the reader, and build a relationship with him/her in order to create a great essay that makes a good point and touches the reader emotionally. In The Art of the Personal Essay, Phillip Lopate gives instruction on ways that a writer can create a good essay, which does those things. He specifically gives examples of, or introduces strategies like: relating to the reader, entering into dialogue between characters, and being honest, among others. These can all be seen in “Salvation,” by Langston Hughes. Hughes’s short ...

Introduction:

Henry Alline certainly was one of the key figures associated with the cultural history of 18th century Canada and North America. Although Alline was primarily an evangelist and a preacher, he had a political and social role to play as well in the politics of North America in the late 18th century. Henry Alline was mostly involved in preaching to common rural people a different version of the Bible and Protestant Christian teachings than was officially supported by the British Government and the Established Church. He was especially influential in the Maritime regions of Canada, especially Nova Scotia.
This ...

During the 17th century, around 1630, the puritans settled in New England. However, their main purpose was not to promote religion or religious freedom; rather they wanted to achieve freedom from the church and public officials in England. They believed the church and public officials prevented them from pursuing their religious beliefs as God intended them to. This essay focuses on the life of Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams who were deeply religious individuals during the 17th century. Although they led separate lives, the two are linked together because of their religious beliefs that led to them being banished ...

4thMarch 2014

Similarities between Maya Angelou, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings and Solomon Northrup, Twelve Years a Slave
Introduction
Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Birds Sing” and Solomon Northrup, “Twelve Years a Slave” are two memoirs with similar themes that encompassed their societies. These literally works depicts many life stories in which thematic concerns of religion, racism, chauvinism, education, poverty and seclusion carry an American dream. One quickly notices that they both relate in the way they pass out their different themes especially the theme of religion in this case. Religion is the main concern in ...

The emergence of the euthanasia practice is a topic that has elicited a sharp debate in the global world. The practice presents itself when physician terminates the life of the patient with the sole reason of reducing suffering. During the mentioned condition, the patient may request the termination of his/her life in order to reduce the suffering. The Catholic, human activists, and other concern authors have raised their strong opinion on the mentioned practice. Catholic Church spoke strongly through Sacred Congregation for the doctrine of faith. The declaration strong implores the Christians and non-Christians to fully distance themselves from the mentioned act. Similarly, ...

Documentary records indicate that, over decades music has been used in varied occasions due to its therapy values. Ceremonial religious music is Christian songs that provide healing to humanity. Religious music plays a role in elevating the human spirit. Moreover, religious moral, and attributes are expressed through ceremonial music. This trend thereby provides a framework that members learn and practice.it also transcends sensual attractions to goodness.
Catholic music in a catholic context is referred to as the real religious hymn as an exalted prayer. The music displays religious feelings through expressions; it is a way through which Catholics obey Gods conviction and ...

A few years after Doris Lessing’s wrote the Grass is Singing, Richard Wright releases yet one of the most compelling novel the depicts the story of an African American fugitive slave—The Man in the Underground (1945). In this novel, the lead character, Fred Daniels attempts to escape from a corrupt history and a corrupt society. From a privileged house servant, Fred Daniels character develops into an underground criminal. In the course of Daniel’s journey, Wright reveals a layer of racism above ground. This novel is also quite similar to Ralph Elison’s Invisible Man. However, Wright argues more about slavery ...

No one needs to be an expert in film analysis to observe then conclude that Babette’s Feast, which was directed by Gabriel Axel and was released for public viewing in 1987, could qualify as a religious film, is about fine cuisine, or religious awakening. The reason behind such analysis is that the film revolves around the life of two religiously devote woman and the small community that they preside, and the central event is a feast of fine cuisine. Nevertheless, it takes a much deeper analysis in order to realize that Babette’s Feast is more than just fine cuisine and ...

