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Jesus gab seinen engsten Mitarbeitern im Mt 28,19 den Auftrag, zu den von Gott geliebten Menschen hinzugehen und sie zu seinen Nachfolgern zu machen. Wenn dieser Auftrag wirkungsvoll umgesetzt wird, führt das nach Überzeugung der Herausgeber zur Gründung von Gemeinden. Den Leser erwartet daher kein Handbuch mit Schritten zur erfolgreichen Gemeindegründung. Stattdessen nähern sich Autoren unterschiedlichster Prägung jeweils aus ihrem Blickwinkel der gemeinsamen Aufgabe, den Auftrag Jesu in die Tat umzusetzen. Davon ausgehend beschreibt James Ros in seinem grundlegenden Beitrag vor dem Hintergrund des Bundes Freikirchlicher Pfingstgemeinden (BFP) die Notwendigkeit, mit Nachdruck Gemeinden zu gründen. Mittlerweile hat Gemeindegründung im BFP zwar kaum noch "Feinde", aber unser Bund ist weit davon entfernt, geplant und zielorientiert Gemeinden zu gründen. Daran anschließend geht Dietrich Schindler der Frage nach, inwieweit Gemeindegründung ein Beitrag zur Evangelisation unseres Landes sein kann. Dominik Sikinger wendet sich als Vertreter der EmergingChurch-Bewegung in einem ausführlichen Grundsatzbeitrag der Fragestellung zu, an welchen Stellen in der postmodernen Gesellschaft Gemeinde neu gedacht werden muss. Werner Schleifenbaum beschäftigt sich als Pfarrer der Evangelischen Landeskirche mit der Frage, welche Schritte seiner Erfahrungen nach unabdingbar für Gemeindegründung sind. Ein besonderer Dank gilt Paul Clark, der diesen Band mit den Ergebnissen seiner Untersuchung aller Gemeindegründungen von 1945 bis 2005 innerhalb der Hauptzweige der deutschen Pfingstbewegung bereichert. Den Abschluss bildet ein ausführliches Interview mit Friedhelm Holthuis, unter dessen Leitung eine Gemeinde im ländlich geprägten Nordwesten Deutschlands acht Gemeindegründungen begleitet hat.

Die deutsche Bevölkerung distanziert sich immer mehr von einer christlichen Weltanschauung. Die beiden Volkskirchen und einige evangelische Freikirchen in Deutschland haben in den letzten Jahren einen teilweise dramatischen Mitgliederschwund zu verzeichnen. Im Vergleich mit dem exponentiellen Wachstum von Pentekostalismus in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten in Südamerika und Afrika hat die deutsche Pfingstbewegung nur minimales Wachstum zu verzeichnen. Die Hintergründe für die Pflanzung von fast 500 pfingstlichen Ortsgemeinden in ganz Deutschland innerhalb von sechzig Jahren, die heute noch bestehen, ist der Fokus dieser Arbeit. Durch die Betrachtung der verschiedenen Methoden und Vorgehensweisen bei der Gründung von Pfingstgemeinden wurden Prinzipien und Zusammenhänge identifiziert, die eine Hilfestellung für effektive Gemeindegründungen im 21. Jahrhundert sein können. Eine Kenntnis der historischen und kulturellen Hintergründe pentekostaler Gemeindegründung in Deutschland bietet Orien-tierung für Sozialwissenschaftler, deutsche Gemeindegründer, Missionare und aktive Kirchenmitglieder, die sich ein tieferes Verständnis für die Dynamik von intentionaler Mission im nach-christlichen Europa erarbeiten wollen. Diese Arbeit würdigt das Engagement von vielen Gemeindegründern und Gemeinde-gründerinnen in ihren freikirchlichen Traditionen und gibt eine erweiterte Sicht für moderne Kirchengeschichte im deutschen Kontext, die oft nicht in der gängigen theologischen Literatur zu finden ist.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2014 SPEARS BOOK AWARDS - FAMILY HISTORY CATEGORY Empty Mansions is a rich mystery of wealth and loss, connecting the Gilded Age opulence of nineteenth-century America with a twenty-first-century battle over a $300 million inheritance. At its heart is a reclusive heiress named Huguette Clark, a woman so secretive that, at the time of her death at age 104, no new photograph of her had been seen in decades. Though she owned palatial homes in California, New York, and Connecticut, why had she lived for twenty years in a simple hospital room, despite being in excellent health? Why were her valuables being sold off? Was she in control of her fortune, or controlled by those managing her money? Huguette Clark was the daughter of self-made copper industrialist W. A. Clark, nearly as rich as Rockefeller in his day, a controversial senator, railroad builder, and founder of Las Vegas. She grew up in the largest house in New York City, a remarkable dwelling with 121 rooms for a family of four. She owned paintings by Degas and Renoir, a world-renowned Stradivarius violin, a vast collection of antique dolls. But wanting more than treasures, she devoted her wealth to buying gifts for friends and strangers alike, to quietly pursuing her own work as an artist, and to guarding the privacy she valued above all else. Empty Mansions reveals a complex portrait of the mysterious Huguette and her intimate circle. We meet her extravagant father, her publicity-shy mother, her star-crossed sister, her French boyfriend, her nurse who received more than $30 million in gifts, and the relatives fighting to inherit Huguette''s copper fortune. Richly illustrated with more than seventy photographs, Empty Mansions is an enthralling story of an eccentric of the highest order, a last jewel of the Gilded Age who lived life on her own terms.

