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Baptists
Baptists refer to a group of Christian churches, individuals and denominations that practice baptism by immersion and believe in salvation by faith alone. The Bible or the Scripture is their sole rule of practice and faith.
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How do you organize a deaconess ministry in Baptist church?
The same as you organize any other ministry. First, under the directions of the Holy Spirit with a leader who is spirit filled, walking according to the will of the Lord and not self. Praying everyday for God's vision for the ministry. Never start any things without God; make should He is the one leading and calling that ministry into order. Vernell Scott Farmville, VA
What is the leadership structure of the Baptist church?
Jesus Christ and his way in serving others is doing the will of GOD.
In old Baptist church minutes what does joined by experience mean?
There is an experience of grace which is brought about when one has been born again. The new convert who has been saved by God's grace can follow the Lord in believers baptism thus having a second experience. When the old records refers to the one who is joining that is a new convert they join by baptism. When one joins without a transfer of a church letter from another church, and that person has a salvation experience and a baptism experience to relate then the old church would receive them by experience.
Do the Methodists pray in a church?
yes they do, Methodists is a branch of the protestant religion.
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Methodists and all other Christians pray not only in churches but in every place and circumstance of their daily lives. Christian prayer need not be uttered aloud or follow set forms or written words, but can consist of the yearning and continual turning of the faithful heart and mind toward God.
What is the difference between a baptist and a nazarene church?
Baptist believe in the security of the believer and that you cannot loose your salvation, the Nazarene Church teaches that you can loose your salvation. Baptists only baptist those who have verbally accepted Jesus as their personnel savior. Nazarenes baptize infants. These are the two main differences, but these 2 things are huge.
What are the Duties of a financial secretary in the Baptist church?
The duties of the financial secretary is to make sure that all bills each month is paid on time and they are to distribute the end of year statements to each member. They are to make sure that everything that is concerning the financial report be given to the pastor and keep the deacons abreast of what is happening with the finances. They are to make sure that all supplies that they used to help in getting their work done in the financial room is up to date and kept stock. They are not to discuss any financial matters with other members of the church unless the Pastor indicate that their will be a members meeting for the whole congregation. They are not to talk about who is paying tithes or who is not with anyone but the Pastor. What is done or said in the financial room should stay in the financial room. They should most of all be a child of God that not only work in the financial room but also who serves as a dedicated member in prayer meeting, bible study, and Sunday school.
Because the congregation is obviously and blatantly ignorant of the Biblical requirements for local church officers.
OR…
There are folks there at FBC-Layton whose attitude is like this: "I was here before Chuck Beickel was and I'm not leaving…he should leave not me…It's my church…"
I Timothy 3:2-7 Lists the BIBLICAL qualifications for the office of pastor. Included in this list is:
(1) "...the husband of one wife..." [i.e. not a divorcee ... marital integrity]
For centuries reliable New Testament scholars understood this phrase to mean: "not a divorced man". Within recent years however, this sound interpretation has changed. Why ? God's Word is now being twisted in order to accommodate ministers with marital problems & divorcee status.
(2) "...one who rules his own house well ... if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God ?
A Christian minister's first and most important God-given obligation is to his own family.
Family BEFORE ministry... this is the biblical order.
Pastoral family qualifications are also listed in Titus 1:5-9
Notice here even a minister's children are mentioned, "...having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination..."
There must be domestic and marital stability within the home.
When a Christian minister demonstrates domestic instability and fails to maintain marital integrity, he should do the right thing and humbly STEP DOWN.
A Christian minister's first and most important God-given obligation is to his own family.
Family BEFORE ministry... this is the biblical order.
These passages taken together indicate clearly that a Christian minister who has domestic, i.e. family, conflicts - between husband & wife, or serious problems with children - is not qualified to hold the office of pastor.
Pastoral qualifications are also listed in the following passages:
(a) Titus 1:7
"For a bishop must be... not self-willed..."
A pastor is not to have an attitude like; "It's either my way or the highway... I'm in charge here, if you don't like it, get out"
Commentaries on this phrase:
-- Not one who is determined to have his own way in everything; setting up his own judgment to that of all others; expecting all to pay homage to his understanding. (from Adam Clarke's Commentary)
-- [He is not to be] dogmatical, impatient of contradiction, and unyielding. Such a man, evidently, is not fit for the office of a minister of the gospel.
(from Barnes' Notes)
Unfortunately, many Independent Fundamental Baptist pastors operate by self-will and are in violation of this Bible passage.
