seeker sensitive church

What is the Seeker Sensitive Movement or a Seeker Driven Church?

  The seeker-sensitive or seeker-driven movement is an evangelism strategy following the idea that everyone is searching for something and what they are really seeking is God. So a church, in an effort to be “all things to all people” (1 Corinthians 9:22), will arrange their Sunday gathering to cater to the interests of seekers. …

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do I need to go to church to be christian?

Do I Have to Go to Church to Be a Christian?

  Though you may call yourself a Christian, if you don’t go to church, you’re probably going to hell. What, no! Church doesn’t save anyone. You know that thing about being in a garage doesn’t make you a car? So going to church doesn’t make you a Christian! Sure. But being a Christian means that …

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What are the Qualifications for a Pastor?

  What are the qualifications for a pastor? Well, first of all, a pastor must be a man. Right before God gives the requirements in 1 Timothy 3:1-7, the Spirit says, “I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet.” The list of …

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no creed but Christ

No Creed But Christ?

  It’s popular to say, “No creed but Christ,” as if to say we don’t need creeds, we just need Jesus. Ironically, that’s a creed, and one in need of some clarity. Creeds and confessions are formal statements of beliefs summarizing essential or important biblical doctrines. What does your church believe about Jesus? God? Mankind? …

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what is the church

What is the Church?

  In Matthew 16:18, Jesus said, “I will build my church, and the gates of hell will not prevail against it.” Church is translated from the Greek word ekklesia, meaning a called-out assembly. The church of God is a congregation, made up of all kinds of people on earth, called out from the world through …

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