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John Wesley and the Origins of Methodist Missions

par Philip Wingeier-Rayo ...

Learn how Methodism became a worldwide mission.It is broadly understood that John Wesley was the founder of the Methodist movement that spread around the world in the eighteenth century. He is known for being a missionary in Georgia, his “heart-warming” experience at Aldersgate, field preaching, and the famous quote “the world is my parish.” It is also assumed that Wesley was a proponent of world ... En savoir plus

$45.99 CAD

Learn how Methodism became a worldwide mission.It is broadly understood that John Wesley was the founder of the Methodist movement that spread around the world in the eighteenth century. He is known for being a missionary in Georgia, his “heart-warming” experience at Aldersgate, field preaching, and the famous quote “the world is my parish.” It is also assumed that Wesley was a proponent of world
... En savoir plus
The Presence of God in the Christian Life

John Wesley and the Means of Grace

par Henry H. Knight III ...

Collections series Pietist and Wesleyan Studies
While the most standard treatments of John Wesley's theology focus their attention on his distinctive 'way of salvation', they fail to provide a thorough examination of Wesley's 'means of grace.' This book offers the first detailed discussion of the means of grace as the liturgical, communal, and devotional context within which growth in the Christian life actually occurred. Knight shows how the ... En savoir plus

$158.99 CAD

While the most standard treatments of John Wesley's theology focus their attention on his distinctive 'way of salvation', they fail to provide a thorough examination of Wesley's 'means of grace.' This book offers the first detailed discussion of the means of grace as the liturgical, communal, and devotional context within which growth in the Christian life actually occurred. Knight shows how the
... En savoir plus
Making Connections

Exploring Methodist Deacons' Perspectives on Contemporary Diaconal Ministry

par Andrew Orton, Todd Stockdale ...

Churches are increasingly exploring the potential of diaconal ministry to help them serve wider society in the contemporary context. Those involved in this ministry seek to forge improved connections between churches and the wider communities in which they are located. However, the role of those ordained to be deacons is diverse, challenging and often controversial, both within and outside the ... En savoir plus

$9.99 CAD

Churches are increasingly exploring the potential of diaconal ministry to help them serve wider society in the contemporary context. Those involved in this ministry seek to forge improved connections between churches and the wider communities in which they are located. However, the role of those ordained to be deacons is diverse, challenging and often controversial, both within and outside the
... En savoir plus
Guidelines Trustees

Manage the Resources of the Congregation

par General Council On Fin & Admn ...

Your role as trustee is governed by The Book of Discipline. Being a trustee of your local church is an important role and one in which you can take great pleasure. This Guideline is intended to be a guide as you begin fulfilling your responsibilities, and a reference throughout your tenure as trustee.This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2017-2020 that cover church ... En savoir plus

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Your role as trustee is governed by The Book of Discipline. Being a trustee of your local church is an important role and one in which you can take great pleasure. This Guideline is intended to be a guide as you begin fulfilling your responsibilities, and a reference throughout your tenure as trustee.This is one of the twenty-six Guidelines for Leading Your Congregation 2017-2020 that cover church
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The John Wesley Code: Finding a Faith That Matters

par James Stuart ...

James Stuart argues that John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, can help Methodists find a new vision today if they are prepared to listen and learn from Wesley. He paints a challenging portrait of Wesley, profoundly transformed and driven by the love of God, who chose to stand alongside the poor and dislocated people of his day and offer a message of healing, hope and personal transformation ... En savoir plus

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James Stuart argues that John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, can help Methodists find a new vision today if they are prepared to listen and learn from Wesley. He paints a challenging portrait of Wesley, profoundly transformed and driven by the love of God, who chose to stand alongside the poor and dislocated people of his day and offer a message of healing, hope and personal transformation
... En savoir plus
The Rise of Theological Liberalism and the Decline of American Methodism

par James Heidinger ...

Jim Heidinger has given a gift to the church. He helps the reader comprehend the complex factors and forces that have combined to gut the evangelical passion for souls and orthodox theology that was the core of the American Wesleyan movement. For those who have been wading through the turbulence that theological liberalism has caused in our church, this book will help you understand how we got ... En savoir plus

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Jim Heidinger has given a gift to the church. He helps the reader comprehend the complex factors and forces that have combined to gut the evangelical passion for souls and orthodox theology that was the core of the American Wesleyan movement. For those who have been wading through the turbulence that theological liberalism has caused in our church, this book will help you understand how we got
... En savoir plus
Scriptural Christianity: John Wesley's Sermon In Today's English (4 of 44)

par James Hargreaves, John Wesley ...