(b) I Peter 5:1-4
"...nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock..."
A pastor is not to function as a dictator within the local church but to act as a model for others to follow.
In IFB (Independent Fundamental Baptist) churches too often this verse is ignored and the pastor is an overlord & sets a really, REALLY BAD example.
In which case he is no longer qualified to lead the church even if he's a good preacher, friendly, God-called, etc., etc.
If these qualifications are ignored, the results will be:
(1) A negative testimony in the community
(2) A defective example within the local church (Who in their right mind would go to a divorced pastor for marital counseling ?)
(3) Moral-spiritual breakdown of Christianity in general.
Does Assembly Church of God accept the gay community?
No. While they claim to accept everyone, they won't tolerate gay people who are sexually active and/or gay people in relationships.
Why don't Baptist churches have decoration?
Baptist churches are autonomous therefore it depends on the individual congregation. I have attended some churches that fear that if the church is decorated that there might be an icon misconstrued as an idol. The Catholic church has icons that assist in remembering the saints and prayers. The use of any figure is an individual choice.
What are the types of churches?
Largest denominations in the world
Catholicism - 1.2 billion- Roman Catholic Church - 1,147 million[1]
- Roman Catholic Church (Latin Rite) - 1,125.5 million
- Eastern Catholic Churches (Eastern Rite) - 21.5 million
- Alexandrian
- Ethiopian Catholic Church - 0.21 million
- Coptic Catholic Church - 0.17 million
- Antiochian (Antiochene or West Syrian)
- Maronite Catholic Church - 3.1 million
- Syro-Malankara Catholic Church - 0.5 million
- Syriac Catholic Church - 0.17 million
- Armenian
- Armenian Catholic Church - 0.54 million
- Chaldean (Eastern Syrian)
- Syro-Malabar Catholic Church - 4.0 million
- Chaldean Catholic Church - 0.65 million
- Byzantine (Constantinopolitan)
- Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church - 4.3 million
- Melkite Greek Catholic Church - 1.6 million
- Romanian Church United with Rome, Greek-Catholic - 0.8 million
- Ruthenian Catholic Church - 0.65 million
- Slovak Greek Catholic Church - 0.37 million
- Hungarian Greek Catholic Church - 0.27 million
- Italo-Greek Catholic Church - 0.07 million
- Croatian Greek Catholic Church - 0.06 million
- Belarusian Greek Catholic Church - 0.01 million
- Bulgarian Greek Catholic Church - 0.01 million
- Georgian Byzantine Catholic Church - 0.01 million[2]
- Macedonian Greek Catholic Church - 0.01 million
- Albanian Greek-Catholic Church - 0.01 million
- Greek Byzantine Catholic Church - 0.01 million
- Russian Catholic Church - 0.01 million
- Alexandrian
- Breakaway Catholic Churches - 28 million
- Apostolic Catholic Church - 5 million
- Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association - 4 million[3]
- Philippine Independent Church - 3 million
- Brazilian Catholic Apostolic Church - 1 million
- Old Catholic Church - 0.6 million
- Mariavite Church - 0.03 million
- Historical Protestantism - 350 million
- Baptist churches - 105 million[4]
- Southern Baptist Convention - 16.3 million[5]
- National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. - 7.5 million[6]
- National Baptist Convention of America, Inc. - 5 million[7]
- Nigerian Baptist Convention - 3 million[8]
- Progressive National Baptist Convention - 2.5 million[9]
- American Baptist Churches USA - 1.4 million
- Brazilian Baptist Convention - 1.4 million
- Baptist Bible Fellowship International - 1.2 million[10]
- Myanmar Baptist Convention - 1.1 million[11]
- Baptist Community of the Congo River - 1 million[11]
- National Baptist Convention, Brazil - 1 million
- National Primitive Baptist Convention of the U.S.A. - 1 million[10]
- National Missionary Baptist Convention of America - 1 million
- Samavesam of Telugu Baptist Churches - 0.8 million[12]
- Baptist Convention of Kenya - 0.7 million[11]
- Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of Russia - 0.6 million
- Methodism - 75 million
- United Methodist Church - 12 million
- African Methodist Episcopal Church - 3 million
- Methodist Church Nigeria - 2 million[13]
- African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church - 1.5 million
- Church of the Nazarene - 1.8 million
- Methodist Church of Southern Africa - 1.7 million[14]
- Korean Methodist Church - 1.5 million[15]
- United Methodist Church of Ivory Coast[16]
- Christian Methodist Episcopal Church - 0.9 million
- Methodist Church Ghana - 0.8 million[17]
- Free Methodist Church - 0.7 million
- Methodist Church in India - 0.6 million[18]
- Lutheranism - 87 million[19]