Although the founding fathers were religious men, their character made them insist in constructing a nation that would defend the freedom of belief through a clear separation of church and state. They were afraid of a fusion of faith and government for many reasons. The most important is that they fought for their independency against a country where the king was the head of the church, and it was the history of European religious warfare what led to the settlement of America. Other events may have warned the founding fathers against letting any one sect have privileges over the others. As an example, ...

A visit to a Jewish Temple for the First Time

I have been always fascinated about the Jewish tradition and religious practices. It was one of my greatest aspirations to visit a Jewish temple and learn about its culture. Since I am brought up in a family that does not believe in religion, I have been quite curious to see the religious practices in places of worship since my childhood. Fortunately, I got an awesome chance to visit the Jewish temple Chabad of Palmetto Bay Located at 16721 SW 78 Ct Palmetto FL recently. My visit to this beautiful Jewish temple and my participation in various religious practices there was a refreshing ...

The article ‘De-centering and Re-centering: Rethinking Concepts and Methods published in the Sociological study of Religion published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion focuses on the American sociology of religion. The article is mainly a review of already existing research. It incorporates a variety of research findings from scholars of the religion discipline. Throughout the article, continuous reference is made to journal articles published in the 20th century and the early 21st century and their findings.
In the article, four conceptual edges of the sociology of religion are outlined. According to the authors, the four edges form ...

It was a great opportunity for me to attend a worship service in a Roman Catholic Church which is quite different from the Protestant church that I belong to. Roman Catholic Church is known as Roman because of its historical association with Rome and the Pope. Members of this church are known as Catholics all over the world and the main seat of Catholicism is the Vatican City in Rome, where Pope is the spiritual head. Catholicism is different from the Protestant and Anglican system, mainly because of the beliefs, liturgy, theology and doctrinal practices. However the central belief that God came ...

Euthanasia, otherwise known as assisted suicide or “death with dignity” is an incredibly challenging topic from the medical perspective, the right for autonomy, and from the religious or ethical standpoint. Generally speaking, euthanasia is not legal in most countries throughout the world and although one could understand the complexity in the nature of the practice, there is something to be said when looking at it through the experience of an individual who feels as if his or her life is not one worth living. The Spanish film, “The Sea Inside” focuses on the life of a paraplegic man who ...

Sexual Behavior in People.

In some cultures sexual orientation is prohibited by the laws and religion until marriage. In other cultures it is expected that sexual behaviors between partners be of different genders and not the same. Depending on how one is raised going against the teachings and political aspects could be misconstrued as a sin or illegal act. In the same sense both religion and law can define how the individual should approach a partner with a sexual attitude. It can also define how to avoid certain behaviors based on beliefs or a belief system. The following paragraphs will delve into this ...

A servant is hurried by his master to go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city and invite the poor, crippled, blind and lame people to his master’s house; the servant states that he had already made the invitation, but that there was still room after persons had responded to the invitation as others had cited various reasons why they could not come. The master then told him to go beyond to the hedges and to the highways and to compel people to come in, so that he could have a full house (Luke 14:20-13). ...

Site for participant observation (give enough detail to really describe it)

Initial Questions (complete BEFORE you go to the site)
What appeals to you about this site?
The church has aged properly; it has been established for a few years now.
The presence of one of the largest congregations around the area.
The church participates in several other activities apart from the Sunday services, thus have more to offer in terms of study.

What concerns or anxieties do you have before setting out?

Hostility from the congregation. Many people are not happy about being observed and studied.
Alienation; I was afraid that I would look out of place in the church thus interfering with my ability to observe keenly.
I ...

Worship Service #1

Place: 820 S West End Blvd
Personal Connection to this place? None
The Seventh Day Adventist Church is a church that believes to please God you must worship on a Saturday, because it is commanded in the Holy Bible. While I do not agree with their premise, I found the service warm, friendly, and interesting. The building is a small brown building, slightly set back from the main road. If you weren’t looking for it, you’d never know it was there. I probably would have driven past it, if it had not been for my GPS telling ...

