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Shikokho:
Did You Know?
Members of the 2005 Chevy Chase
Presbyterian Church Mission Team: Art Sundstrom (pastor); Rita Hadden
(elder); Wilbur Hadden (deacon); Dr. James Shelhamer; Louise White (elder);
and Anne Louise White.
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Greetings!
Our feature article is from the 2005 Mission Team of
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church. The team traveled to Shikokho, Kenya!
In this volume, we introduce to some and re- introduce to others, new
contributing writers to the NCP MONTHLY!
John Wimberly, Pastor, Western Pres. Church, Ed White, Senior Consultant,
Alban Institute, and Henry Brinton, Fairfax Pres. Church.
We invite you to dialogue with the writers and/or each other. Please do
so at the bulletin
board of ncp.
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Transformation:
The Danger of Spiritual Elitism - Lois Stoval
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A
church leader I met recently told me, “My church flunked
transformation.” I was stumped. I didn’t have a clue what “flunking
transformation” meant. This was embarrassing to me. I should know what
this meant. I work with churches that are intentionally exploring ways
to be/become outposts for God’s transformational love.
Full Story
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A COMMUNITY
OF BALANCE - Henry Brinton
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What
do Susan Andrews, Currie Burris, Roger Gench, Pete James, Gareth
Icenogle, Greg Seckman, Bill Teng, and John Wimberly have in common?
Full Story
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The Nature
Of The Relationship Between Pastor and Congregation - Ed White
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Some
folks think of the pastor as a “hired hand” as in an employer-employee
relationship. This is inadequate for understanding the relationship
between pastor and people. In the business world, if the employee does
the work required and the employer pays the salary promised the
contract is fulfilled. There’s nothing in the contract that says they have
to love each other.
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GROWING THE
CHURCH - John Wimberly
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All
things being equal, a congregation should grow. Period. We have the
most compelling message in history: telling people that they are
redeemed, loved, valuable, capable, and purpose driven. Who wouldn’t
want to hear such Good News? And yet only 15% of Presbyterian
congregations are growing. Something is wrong, very wrong. Since it
isn’t our message, it must be something we are doing.
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