Scriptural Christianity is the fourth message from Wesley's 'Forty-Four Sermons'. It was originally preached at St. Mary’s, Oxford, on August 24, 1744. The texts for this sermon are Ezekiel 33:4; ‘If anyone hears the trumpet but does not heed the warning and the sword comes and takes their life, their blood will be on their own head’ & Acts 4:31; ‘They were all filled with the Holy Spirit’.In this ... En savoir plus

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Scriptural Christianity is the fourth message from Wesley's 'Forty-Four Sermons'. It was originally preached at St. Mary’s, Oxford, on August 24, 1744. The texts for this sermon are Ezekiel 33:4; ‘If anyone hears the trumpet but does not heed the warning and the sword comes and takes their life, their blood will be on their own head’ & Acts 4:31; ‘They were all filled with the Holy Spirit’.In this
... En savoir plus
In Every God-Created Thing

Finding God in the everyday and the ordinary

par Annie K Heathcoat ...

In Every God-Created Thing is a collection of meditations, hymns, prayers, and psalms about finding God in the world around us. They were written during a three month period of study leave during which the author chose to explore her local area, and look for God in the people and situations she encountered every day. Taking inspiration from such diverse subjects as a sheep queueing for an ice ... En savoir plus

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In Every God-Created Thing is a collection of meditations, hymns, prayers, and psalms about finding God in the world around us. They were written during a three month period of study leave during which the author chose to explore her local area, and look for God in the people and situations she encountered every day. Taking inspiration from such diverse subjects as a sheep queueing for an ice
... En savoir plus
Leprosy

par W. B. Godbey ...

From the introducton:Our Savior in all His ministry had mercy on the poor lepers, saying to them, "Gatharisthete" ("Be thou cleansed"). This is a verb in the imperative mood, second person, singular number, and is still ringing around the world fraught with unutterable mercy to every lost soul which is full of leprosy, without a single exception, and doomed to endless woe, unless felicitously ... En savoir plus

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From the introducton:Our Savior in all His ministry had mercy on the poor lepers, saying to them, "Gatharisthete" ("Be thou cleansed"). This is a verb in the imperative mood, second person, singular number, and is still ringing around the world fraught with unutterable mercy to every lost soul which is full of leprosy, without a single exception, and doomed to endless woe, unless felicitously
... En savoir plus
Brief Recollections of George W. Walker

par Maxwell Pierson Gaddis ...

The life of the late Rev. George Washington Walker, by Rev. Maxwell P. Gaddis, is a volume filled with matter at once historical, feelingly religious, and possessing the attractions of romance, though its facts and incidents are strictly true, and without exaggeration. The volume, too, gives proof of considerable skill in practiced writing, and such as no one could easily produce without a ... En savoir plus

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The life of the late Rev. George Washington Walker, by Rev. Maxwell P. Gaddis, is a volume filled with matter at once historical, feelingly religious, and possessing the attractions of romance, though its facts and incidents are strictly true, and without exaggeration. The volume, too, gives proof of considerable skill in practiced writing, and such as no one could easily produce without a
... En savoir plus
A Hero Of Faith And Prayer: Life Of Rev. M. W. Knapp

par Aaron Merritt Hills ...

From the introduction:The life of Rev. Martin Wells Knapp was so unique and striking and many-sided, so beautiful in its simplicity, so fruitful in noblest achievements, that it fully deserves a permanent place among the biographies of great souls, the saints of God...This book will be helpful in many ways. First, it gives us an inside view of the Divine workshop in which God fashioned His ... En savoir plus

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From the introduction:The life of Rev. Martin Wells Knapp was so unique and striking and many-sided, so beautiful in its simplicity, so fruitful in noblest achievements, that it fully deserves a permanent place among the biographies of great souls, the saints of God...This book will be helpful in many ways. First, it gives us an inside view of the Divine workshop in which God fashioned His
... En savoir plus
The Collected Works of Phoebe Palmer

Six Books in One

par Phoebe Palmer ...

This volume contains six complete books from the late holiness powerhouse Phoebe Palmer. Included in this collection are the following books:Incidental Illustrations of the Economy of Salvation; Its Doctrines and Duties,Entire Devotion to God,The Way of Holiness, with Notes by the Way,Faith and Its Effects,The Promise of the Father, andFour Years in the Old World.In addition, there is a thorough ... En savoir plus

$4.22 CAD

This volume contains six complete books from the late holiness powerhouse Phoebe Palmer. Included in this collection are the following books:Incidental Illustrations of the Economy of Salvation; Its Doctrines and Duties,Entire Devotion to God,The Way of Holiness, with Notes by the Way,Faith and Its Effects,The Promise of the Father, andFour Years in the Old World.In addition, there is a thorough
... En savoir plus
A Plain Account of Christian Perfection (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Methodist Holiness, Entire Sanctification, and the Pursuit of Perfect Love

par John Wesley, Pearl Cressmere ...