Religious Studies

The “Middle” Positions of Homosexuality in Churches
Homosexuality has been major issue of debate in the church for the past decades. In addition, the Church has ignored this intricate issue; this has been due to the Christian teachings that are based on marriage, which strictly asserts that marriage is a holy matrimony meant for a man and a woman. The church has viewed Homosexuality as an immoral act and sin against God, and thus, the church denominations could not allow it under any circumstance. However, in the past decade, there has been openness to accept homosexuality in some churches. ...

It is not easy to please everyone at all times. Sometimes the people around a person and the society places enormous pressure to conform and fit into the norms and traditions followed by them that an individual has to compromise his or her beliefs and ideals just to fit in and to be accepted. Fitting in could sometimes involve proving that a person is manly enough, subscribes to certain religious beliefs and does things that do not stand out from the rest of the community. Compromise and ‘fitting in’ is a theme that is discussed by George Orwell in ...

James Rado, Gerome Ragni, and Galt MacDermot’s 1967 rock musical Hair is a masterpiece of true musical theater. The musical explores the philosophies of the 1960s hippie movement and delivers a powerful message about making peace instead of war. However, the show is also recognized for its highly controversial subject matter. The musical contains dialogue, song lyrics, and musical numbers that relate to provocative themes such as sexual liberalism, drug use, and graphic violence. These themes reveal Hair as an inappropriate production to perform at a local parish chapel. Even if the chapel in question were facing financial ...

Arianism

Throughout its entire history, the Christian church has been facing lots of challenges that threaten the unity of the Church and its main injunctions. The leaders of Christians tried to end any manifestation of the ideas that were in contrast to the original form of religion, as they believed such thoughts were coming from the devil. Such false doctrines were called heresies, and some of them represented such a threat to the Church that they were becoming a matter of discussions on the high level councils of the leaders of the Christian church.
The heretic ideas of Arius began ...

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In this essay, I am going to give information regarding a personal visit I made to a Buddhist temple. Specifically, I am going to describe the place that I visited, discuss the religious activities that I observed, and consider the dialogue that I had with members of the community. Ultimately, it is my goal to give a thorough explanation of my visit and to begin to bridge the gap between my understandings of other religions and the reality that truly exists.
There are numerous types of Buddhist worship services. The one that I ...

This was a study in which about 1,400 newborn children of Pacific Island plunge were taken after for a timeframe in the wake of being conceived in the nation of New Zealand. Particular ranges that were concentrated on was the procedure of partner maternal cultural assimilation, as measured by a truncated adaptation of the General Ethnicity Questionnaire, and that of a chose newborn child and maternal wellbeing hazard marker. The study discoveries uncovered that those newborn children who has a solid character to the Pacific Islands culture really has discernibly better baby and maternal danger variable results when ...

The name Hagia Sophia means holy wisdom and its architects were Arthemius the mathematician of Tralles and Isidorus the physicist from Miletus. Both the state and the church were taken to be symbolically in unison once the emperor was in the sanctuary. It was believed that the building of the church was the heavens court on earth. The sanctuary could only be entered in by the Byzantine emperor and the clergy. The following are the some of the ways that the architecture and ornament of Hagia Sophia reinforces the staying of Byzantine emperor.
The layout and the segmentation of ...

I set out to visit the messianic synagogue that is located at 6304 Beltline road in Dallas, Texas at the south west corner of Beltline and emerald wood. The main entrance to the synagogue is comprised of three stair cases that lead to three large mahogany doors. At the front of the building just above the doors is a star like inscription. The outside of the synagogue is quite scenery and one cannot wait to get inside.
Once inside, I was amazed at the orderliness of these Judaists. The seats were arranged in rows leaving enough space for one ...