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Have you ever asked these questions about heaven and eternal life? Will heaven be boring or full of meaning and joy? Will we recognize and know loved ones and friends in heaven? Will there be any evil, suffering or pain in heaven? Will there be animals in heaven? What age will people be in the kingdom of heaven? Will people of heaven be able to eat and drink? Will there be mosquitos and other pests in heaven? Will everyone get a mansion in heaven? Will there be time in the eternal Kingdom of God? Will people remember their failings and regret them forever? Do those in heaven look down on the living in this life? What will eternal relationships be like in heaven? What will people do in heaven forever? Will people know everything in heaven and be perfect in every way? Who will make it into the eternal Kingdom of God? Find the answers to these questions and many more in "Heaven Unveiled" by Michael Clark. His answers come straight from the Bible so you can be assured of the wonderful, meaningful and satisfying eternal life to be found there. Michael Clark has pastored in 5 churches over 40 years. He has also authored 3 other books: "Keep In Step With the Holy Spirit!" which details what the Bible teaches about living in the power and wisdom of the Holy Spirit. "Stand Strong!" which gives clear instructions for how to resist temptations. And "The Marriage Manual" which shares the Bible''s intentions for healthy and happy marriages.

How can you live with yourself when you have killed somebody? This question haunts Ross Collins following a catastrophic road accident. His life unravels after the police arrest him for causing death by careless driving. Sinking into a morass of despair and self-loathing, he seeks refuge in the Alpha Course, hoping to find redemption in religion. There he encounters "Omega" Bee, a theology student grappling with her own crisis as the faith that has always defined her crumbles. This novel melds fiction and non-fiction in the style of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and Sophie''s World, as Bee sabotages Ross''s quest by teaching him about the very human origins of Christianity and the Bible. But he doesn''t want truth. He wants redemption. We follow Ross as his trial approaches and he struggles to find a way to come to terms with what he has done. Praise for Paul Clark''s previous novels: "...takes you in, grabs a hold of you and does not let go until the very end where you are left wanting more." Goodreads review of The Price of Dreams. "One of the things that I love best about this book is the way that the characters seem to come alive - they feel like living, breathing people with personalities and minds of their own." Amazon UK review of The Price of Dreams. "I couldn''t put this book down. It was a real page-turner and it felt like I was reading about real events." Amazon USA Review of A Long Night of Chaos. "Clark is an excellent writer and a superb storyteller...But it was the depth of his character development that I found truly remarkable." OnlineBookClub Review of A Long Night of Chaos. A thrilling, fast moving, believable plot! Thoroughly enjoyed reading it! Amazon UK review of Day of the Long Knives. "...the quality of the characters depicted in this book was superb. The author did an amazing job at comprehensively developing the characters by giving them really strong personalities that will stick with the reader till the end of the story." OnlineBookClub review of Day of the Long Knives.

ADVANCE PRAISE FOR STONE SOUP "There is a dazzling translucent purity and a transcendent clarity on every page." Mr. P. Cotter "It leaves me speechless." Winston W. Churchill "Great for re-gifting." Martha M. Stewart "Stone Soup Rocks." Eddie Von Halen

"The book is a collection of Lent and Easter Dramas and Puppet plays."--Provided by publisher.

Just about all of us have a desire to be at the top in our job, sport or social circle.You’ve heard it before – if we want it hard enough, and follow certain techniques,we can reach the pinnacle of worldly success.The problem is, there can only be a handful of winners when it’s defined like that. Even if you achieve that sort of success, and become a wealthy winner – there must be losers.What if there were other pinnacles you could reach without standing on others?There is. You can be at the top in your relationships, happiness and quality of life and still be among friends!To get there, we have to go against our 21st Century instincts – try some ideas that aren’t always obvious or easy – to reach the top of life, not at the top of the pile.Interested? Read these thoughts!