A Plain Account of Christian Perfection is John Wesley's mature exposition of one of Methodism's most distinctive doctrines: the believer's growth in holiness toward perfect love of God and neighbor. Written in a clear, argumentative, and pastoral style, the work gathers scriptural reasoning, personal testimony, correspondence, and doctrinal clarification to defend Christian perfection against ... En savoir plus

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A Plain Account of Christian Perfection is John Wesley's mature exposition of one of Methodism's most distinctive doctrines: the believer's growth in holiness toward perfect love of God and neighbor. Written in a clear, argumentative, and pastoral style, the work gathers scriptural reasoning, personal testimony, correspondence, and doctrinal clarification to defend Christian perfection against
... En savoir plus
El Cristiano como Ministro

Explora el significado del llamado de Dios al ministerio

par Abingdon Press ...

Guía para explorar el ministerio en la Iglesia Metodista Unida.Para quienes buscan discernir el llamado de Dios al ministerio, El Cristiano como ministro sirve como guía fundamental. Este libro presenta el profundo significado de ese llamado, ofrece una visión del ministerio y describe las diversas oportunidades disponibles en la Iglesia Metodista Unida para vivirlo.Basado en una comprensión ... En savoir plus

$23.99 CAD

Guía para explorar el ministerio en la Iglesia Metodista Unida.Para quienes buscan discernir el llamado de Dios al ministerio, El Cristiano como ministro sirve como guía fundamental. Este libro presenta el profundo significado de ese llamado, ofrece una visión del ministerio y describe las diversas oportunidades disponibles en la Iglesia Metodista Unida para vivirlo.Basado en una comprensión
... En savoir plus
Mothers in Israel

Beginnings Through the Eyes of Women

par Donna L. Fowler-Marchant ...

Reclaiming the stories of women who built early Methodism.From Methodism's earliest days, women were essential to the movement's growth and vitality, yet their stories have too often been forgotten or marginalized. Mothers in Israel recovers the remarkable legacy of eighteenth-century Methodist women who served as class leaders, preachers, devotional writers, teachers, and pastoral caregivers, ... En savoir plus

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Reclaiming the stories of women who built early Methodism.From Methodism's earliest days, women were essential to the movement's growth and vitality, yet their stories have too often been forgotten or marginalized. Mothers in Israel recovers the remarkable legacy of eighteenth-century Methodist women who served as class leaders, preachers, devotional writers, teachers, and pastoral caregivers,
... En savoir plus
John Wesley's Conception and Use of Scripture

par Scott J. Jones ...

Despite wide acceptance of the "Wesleyan quadrilateral", significant disagreements have arisen in both academic and church circles about the degree to which Scripture stood in a place of theological primacy for Wesley, or should do so for modern Methodists, and about the proper and appropriate methods of interpreting Scripture. In this important work, Scott J. Jones offers a full-scale ... En savoir plus

$37.99 CAD

Despite wide acceptance of the "Wesleyan quadrilateral", significant disagreements have arisen in both academic and church circles about the degree to which Scripture stood in a place of theological primacy for Wesley, or should do so for modern Methodists, and about the proper and appropriate methods of interpreting Scripture. In this important work, Scott J. Jones offers a full-scale
... En savoir plus
The World Is My Parish

Glad Tidings of Salvation in an Age of Crisis

Modifié par Eberhart,Timothy R, Sarah H. Lancaster, Timothy R. Eberhart ...

Wesleyan and Methodist traditions respond to our world's deepest challenges.The World Is My Parish: Glad Tidings of Salvation in an Age of Crisis presents the compelling plenary presentations from the 15th Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies, held at Keble College, Oxford, August 4-11, 2024.In an era defined by interconnected global crises, economic inequality, systemic racism, ... En savoir plus

$35.99 CAD

Wesleyan and Methodist traditions respond to our world's deepest challenges.The World Is My Parish: Glad Tidings of Salvation in an Age of Crisis presents the compelling plenary presentations from the 15th Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies, held at Keble College, Oxford, August 4-11, 2024.In an era defined by interconnected global crises, economic inequality, systemic racism,
... En savoir plus
The Preacher of Morgantown

The Life and Writings of Bernard Gibbs

par Rev. Bernard Gibbs, J.R. Rothstein ...

Before the ministry of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King (1929-1968), there were hundreds of other preachers that used the biblical tradition to promote a theology of equality and civil rights. This book, The Preacher of Morgantown, traces the life of one of these ministers, Rev. John Bernard Gibbs (1872-1944) of Morgantown, West Virginia. Reverend Gibbs wielded the gospel to encourage equality between ... En savoir plus

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Before the ministry of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King (1929-1968), there were hundreds of other preachers that used the biblical tradition to promote a theology of equality and civil rights. This book, The Preacher of Morgantown, traces the life of one of these ministers, Rev. John Bernard Gibbs (1872-1944) of Morgantown, West Virginia. Reverend Gibbs wielded the gospel to encourage equality between
... En savoir plus
Near-Insurmountable Challenges and Persistent Hope

A History of the (United) Methodist Annual Conference in Southern California and Arizona from World War Ii to the Present

par Paul F. McCleary ...