Same Sex Marriage and Crime

Introduction
Throughout history, homosexual and homoerotic love has existed because of the sheer fact that men have matched with men and ladies have combined with women looking for fraternity, bolster and adoration – regularly physical affection (Smith, 2014, p. 1). Renowned Yale University law professor William Eskridge, in his cogent monograph, “The Case for Same-Sex Marriage”, refers to recorded histories of same-sex couples dating back to Biblical times. He takes note of that Same-Sex links between men were standard in antiquated Greece; truth be told, the Roman Ruler Nero even had a formal wedding function with his male beau Sporus. ...

Clara Barton was a nurse who dedicated her life to humanitarian efforts and founded the American Red Cross. Clara was born in 1821 and spent most of her early years with her parents on a farm. In the year 1838 she started teaching in a number of schools in Canada as well as in West Georgia where she had exemplary performance. She furthered her education in writing and languages at Clinton Liberal Institute in New York. She became the first person to open a free school in New Jersey, which had high growth in attendance under her leadership. She later left out of ...

Research studies indicate that, disciplining and social justice has been part and parcel of the Christian churches since their inception in the early church. Discipline is a core principle in churches so as to maintain and also safeguard their purity towards their God and the place of worship. Even God himself has allowed punishing and disciplining of disobedient members of the church (Murphy, Melton, and Ward, 1993: 19). A good example is that of the punishment God gave to Hananiah and Saphira after cheating on Him in the early church. Churches lay down laws that its congregation had to follow. ...

In this paperwork, I am going to respond to the following questions-the problem of change and how Aristotle come up with a solution, the differences between Aristotle’s conception of cause ad the modern one, the final causes according to Aristotle, the virtus dormitiva objection, and the reason why Epicurus think it does not matter to us when we die.

I am now going to state the differences between Aristotle’s conception of cause and the modern one.
Competent causation, whereby, he argues that causation has to be a relation among events, since the modern one argues that things can ...

I looked forward to attending Shabbat and learning more about it not only out of curiosity, but also I wanted to become more knowledgeable about the Judaism way of worship. I had previously done some studies about it but then wanted to have a real experience with it and how Jews worship. I then decided that one day; I needed to attend a Shabbat so as to get a firsthand experience with Judaism and their worship. Shabbat, is the Sabbath day of all Jews that is celebrated every seventh day of the week (Wertheimer 48). All Jews commemorate it by observing a total ...

According to Robinson (257), The Bible is a book belonging to the Jews since from it they derive the law, beliefs, and lore especially from the first five books. Most Jews study the Talmud such as the Orthodox while they derive their form of worship from torah or Pentateuch. Pentateuch is a Greek word meaning five pieces derived from Hebrew language. The author notes that the Bible derives different names to befit the protean form. The rabbinic literature refers to the Bible as Ha-Sefarim a Greek word meaning ta Biblia.
The ancient Israelites used different books in reference to the Bible ...

Lutheran church is a protestant movement instigated by Martin Luther King. Martin Luther king was an ardent reader of the bible and realized that some of the practices of the Roman Catholic were not in accordance to what he believed was the right doctrine. He came up with a doctrine and initiated a revolution that led to the break from the Roman Catholic. The Lutheran church was therefore born and a visit to the church revealed some practices and rituals that caught up with my attention.
The service I attended began at 8pm with a session of intersession. Intersession is a time when believers ...

Church disciplining in African-American denominations can vary slightly from one African-American denomination though there are many similarities. Disciplining in church refers to expressing disapproval over someone’s action that will call for that person to repent in order to be forgiven by God and to continue carrying out church activities.
In Africa Methodist church which is an example of African-American denomination a clergy, a member of the congregation or any other person in church is charged if he or she performs an act that is against the African Methodist church doctrines. For instance, failing to minister properly, sexual abuse, carry ...

This essay gives information about a recent visit to a Catholic Church and a Mosque. It tries to compare this to the Jewish Temple (The author’s church). A discussion about the similarities between the religions will be at the commencement of the paper followed by discussion about the entrance to the church, the service itself, literature available and a reflection on the visit.
A recent visit to a Catholic Church and a Mosque revealed a number of similarities and differences to the Jewish Temple that is normally attended by the writer’s family. The Catholic Church was attended during the most popular Sunday service ...