- Evangelical Church in Germany - 26.9 million[20]
- Church of Sweden - 6.9 million
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America - 4.8 million
- Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus - 4.7 million
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania - 4.6 million[21]
- Danish National Church - 4.5 million
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland - 4.3 million[22]
- Batak Christian Protestant Church - 4 million[23]
- Church of Norway - 3.9 million
- Malagasy Lutheran Church - 3 million
- Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod - 2 million
- Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria - 1.7 million[24]
- United Evangelical Lutheran Church in India - 1.5 million[25]
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Papua New Guinea - 0.9 million[26]
- Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church - 0.8 million[27]
- Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil - 0.7 million[28]
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia - 0.6 million[29]
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Southern Africa - 0.6 million[30]
- Reformed churches - 75 million
- Presbyterianism - 40 million
- Presbyterian Church of East Africa - 4 million[31]
- Presbyterian Church of Africa - 3.4 million[32]
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) - 3.0 million
- United Church of Canada - 2.5 million
- Church of Christ in Congo-Presbyterian Community of Congo - 2.5 million[33]
- Presbyterian Church of Korea - 2.4 million[34]
- Presbyterian Church of Cameroon - 1.8 million[35]
- Church of Scotland - 1.1 million[36]
- Presbyterian Church of the Sudan - 1 million[37]
- Presbyterian Church in Cameroon - 0.7 million[38]
- Presbyterian Church of Ghana - 0.6 million[39]
- Presbyterian Church of Nigeria - 0.5 million[40]
- Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa - 0.5 million[41]
- Continental Reformed churches - 30 million
- Church of Jesus Christ in Madagascar - 3.5 million[42]
- United Church of Zambia - 3.0 million[43]
- Protestant Church in the Netherlands - 2.5 million[44]
- Swiss Reformed Church - 2.4 million
- Evangelical Church of Cameroon - 2 million[45]
- Protestant Evangelical Church in Timor - 2 million[46]
- Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa - 0.7 million[47]
- United Church in Papua New Guinea - 0.6 million[48]
- United Church of Christ in the Philippines - 0.6 million[49]
- Protestant Church in Western Indonesia - 0.6 million[50]
- Evangelical Christian Church in Tanah Papua - 0.6 million[51]
- Protestant Church in the Moluccas - 0.6 million[52]
- Reformed Church in Hungary - 0.6 million[53]
- Reformed Church in Romania - 0.6 million[54]
- Uniting Reformed Church in Southern Africa - 0.5 million[55]
- Congregationalism - 5 million
- United Church of Christ - 1.2 million
- Evangelical Congregational Church in Angola - 0.9 million[56]
- United Congregational Church of Southern Africa - 0.5 million[57]
- Presbyterianism - 40 million
- Anabaptism and Free churches - 5 million
- Brethren - 1.5 million[58]
- Mennonites - 1.5 million
- Plymouth Brethren - 1 million[59]
- Moravians - 0.7 million[60]
- Amish - 0.2 million
- Hutterites - 0.2 million
- Quakers - 0.4 million
- Waldensians - 0.05 million
- Baptist churches - 105 million[4]
- Modern Christian movements - 588 million[61]
- Pentecostalism - 130 million
- Assemblies of God - 60 million
- New Apostolic Church - 11 million
- International Circle of Faith - 11 million[62]
- The Pentecostal Mission - 10 million
- Church of God (Cleveland) - 9 million
- International Church of the Foursquare Gospel - 8 million
- Church of God in Christ - 5.5 million
- Apostolic Church - 6 million
- Christian Congregation of Brazil - 2.5 million
- Universal Church of the Kingdom of God - 2 million
- Church of God of Prophecy - 1 million
- God is Love Pentecostal Church - 0.8 million
- Indian Pentecostal Church of God - NA
- Non-denominational evangelicalism - 80 million
- Calvary Chapel - 25 million
- Born Again Movement - 20 million
- Association of Vineyard Churches - 15 million
- New Life Fellowship - 10 million[citation needed]
- True Jesus Church - 2.5 million
- Charismatic Episcopal Church - NA
- African initiated churches - 40 million
- Zion Christian Church - 15 million
- Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim - 10 million
- Kimbanguist Church - 5.5 million
- Church of the Lord (Aladura) - 3.6 million[63]
- Council of African Instituted Churches - 3 million[64]
- Church of Christ Light of the Holy Spirit - 1.4 million[65]
- African Church of the Holy Spirit - 0.7 million[66]
- African Israel Niniveh Church[67]
- Seventh-day Adventist Church - 17 million
- Restoration Movement - 7 million