Methodism did not function in a void. It was carrying out its mission in an environment charged with dynamic change. To fully understand the history of Methodism in Southern California, one has to find a way to allow one’s mind to alter as far as possible into the conditions and events of the period. As we are so keenly aware today, these circumstances determine the success or failure of the ... En savoir plus

$5.99 CAD

Methodism did not function in a void. It was carrying out its mission in an environment charged with dynamic change. To fully understand the history of Methodism in Southern California, one has to find a way to allow one’s mind to alter as far as possible into the conditions and events of the period. As we are so keenly aware today, these circumstances determine the success or failure of the
... En savoir plus
Why I Am a Methodist

par George R. Crooks ...

I cannot better begin this article than in the words of Professor Austin Phelps, of Andover Seminary, an eminent representative of orthodox Congregationalism: “The rise of Methodism was the birth of a spiritual reform of which all the Christian denominations in Great Britain and America were in desperate need. The Established Churches of England and Scotland were dying of spiritual anaemia. Dr. ... En savoir plus

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I cannot better begin this article than in the words of Professor Austin Phelps, of Andover Seminary, an eminent representative of orthodox Congregationalism: “The rise of Methodism was the birth of a spiritual reform of which all the Christian denominations in Great Britain and America were in desperate need. The Established Churches of England and Scotland were dying of spiritual anaemia. Dr.
... En savoir plus
The Theology of Sanctification and Resignation in Charles Wesley's Hymns

par Julie A. Lunn ...

Collections series Routledge Methodist Studies Series
Sanctification is a central theme in the theology of both John and Charles Wesley. However, while John’s theology of sanctification has received much scholarly attention, significantly less has been paid to Charles’ views on the subject. This book redresses this imbalance by using Charles’ many poetic texts as a window into his rich theological thought on sanctification, particularly uncovering ... En savoir plus

$81.99 CAD

Sanctification is a central theme in the theology of both John and Charles Wesley. However, while John’s theology of sanctification has received much scholarly attention, significantly less has been paid to Charles’ views on the subject. This book redresses this imbalance by using Charles’ many poetic texts as a window into his rich theological thought on sanctification, particularly uncovering
... En savoir plus
The Holy People of God

Identity, Contexts, Challenges

Modifié par Svetlana Khobnya, Arseny Ermakov, Deirdre Brower Latz, Peter Rae, MiJa Wi ...

This collection of essays addresses aspects of Christian identity formation as God's holy people in a global context in the midst of various challenges. The contributors offer interdisciplinary explorations on what it means to live as God's holy people in different settings and consider challenging questions from biblical, historical, theological, missiological, and pastoral perspectives. ... En savoir plus

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This collection of essays addresses aspects of Christian identity formation as God's holy people in a global context in the midst of various challenges. The contributors offer interdisciplinary explorations on what it means to live as God's holy people in different settings and consider challenging questions from biblical, historical, theological, missiological, and pastoral perspectives.
... En savoir plus
The Origins and History of Methodism in Wales and the Borders

par David Young ...

The Welsh reader has within his reach a most valuable history of Calvinistic Methodism, of the Baptist Churches, and of Congregationalism, but up to the present time, neither in Welsh nor English, has he an opportunity of knowing the origin and history of Wesleyan Methodism in Wales. It was this fact which, when urged upon the writer by leading Wesleyans and others outside the pale of Methodism, ... En savoir plus

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The Welsh reader has within his reach a most valuable history of Calvinistic Methodism, of the Baptist Churches, and of Congregationalism, but up to the present time, neither in Welsh nor English, has he an opportunity of knowing the origin and history of Wesleyan Methodism in Wales. It was this fact which, when urged upon the writer by leading Wesleyans and others outside the pale of Methodism,
... En savoir plus
Sermons by the Late Rev. Charles Wesley

par Charles Wesley ...

THE Rev. Charles Wesley was descended from a long line of learned and pious ancestors, who had the honour of being sufferers, in the different ages wherein they lived, for their steady adherence to their religious principles.His great-grandfather, Bartholomew Wesley, John, son to him, and his maternal grandfather the celebrated Samuel Annesley,* LL. D. first cousin to Lord Annesley, Earl of ... En savoir plus

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THE Rev. Charles Wesley was descended from a long line of learned and pious ancestors, who had the honour of being sufferers, in the different ages wherein they lived, for their steady adherence to their religious principles.His great-grandfather, Bartholomew Wesley, John, son to him, and his maternal grandfather the celebrated Samuel Annesley,* LL. D. first cousin to Lord Annesley, Earl of
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