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Doctrinal Standards and Our Theological Task

  This is part of a series of posts on my understanding of faith, ministry and the church. I would enjoy feedback and your response to my answers to these questions. Question – How do you intend to affirm, teach and apply Part II of the Discipline (Doctrinal Standards and Our Theological Task) in your […]

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Interpretation of Jesus Christ is Lord

This is part of a series of posts on my understanding of faith, ministry and the church. I would enjoy feedback and your response to my answers to these questions. Question – How do you interpret the statement Jesus Christ is Lord? Response – My response begins: I believe that the statement Jesus Christ is […]

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Understanding of Evil

This is part of a series of posts on my understanding of faith, ministry and the church. I would enjoy feedback and your response to my answers to these questions. Question – What is your understanding of evil as it exists in the world? Response – My response begins: I understand evil to exist in […]

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Personal Experience and Understanding of God

This is part of a series of posts on my understanding of faith, ministry and the church. I would enjoy feedback and your response to my answers to these questions. Question – Describe your personal experience of God and the understanding of God you derive from biblical, theological, and historical sources. Response – My response […]

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Call to Ministry in the Sports Section

It is not often that one has the opportunity to read about someone’s call to ministry in the sports section. From the Kansas City Star on Sunday, February 18, 2007: God calling his shots now When Michael Watson bumps into a friend from his old life, the conversation tends to go something like this. The […]