- Churches of Christ - 5 million
- Christian Churches and Churches of Christ - 1.1 million[10]
- Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) - 0.7 million
- Pentecostalism - 130 million
- Autocephalous churches
- Russian Orthodox Church - 125 million
- Romanian Orthodox Church - 18 million
- Serbian Orthodox Church - 15 million
- Church of Greece - 11 million
- Bulgarian Orthodox Church - 10 million
- Georgian Orthodox Church - 5 million
- Greek Orthodox Church of Constantinople - 3.5 million
- Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch - 2.5 million
- Greek Orthodox Church of Alexandria - 1.5 million
- Orthodox Church in America - 1.2 million
- Polish Orthodox Church - 1 million
- Albanian Orthodox Church - 0.8 million
- Cypriot Orthodox Church - 0.7 million
- Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem - 0.14 million
- Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church - 0.07 million
- Autonomous churches
- Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) - 7.2 million[68]
- Moldovan Orthodox Church - 3.2 million
- Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia - 1.25 million
- Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia - 0.62 million
- Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric - 0.34 million
- Estonian Orthodox Church - 0.3 million
- Patriarchal Exarchate in Western Europe - 0.15 million
- Finnish Orthodox Church - 0.08 million
- Chinese Orthodox Church - 0.03 million
- Japanese Orthodox Church - 0.02 million
- Latvian Orthodox Church - 0.02 million
- Non-universally recognized churches
- Ukranian Orthodox Church (Kyiv Patriarchate) - 5.5 million[68]
- Belarusian Autocephalous Orthodox Church - 2.4 million
- Macedonian Orthodox Church - 2 million
- Orthodox Church of Greece (Holy Synod in Resistance) - 0.75 million
- Old Calendar Romanian Orthodox Church - 0.50 million
- Old Calendar Bulgarian Orthodox Church - 0.45 million
- Croatian Orthodox Church - 0.36 million
- Montenegrin Orthodox Church - 0.05 million
- Orthodox Church in Italy - 0.12 million
- Other separated Orthodox groups
- Old Believers - 1.8 million
- Greek Old Calendarists - 0.86 million
- Russian True Orthodox Church - 0.85 million
- Autocephalous churches in communion
- Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church - 45 million
- Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria - 15.5 million
- Syriac Orthodox Church - 10 million
- Armenian Orthodox Church - 8 million
- Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church - 2.5 million
- Indian (Malankara) Orthodox Church - 2 million[69]
- Armenian Orthodox Church of Cilicia - 1.5 million
- Autonomous churches in communion
- Jacobite Syrian Orthodox Church - 2.5 million
- Armenian Patriarchate of Constantinople - 0.42 million
- Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem - 0.34 million
- French Coptic Orthodox Church - 0.01 million
- British Orthodox Church - 0.01 million
- Churches not in communion
- Malabar Independent Syrian Church - 0.06 million
- Anglican Communion - 80 million[70]
- Church of Nigeria - 18 million
- Church of England - 13.4 million
- Church of Uganda - 8.8 million
- Church of South India - 3.8 million
- Anglican Church of Australia - 3.7 million
- Episcopal Church in the Philippines - 3.0 million
- Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia - 2.5 million
- Anglican Church of Tanzania - 2.5 million
- Anglican Church of Southern Africa - 2.4 million
- Episcopal Church of the United States - 2.2 million
- Anglican Church of Canada - 2.0 million
- Anglican Church of Kenya - 1.5 million
- Church of North India - 1.3 million
- Church of the Province of Rwanda - 1 million
- Church of Pakistan - 0.8 million
- Anglican Church of Burundi - 0.8 million[71]
- Church of the Province of Central Africa - 0.6 million
- Church of Christ in Congo-Anglican Community of Congo - 0.5 million[72]
- Scottish Episcopal Church - 0.4 million
- Church of Ireland - 0.4 million
- Continuing Anglican movement - 1.5 million
- Traditional Anglican Communion - 0.5 million
- Anglican Church in North America - 0.1 million
- Latter Day Saint movement (Mormonism) - 14 million
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - 13.5[73]
- Community of Christ - 0.25 million[74]
- Jehovah's Witnesses - 7.1 million
- Iglesia ni Cristo - 6 million[75]
- Oneness Pentecostalism - 6 million
- United Pentecostal Church International - 4 million
- Pentecostal Assemblies of the World - 1.5 million
- Church of Christ, Scientist - 0.4 million
- Friends of Man - 0.07 million
- Christadelphians - 0.05 million
- Assyrian Church of the East - 0.5 million
- Ancient Church of the East - 0.3 million
How do you become a true missionary in the local church?
