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Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 32 Resurrection
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 32 Resurrection
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
Resurrection The Message and the Validity of Faith 1 Corinthians 15:1-20 This final essay completes the circle of five essays that make up the epistle. These are: The Cross and Christian Unity (1:10–4:16) Sex: Men and Women in the Human Family (4:17–7:40) Christian and Pagan: Fre…
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 31 Women and Men Worshiping
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 31 Women and Men Worshiping
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
Women and Men Worshiping The first section in this essay on worship affirmed both women and men in their roles as prophets (11:2-16). Paul suggested that they dress differently to avoid misunderstanding and carry on praying and prophesying. At the end of the essay on worship (14:…
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 33 Adam and Christ—The End of All Things
Paul Through Mediterranean Eyes - 33 Adam and Christ—The End of All Things
by SPCK-Kenneth E. Bailey
Adam and Christ—The End of All Things Having affirmed the creed (15:1-11) and having stressed that without the resurrection all Christian faith is empty (15:12-20), Paul is ready to talk about the broad sweep of history and the resurrection. He does this in his first presentation…
The Minister as Entrepreneur - 11 “A visionary who, in partnership with… others”
The Minister as Entrepreneur - 11 “A visionary who, in partnership with… others”
by SPCK - Michael Volland
“A visionary who, in partnership with… others” A visionary is someone who thinks about the future with imagination and wisdom. Visionaries have original ideas about what the future could be like; they are able to conceive of an alternative reality in which things are better for m…
The Minister as Entrepreneur - 13 Entrepreneurs in the Bible
The Minister as Entrepreneur - 13 Entrepreneurs in the Bible
by SPCK - Michael Volland
Entrepreneurs in the Bible We can identify various figures in the Bible and in Christian history whose faith in God has resulted in their adopting what might be described as an entrepreneurial approach to their collaboration with God…
The Minister as Entrepreneur - 10 An entrepreneurial God?
The Minister as Entrepreneur - 10 An entrepreneurial God?
by SPCK - Michael Volland
An entrepreneurial God? I have written this book in the belief that entrepreneurs are a gift of God to the Church, and that in a time of discontinuous cultural change they have the potential to help the rest of us to recognize opportunities offered by the Holy Spirit and to step …
The Minister as Entrepreneur - 15 Feeling positive about entrepreneurs in Christian ministry
The Minister as Entrepreneur - 15 Feeling positive about entrepreneurs in Christian ministry
by SPCK - Michael Volland
Feeling positive about entrepreneurs in Christian ministry I asked each of my interviewees how they felt about the use of the term ‘entrepreneur’ in relation to Christian ministry. Without exception, all of them were positive. Roger felt that to bring the word into the vocabulary…
The Minister as Entrepreneur - 3 Dragons’ Den? Towards a positive understanding of the entrepreneur