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Acta Theologica, 2016 This article will show that the Christocratical understanding of church authority means that each of the official governing bodies of the church can make its own decisions based on the norm of the Word of God.
A. Celliers
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Kerklike tug: ’n ‘inhoudloze kerkordelijke aangelegentheid’ in ’n plurale kerk?
Verbum et Ecclesia, 2023 Church discipline without content in a plural church? The Dutch theologian Leo Koffeman comes to the conclusion that church discipline is irrelevant and without content in a plural church.
Piet J. Strauss
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“Air Hidup” Therapy Model based on Psalm 42-43 to Mitigate Depression in Church Congregations: An Explanatory - Confirmation Study [PDF]
Pharos Journal of TheologyDepression is something that affects all human beings. Untreated depression can hurt people's lives. Not only can depression make Christians question God or feel distant from Him, but it also makes living in Christian community more trying.
Simeon Sulistyo +3 more
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Ouderlinge met preekvergunning: ‘n Herlewing van Dordtse Kerkorde artikel 8?
In die Skriflig, 2016 Elders with consent to preach: A revival of Church order of Dordt (DCO) art 8? There seems to be a need for members other than trained ministers to preach in Reformed Churches.
Piet Strauss
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'To bring the work to greater perfection': systematising governance in the Church of Scotland, 1696–1800 [PDF]
, 2014 Following the confirmation of Presbyterian government in the Church of Scotland in 1690, a number of attempts were made to codify the governance practices that were to be followed in the various ruling bodies of the church.
Alistair Mutch +4 more
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Seeking Sobornost’ at the All-Russian Council of 1917–1918 [PDF]
Вестник Свято-Филаретовского института, 2020 After the February Revolution, the Russian Orthodox Church sought to reconstitute itself to allow broader participation of its clergy and laity in order to fulfill the aspirations of a Church reform movement that had begun around 1900.
Kosar George T.
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The 2007 Dutch Reformed Church Synod Resolution: Impact on gay ministers
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2015 At the 2007 General Synod of the Dutch Reformed Church (DRC), a compromise resolution was accepted regarding homosexual members. The resolution, inter alia, requires of gay ministers to remain celibate as a prerequisite to be legitimated.
Marietjie van Loggerenberg
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Verbum et Ecclesia, 2020 Church order and pastoral care as in article 51 of the church order of the Dutch Reformed Church. The Dutch Reformed Church (DRC) finds its historical roots in the Reformed Church in the Netherlands of the 16th and 17th century.
Piet J. Strauss
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Reconsidering: The Church\u27s Constitution [PDF]
, 1995 Evangelical Lutheran Church in ...
Hordern, William Edward
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Faith, gender and financial investment: Providence and Presbyterianism in Scotland and abroad
Asia‐Pacific Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract Mid‐nineteenth century fictional representations of misdirected investment by widows and clergy position them as ignorant in financial matters and hence pitiable. While scholars have recognised female agency in nineteenth century commerce, insufficient attention has been paid to religious belief in financial decision‐making.
Jennifer Jones, Susan Poole
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