The enlightenment period or the age of enlightenment as it is commonly known is a period in the 18th century where the smartest minds of the time tried to explain formerly unexplainable phenomena using scientific methodology and reasoning as opposed to tradition and faith which were more puritan ideals (Nina, 365). Everything at the time was subject to critical reasoning. Some of the fields that faced the reasonable critique were politics, religion and most importantly literature. Before the enlightenment period the dominant force on knowledge was religion, especially Christianity. The 18hth century saw major transformations with many believing that the ...

Religions in societies that are tribal are based on what is happening around them. There is no specific founder of religion as every tribe had their religion based on what was happening to them at the time. The beginning of religion is covered with many myths and folklore and of people who are claimed to have been close to God. Most anthropologists claim that Christianity is filled with animism where people believe in a supernatural being that takes care of their entire problem (Frykenberg 67). Additionally, the term animism became such a popular term that it was used in the British ...

Corinthian, book of correction

Introduction
Paul's concern of the misunderstandings in the church at Corinth is. The church was corrupted by ideas and conceptions that were neither based on the scriptures nor were they sensible, even with the Intellectual preacher, Apollos among them (who served as pastor in Paul's absence). The Corinthian church accommodated traditions of the Roman culture and allowed divisions among them. The disquieting reports sent to Paul while he was in Ephesus revealed that the community of members were identifying themselves separately according to leaders they adored. The separations led to divisions in the church leading to Paul's decision ...

The expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492 set off the era of the Jewish Migration that continued into the 16th and 17th century. The recapture of Brazil by Portugal in 1654 sent many Jews to sail through the Dutch region (from the Caribbean up to New Amsterdam) marking the start of the Jewish community in North America. Although their numbers in the American population hardly exceeded a tenth of one percent, Colonial Jews established patterns of communal that has lasted to date. They lived in cosmopolitan port cities and organized themselves into communities centered on their religious practices and ...

Introduction

The most significant period in the history of Christianity was witnessed during the time of Jesus. After his triumphant ministry, Christianity later, with the support of leaders like Augustus Caesar, became a dominant religion in the larger Roman Empire. However, it later spread to different corners of the world mainly as a result of the early apostles. Today, Christianity is one of the major classical religions in the world (Crouch, J.E., 2000). However, it has had to deal with schisms which have divided into numerous denominations, sects and cults. Mostly, these have resulted from the different doctrinal positions held by each ...

The black church dates back to mid eighteenth century when Richard Allen and Absalom Jones from Philadelphia founded the Free African Society. Since then, the black church has played a very pivotal role in uniting the black American community.
As the church grew, it became the centre of community based development where people could respond to every day issues and initiate solutions. For example, some of the long-standing churches of the northern blacks, many of which were middle class and Baptist or Methodist, tried to introduce recent immigrants to the northern life via different educational mechanisms. They conducted training ...

In the Sonoma County, the state of California, it is mid-day at the beginning of the summer. The land gets the highest amount of rainfall in this state but also has the longest summer, which makes it prone to fire. The natives create a simple ceremony in the fields at the beginning of every summer. The fields are open, no chairs except one on the podium, which is used by the priest. A table with bottles of water and some glasses is at the center. There are about two hundred people, both whites and African Americans though the whites are ...

Compare and contrast church sermons to campaign speeches

Communication remains an imperative component in society as it helps people exchange ideas, relate with others, and form close bonds with family members. However, communication assumes different forms depending on the subject, audience, environment, and other constructs. Church sermons and campaigns speeches remain the two forms of communication in the contemporary society, but they share similar aspects and differ in others as addressed in this paper.

Church sermons and campaign speeches appeal, convince, and encourage the audience, through emotional inspiration to take a certain course of action. In the case of church sermons, the speaker (religious leader/pastor) appeals to the ...