Being a missionary which is always true, is something that is a responsibility to all Christians. A missionary is simply someone who tells or shares their faith with someone else or helps someone less fortunate then they are. This is a thing that anyone should do no matter where they do it whether it be in the local town, the whole nation, or a far away country, they should all be doing it for the glory of God.
How old is Billy Graham today 2010?
Billy Graham was born on November 7, 1918, and turned 92 years old on November 7, 2010.
What is the nationality of the surname Frey?
German: status name for a free man, as opposed to a bondsman or serf, in the feudal system, from Middle High German vri 'free', 'independent'.
Source: Ancestry.com
Who is international leader of the Baptist church?
Baptists are normally autonomous and independent. Local churches may gather into denominations, fellowships, and conventions. However, there is no one overarching organization of Baptists.
A large number of Baptist denominations have chosen to be members of a larger organization... the Baptist World Alliance (or BWA). The BWA does not control these denominations. The number of Baptists that are associated with the BWA is in excess of 40 million. Many Baptist groups do not associate with the BWA.
As of 2013, John Upton is the President of the BWA, and Neville Callam is the General Secretary.
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Is rev clay evans still living and pastoring his church?
Yes he is still alive. He retired from Pastoring. He's 87.
Where is Prestonwood Baptist Church located?
The Prestonwood Baptist Church is located at 6801 W. Park Blvd. Plano, TX 75093. The church is open seven days a week from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Everyone is welcome to attend.
Are all baptist churches federally funded?
I suppose it depends on where you are, but generally speaking, churches in the U.S. are not federally funded. Baptist churches, and I think all churches, are funded by tithes and gifts from their respective members.
Why a pastor can not remove a deacon in the batist church?
Baptist churches are democracies. The church elects the deacons after recommendations by the congregation or pastor. The pastor is NOT in control of the church the members are except in Baptist churches that are called "independent" and are not affiliated with a large convection like the General Baptist or Southern Baptist. This is done so the pastor can not take too much control of the church. But the church members can vote to remove a deacon. These types of things are done at business meetings in the church.
What does it mean to be erased in the baptist church?
I have been a Baptist all my life and have never heard of any one being erased. That must be an Independent Baptist church that has decided to "remove" a member from the church roll book. It is NOT a formal document or practice in Baptist churches a a whole.
Yes. Anyone who is serious about joining the Jewish faith is welcome.
What are the guidelines and rules for electing officials of a missionary baptist church?
Baptists do not have any official set of rules. One of the main aspects of the Baptist faith is that each church is autonomous. The church's rules and guidelines can be set by the pastor, deacons, and/or church body as a whole. This decision to allow autonomy was one of the biggest reasons for the initial split from Catholicism, which early Baptists and Anabaptists believed was not using the Bible to lead the church.
What is the dedication of the parish church?
Dedication means setting the building apart for something special (ie for the worship of od) , or to commit or devote that building to the work of God. The dedication of a church building can also be called the 'consecration' . The dedication of a church building takes place soon after the building has been completed. A special church service happens where prayers are said to ask God to bless the building, and to pray for all those who will worship in that building in the future. Often a senior church person (e.g. Bishop if a Roman Catholic or Anglican Church) will lead the service, and other important people (like any leaders of organisations who will have use of the church) will be invited. Occasionally church buildings are rededicated - sometimes after a change of name or after some structural alterations.
Can you give me an example of the charge to the candidate at a Baptist ordination?
My planned Scriptural charge to the ordination candidate is as follows.
1) Speak the WORD of God
- Hebrews13:7 "...who spoke the word of God to you." 2 Timothy 4:2 "Preach the word" 1 Peter 4:10,11 "...as one speaking the very words of God
2) Serve the SON of God
- Hebrews 13:7b,8 "....the outcome of their way of life.....their faith..." The outcome of the way of life of godly leaders is Christlikeness. The outcome of their faith is the same. Paul writes "Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ."
3) Shepherd the FLOCK of God
- Acts 20:28 "Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock..... " "Be shepherds of the church of God...." I Peter 5:2 "Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care..."
