Is electronic ministry enough in modern television era
In the early days of television electronic ministers rival secular stars in influence and income. Three Cedar Rapids clergymen evaluate legitimacy and motive, noting money questions, lack of local church involvement, and the need for personal ministry alongside televised services. They question whether TV religion is true faith or show business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Broadcasting Network
Jerry Falwell
Robert Schuller
Norman Lear
Jesse Helms
Cedar Rapids
Roth
Oral Roberts
Rausch
Darryl Knappen
Valley View Baptist Church
Mount Vernon Road
Knappen
Roth and
Billy Sunday
Ames
Christian concert and religious events fill Cedar Rapids schedule
Message Center notes Kurt Johnson of St. Olaf College will perform a 30-instrument concert at Bethany Lutheran Church. The Best of Cedar Rapids gospel lineup changes with Patsy and Dick Norem replacing Dan Bergen and Jane Edward. A rescheduled Paramount Theatre event, Laity Rally, and youth services are listed along with choirs, ecumenical meetings, and notices on Baha i memorial observance and political-church activity by Rep. Tauke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurt Johnson
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
Bethany Lutheran Church
Forest Drive
Kurt
United States
Canada
Mexico
Cedar Rapids
Dan Bergen
Jane Edward
Patsy
Dick Norem
van Horne
Bob Sample
Paramount Theatre
Charles E. Kinder
Nashville, Tenn
Coralville United Methodist Church
Kinder
Missionary Denise Fikejs to Speak at Calvary Baptist Church
Denise Fikejs a California missionary appointee to Indonesia will speak at Calvary Baptist Church 5338 Johnson Ave SW Wednesday at 7 PM A potluck precedes at 6 PM She previously taught missionary children for two years at Bamboo River International School in Indonesia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denise Fikejs
California
Indonesia
Calvary Baptist Church
Johnson Ave
Baptist Foreign Missionary Society
Bamboo River International School
Iowa City Ecumenical Consultation names officers
Newly elected chairperson is Bonnie Goedken of St Patrick s Church and secretary is the Rev Leonard Vander Zee of Trinity Christian Reformed Church with Patricia Dee of Coralville United Methodist Church serving as treasurer. The group formed in May 1968 to express unity in Christ through word and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Ecumenical Consultation
Bonnie Goedken
St. Patrick's Church
Leonard Vander Zee
Trinity Christian Reformed Church
Patricia Dee
Coralville
Closer Catholic Anglican ties in Britain unlikely to rush union
London reports upgraded Vatican relations and a planned May visit by Pope John Paul II. Anglicans and Catholics probe unity as Parliament and Church leaders weigh ecumenical gestures and potential obstacles from Anglican covenant and women ordination.
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London
UPI
Vatican
John Paul II
Britain
The
Times
Scotland
Northern Ireland
John Paul
Church of England
Robert Runcie
Canterbury
Anglican Communion
Episcopal Church
United States
Elizabeth II
Henry VIII
Runcie
Christopher Hill
Pope
Accra
Ghana
Donald Coggan
Hill
Rome
Methodist
United Reform
Wellsprings Discussion Groups Set for February
Four Wellsprings discussion groups sponsored by Church Women United run in February. Topics include Faith Works Power and Priorities Life Is a Gift and a Task Giving Account of the Hope and Faith in Us and Process Theology Leaders include Haven Hasel Suzann Ennis Thelda Franklin Genevieve Morion and Fran Elsen with hosts Karen Kral Suzann Ennis Lynn Baumert and others. Contact numbers provided for registration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church Women United
Bev Lillie
CWU
Karen Kral
Forest
Haven Hasel
Suzann Ennis
Arica Ave
Marion
Thelda Franklin
Virginia Jungman
24Th Ave
Genevieve Morion
Call
Lynn Baumert
G Avenue
Fran Elsen
Oranges Shown In Da Vinci Last Supper Restoration
In Milan details from the Last Supper restoration reveal the apostles eating oranges and drinking from gold rimmed tumblers in a tapestried room. The fresco previously appeared to show dark doors, now identified as tapestries and orange slices on plates with gold rims on the glasses emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Italy
Leonardo da Vinci
Jewish leaders hail court ruling on non Orthodox marriage mediation
Reform and Conservative Jewish leaders praise Israel's supreme court order requiring the Orthodox rabbinate to justify its refusal to register non Orthodox marriages. Rabbi Alexander M. Schindler calls it a major step toward full religious rights for Reform rabbis. Conservative leaders, including Gerson D. Cohen and Wolfe Kelman, deem it a safeguard for religious freedom through pluralism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Israel
Supreme Court
Alexander M. Schindler
Reform Judaism
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Gerson D. Cohen
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Wolfe Kelman
Rabbinical Assembly
YFC Ladies brunch at First Covenant Church Thursday
Youth for Christ Ladies Fellowship hosts a 9 15 a m brunch at First Covenant Church 25th Street and G Avenue NE. Campus Life staff Mary Beth Phelan and Bob Dye will outline weekly YMCA meetings. Kennedy High senior Jill Quass shares Campus Life meaning. Barb Pelzer and Ann Bjorseth provide music. Reservations required by Tuesday call 363 9667 or 365 6762. There will be a shower for the YFC office. There are no memberships or clues in UFC Ladies Fellowship. Roosevelt quote included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youth For Christ Ladies’ Fellowship
First Covenant Church
25Th Street
G Avenue
Mary Beth Phelan
Bob Dye
Campus Life
YMCA
Jill Quass
Kennedy High School
Kennedy
Barb Pelzer
Ann Bjorseth
YFC
UFC Ladies’ Fellowship
Gandhi Assassination Shocks India in 1948
On this date in 1948 a Hindu assassin killed Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi India triggering nationwide mourning and political repercussions across the subcontinent and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mahatma Gandhi
New Delhi
India
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