PPT-CHURCH DISCIPLINE JAMAICA UNION CONFERENCE

OUTLINE Importance of Church Discipline Maintaining the Balance Purpose of Church Discipline Two Types of Church Disciplines Guidelines in Administering Church Discipline The Ultimate aim of Church Discipline. Foundations. f. or. Life. Word “church” refers to:. Local congregation of professing believers. A denominational group. The universal body of true Christian believers. A building used for religious purposes. 1 . C. orinthians . 5. Corinthian Sin. The man’s sin: . unrepentant incest. The church’s sin: . silence. Paul’s Solution: Church Discipline. “judged” = pass a verdict and sentence to a punishment. Preventive Discipline: . All of the means and methods employed by a local church to . prevent sin. in the life of a Christian. . Corrective Discipline. :. All of the means and methods employed by a local church to . Pastor Steve Pittman. Pastors Roundtable – Spring 2016. Biblical Church Discipline. Pastor Steve Pittman. Pastors Roundtable – Spring 2016. Biblical Church Discipline. Pastor Steve Pittman. Pastors Roundtable – Spring 2016. Introduction to Church Discipline. A sign of God’s . Love for His Children. To Redeem. Reconcile. Restore . It has been frequently misunderstood. There have been . many . abuses. It must be handled with respect. Disagreement about P 161.G. Same Sex Marriage. Ordination of self-avowed practicing homosexual persons. THE ISSUES BEFORE US. Our ability to reach LGBTQ persons and include them in the life of the church. Same Sex Marriage. Ordination of self-avowed practicing homosexual persons. SOME ISSUES . BEFORE US. Our ability to reach LGBTQ persons and their allies and include them in the life of the church. People leaving our churches . “The Way Forward”. Bishop Peggy A. Johnson. Fall 2018. Ephesians 4:3. “Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.”. 2016 General Conference established a “Commission for the Way Forward with bishops overseeing the process. The “Commission” was an inclusive group of UMC people. A Way Forward. History. . -46 years of Debate around homosexuality.. -Creation of the Commission on a Way Forward.. -Work of the Commission.. -Presentation of Final Report.. -2019 Special Session of General Conference.. ACTS 1:8 NKJV. But . you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to . Me . in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”. Evangelism: Primary Function of the Church. 2 West Michigan Conference Office Address, 8 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich President, E. K. Slade A Church in Every Home The recent ruling of the State Board of Health that Cedar Lake Academy Notes Balham church minister Pastor Malcolm Pedlar and President Pastor Don Lowe sitting The Harvest Festival IT is not unusual to see Stanborough Park Church with a the large congregation to ow r A visit ITEMS OF INTEREST In This Issue FRONT COVER - - - The Storm on Lifes Sea Copyright 1948 Review and Herald Publishing Association Washington 12 DC the third time in a week Catholic Hungarians demon-2 2 Published by the Lake Union Confer-3Si Entered as second-class matter No-THE LAKE UNE HIERAL Mrs Lou Kirby Curtis Lake Union Conference Directory Office Address Lock Drawer C W Davis fiel6 Mr Wilco