Church Growth Study Shows Varied Yet Positive Trends
A study of 19 growing congregations by the United Presbyterian Board of National Missions finds worship the core, with flexible programs and welcoming visitor attitudes. Pastors act as enablers, adult education lags, and theological stances vary yet faith remains buoyant. summary of the report “A Study of Some Growing Churches.”
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George W. Cornell
New York
United Presbyterian Board of National Missions
Florida
Minnesota
Texas
George T. Peters
Oan
Robert S. McFarlane Jr
Peters
Area Pastor Evangelist to Lead Parkway Drive Services
J T Marlin of Central Church of Christ Hereford will guest evangelize at Parkway Drive Church of Christ 3120 Parkway Drive from Sunday to Friday with a homecoming dinner at noon Sunday. Marlin preaches 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, directed by Wayne Hinds. The church, organized October 9, 1955 with 100 members, now has 125 families. monthly Bible classes for children are held, with a service at 10 a.m. Saturday. Bil Bryant hosts. all services open to the public.
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J. T. Marlin
Central Church of Christ of Hereford
Parkway Drive
of Christ
Marlin
Wayne Hinds
Lubbock Christian College
Priests in Worldly Roles Debated by Vatican Synod
Latin American church leaders push for clear limits on priests in politics and social activism while Cardinal Hoeffner warns against reducing priesthood to a humanitarian service. Debate explores whether priests should pursue multiple ministries and address justice, with calls for realism amid priest shortages.
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Vatican
Hoeffner
Third International Synod of Bishops
Latin America
Joseph Hoeffner
Cologne
Aloisio Lorscheider l of
Santo Angelo
Hoelfner
Lorscheider
Avelar Brando
Eduardo Pironio
Se. Vilela
Bahia
Brazil
Episcopal Conference
Brando Vilela
Eynod
Cardinal decries public schools as secular religion
Washington Archbishop Patrick Cardinal O Boyle told Catholic business leaders that public schools violate the First Amendment by establishing secular humanism as a religion, arguing schools favor religion while parochial schools face financial strain from fewer Catholic school-aged children. His remarks drew quick countercharges from Americans United for Separation of Church and State.
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Washington
UPI
Patrick Cardinal O'Boyle
Washington, D.C
O'Boyle
America
Boyle
Ameri
O’boyle
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