Pandora''s Green Box introduces the subject of population growth, considered by the environmental community as one of the greatest environmental challenges facing the planet. Growth is seen as a multiplier of nearly all environmental areas. Yet Pandora''s Green Box focuses its attention on whether this issue is one that directly impacts America, asking the first of two fundamental questions: "Is population growth in America a justifiable domestic environmental issue?"It is from the resolution of this first inquiry that Pandora''s Green Box leads to its apex (second segment) and to its contentiousness, asking "If population growth in America is a justified environmental challenge, are political motives responsible for keeping the issue concealed?" To determine a resolution to this question, the book looks into the shifting growth trends from fertility to immigration as the driving factor of growth in America today. It then evaluates the politics of both environmental and immigration issues. The reader is led to ask the question why has the environmental establishment changed course on this issue? Only through a complete and scientific evaluation of these fundamental questions can a probable conclusion be drawn which leads us to resolve the very question posed within the title of this manuscript: "Have Politics Concealed Americas'' Greatest Environmental Challenge and Threatened America''s Way of Life?"u200bWith strong scientific merit, sound investigative research and in-depth analysis, Pandora''s Green Box is the essential key to bringing these connections together. It is the only full publication of its kind that does so. Its significance will disrupt the environmental establishment in ways that no other environmental publication has done before.

"This book is a collection of skits and dramas that centre around the life of Jesus."--Provided by publisher.

I have written little stories for years. Many are memoirs. Some tell more about how I lived and felt than others. Others were purposely written like a travel article one might read in a Sunday newspaper section. All tell what my world was like at the time I visited it.

Fifteen homes on the Manor Downs street of The Villages, Florida overlook Our Pond.The man-made retention pool lies between the 5th and 6th holes of Churchill Greens executive golf course. Homes line the east side and a golf cart track the west. Further west are farms with horses and cattle. The pond provides a beauty all its own as well as a sanctuary for animal life.

This field guide provides photographs and descriptions of larger birds in The Villages, Florida. Intentionally regional confined, the guide points-out simple uniquely identifying characteristics that differentiate one bird from another.

"Nibbles visits local favorites and uses photography to help your child identify visual landmarks"--Page 4 of cover

Note: There are two versions of this book, one with full-color illustrations, the other with interior images in black and white. This is the black and white edition. Software Defined Radios are revolutionizing wireless communications, but getting started can be a challenge. Much of the available SDR training veers either towards highly mathematical engineering classes or radio cookbooks with little explanation for the steps taken. This book builds on the first volume in the series, providing you both a deeper and broader understanding of gnuradio and analog radio design. Through a series of hands-on exercises, you''ll learn: to build and operate an FM radio using real SDR hardware to use more powerful and complex gnuradio blocks about SDR architecture and how it applies on a practical level what kinds of antennas and peripherals you''ll need in your SDR toolkit key SDR and radio terms and how they impact your radios This second volume of our Field Expedient SDR series will take you from being an SDR novice to someone capable of building intermediate-level analog radios. You''ll also be ready to dive into the digital wireless technologies covered by the third book in our series.

From deep within the Brazilian Rainforest, an ancient city, hidden by centuries of secrets, beckons to be discovered. A Brazilian warlord has been scouring the jungle for two decades in search of the Lost City. In his possession is one half of an ancient compass that will lead him to the cities gates. But, before he can retrieve the other half, an American explorer snatches it out from under his nose, making the two partners.For the explorer, Jake Coltrane, adventure is a way of life, the more adrenaline, the better. He has a pastor for a father, a best friend who wants him dead and an ex CIA agent who has somehow become his side-kick on this roller coaster ride through the mysterious lush jungles of South America.Lurking behind every tree and hidden in every cave lie worldly treasures beyond Jake''s wildest dreams. But, will the treasures of earth be enough? Will God spare his life in order to protect His treasure?To do so, Jake will somehow have to manage to survive a Colombian Warlord''s missiles, a persistent black jaguar and a Muisca''s warrior''s spear. All in the name of the preservation of history and the pursuit of King''s Crossing.

"Old Mr T starts his engine and leaves the church abruptly calling, ''follow me!'' Just when worship was about to being! Come with Old Mr T on an adventure of discovery and wonder as he shows the cars what Jesus meant when he said ''follow me.''"--Back cover.

Note: There are two versions of this book, one with full-color illustrations, the other with interior images in black and white. This is the black and white edition. Software Defined Radios are revolutionizing wireless communications, but getting started can be a challenge. Much of the available SDR training veers either towards highly mathematical engineering classes or radio cookbooks with little explanation for the steps taken. Introduction to Software Defined Radio steers between these two extremes by leveraging knowledge you already have but didn''t know was applicable to radio technology. Through a series of hands-on exercises, you''ll learn: to use gnuradio, the leading SDR software tool how analog signals are sampled when and how to use decimation and interpolation how filtering, tuning, and demodulating work how all the pieces of an SDR-based radio fit together This first volume of our Field Expedient SDR series will take you from being a complete novice to a capable user. There will still be much to learn, but you''ll be in a solid position to learn it.