PPT-State of New England Churches

General Social Survey GSS The GSS is widely regarding as the single best source of data on societal trends The GSS was first conducted in 1972 Until 1994 it was conducted almost annually Since 1994 it has been conducted in even number years. Tony Travers. London School of Economics. The government of England. UK Parliament and government is England’s Parliament and government. Failure of efforts to solve ‘West Lothian’ problem. Blair government’s English regional policy. th. Annual Beach Retreat. E. vangelism & Outreach the Empowers. Rev. . Dr. Jerry L. . Cannon. Presenter. Evangelism & Outreach that Empowers. Understanding the Culture and Context of Church Leadership. By Ina and Malin. Introduction. - Ina. Built of wood -> usually pinewood. Normal to use wood in Norway -> viking ships. compared to architecture on stone, cathedrals . Is constructed on poles (staves). Spreading the Word . American churches in some colonies had official state churches . Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia . some churches were decentralized and . Amalgamation Proposal of . Central and St. John’s . United Churches. April 12, 2015. Our Recommendations. Fifty percent plus one at each church is necessary for proceeding with the amalgamation.. That our congregation join in an amalgamation of Central and St. John’s United Churches, as outlined in the amalgamation proposal, . Prešov . region. . Wooden. . churches. in . general. Built. . around. . Europe. , most . of. . them. in Slovakia.. All. . parts. had to . be. . made. . of. . wood. , no . iron. . nails. Political Activities. Voter Registration Drives. “Churches can conduct non-partisan voter registration drives.”. Churches have tremendous freedom to register their members and others to vote. .  . Ian . Hussey – Malyon College. ian.hussey@malyon.edu.au. www.ian.hussey.org. . Most Churches are Small. The average size of a congregation in Australia is between 60-70 people (. NCLS 2001). .. The Grasshopper Myth. Revelation . 2-3. The Seven Churches of Revelation. Outline of Revelation . (from Revelation 1:11). The Seven Churches of Revelation. Initial Preaching . schedule . (from Revelation 2-3). The Seven Churches of Revelation. Outline of Study. Week One: What is a mega church?. Week Two: What makes a mega church unique from other churches?. Week Three: How do Lutherans interact with mega church members?. Week Four: What makes the Lutheran church unique? What can we gain from the mega churches?. Council of Europe?. Gennadiy. . Druzenko. , LL.M.. Director for Central & Eastern Europe. Williams . WorldWide. . Groupe. . The Law of Ukraine on the Freedom of Conscience and Religious Organizations. Economy of New England. Most New Englanders were farmers, but soils were rocky and the growing seasons were short. They grew mostly subsistence and staple crops to eat or trade locally.. More than any other region, New England profited from the sea by fishing, whaling, and trading.. .. The Easter celebration . The . Nicean. Council decided in A.D. 325 that Easter would be celebrated on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the Spring Equinox. Unless the first full moon also rose on a Sunday, in which Easter would be celebrated the Sunday after that. For over 1500 years we have continued to mark the celebration of Easter based on these calculations.. Background and Ephesus. Revelation. The book of Revelation is unique among the books of the New Testament in its figurative style of writing. It was written about 96ad during a time of extreme persecution of the Church by the Roman Government.