Romans 16:5

By Elizabeth Prata First century women. Source AI Paul was generous in his greetings and benedictions. He closed his letters warmly, with reminders to remember or to greet certain named (and unname……

By Elizabeth Prata First century women. Source AI Paul was generous in his greetings and benedictions. He closed his letters warmly, with reminders to remember or to greet certain named (and unname……

First Timothy 3:15 tells us “the house of God is the church of the living God.” This house will be enlarged to be the city of God, New Jerusalem. At Timothy’s time, the word church did not denote a……

The Home Church The Rev. Dr Colin Warren wrote as the Uniting Church minister at Rangeville, Toowoomba and Founding Director of Freedom Life Ministries. This article is adapted from his doctoral d……

What is a church? How might we answer that question? Where should we start? We could start with the word itself. In the New Testament, the word “church” is translated from the Greek word ekklēsia. An old idea that still gets passed around today is that ekklēsia means “called out ones,” given that ek means…

The study of the church, including its nature, ordinances, ministries, mission, and governmental structure, is called Ecclesiology. Evolving from the Scottish word kirk , the English word “church” derived from the Greek Kuriakos , meaning “belonging to the Lord.” It is found only twice in the New…

The study of the church, including its nature, ordinances, ministries, mission, and governmental structure, is called Ecclesiology. Evolving from the Scottish word kirk , the English word “church” derived from the Greek Kuriakos , meaning “belonging to the Lord.” It is found only twice in the New…

The church's primary mission is to preach the Gospel, make disciples who will preach the Gospel, and make more disciples. This is the “great commission.” However, making disciples has an objective: to bring people into the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of God are used more th…

The church's primary mission is to preach the Gospel, make disciples who will preach the Gospel, and make more disciples. This is the “great commission.” However, making disciples has an objective: to bring people into the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of Heaven and the Kingdom of God are used more th…