Academic literature on the topic 'Ministerial Fellowship'

Leadership is an important aspect of Church life. In fact, the style of leadership that are carried out in the Church must reflect the teachings of faith and theology as well as the basic principles in the Church. It must not conflict with the basic spirit of the Church. With that, the meaning of Church presence as sacrament of salvation in the middle of the world becomes clear and felt. In this article, it is emphasized that the surviving pastoral-centric style of leadership in the Church is not problematic in the context of pastoral management, but also contradicts the theology and the principle of Church social teaching. At the very least, this leadership contradicts the nature of the Church as communion or fellowship, the principles of participation and subsidiarity and the nature of the ministerial priesthood. Therefore, such leadership must be rejected.

Each fall from 1984 to 2007 a group of Lutheran pastors in Texas gathered at the ranch of another pastor to hunt white-tailed deer during the opening week of the annual hunting season. Called “Nimrod” after the ancient Babylonian king identified in the Bible as “a mighty hunter before the Lord” (Genesis 10:9), also an acronym for “November Invitational Ministerial Recreational Outdoor Diversion,” the event provided opportunities for recreation and fellowship for active and retired clergy, centered around the hunt. To the casual observer hunting is not an immediately obvious pastime to bring Christian ministers together. This ethnographic study examines the place of hunting within Christian theology and explores how the annual deer hunting retreat in fact created an ideal opportunity for clergy to escape from the social constraints of their professional lives while engaging in the deeply meaningful practice of harvesting wild game.

Prior research has suggested that pastors have difficulty in managing church finances. On the other hand, the involvement of the congregation with knowledge that tends to be pragmatic exposes the pastor to start rubbing against the values ​​contained in this pragmatic understanding, including matters of financial management. In terms of finance, actually the provisions of the Bible are sufficient as guidance, in the form of main values, only requiring an understanding in accordance with the context and the current relevance of the challenges of the church and its congregation. This paper seeks to tell the experience of one of the important actors (informants), a pastor who acts as a ministerial servant of God in pastoral care as well as treasurer in the Indonesian Church Association (PGI). These sources are in the vortex of the tug of interest between idealism as a servant of God and pragmatism, a solution must be sought as soon as possible regarding the sustainability of the church fellowship institution. At the end loyalty, integrity and openness with good intentions to collaborate with various groups (partnering) are the key characters between the roles of pastor and treasurer. This character is preserved in an expression of faith and relying on God. The financial leadership model of a pastor as well as a treasurer with a narrative study approach is described in this article.

The relationship between Mahathir Mohamad and Anwar Ibrahim was colorful, from friendship, fellowship to violent conflict and hostilities, even Anwar was slandered with sodomy and jailed and tortured in his cell. Anwar's struggle in Malaysian politics was full of sorrow and bitterness, after being released from prison in 2007, in 2008 he was jailed again on charges of sodomy too. But then he could be free and form an opposition against Najib Razak who replaced Mahathir.In 1997, when he became a finance minister, Anwar Ibrahim supported the steps of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He saved money by cutting state spending by 18 percent, cutting ministerial salaries, and postponing major projects. The major projects postponed by Anwar Ibrahim included a number of projects that were the mainstay of the development strategy designed by Mahathir Mohamad. In 1998, amid the worsening relationship between Anwar and Mahathir, Newsweek magazine named Anwar the "Asian Leader of the Year". In the same year, the youth wing of UMNO led by Anwar's ally Ahmad Zahid Hamidi indicated that they would raise the issue of cronyism and nepotism in the UMNO General Session.Now Anwar has returned to the Malaysian political scene and is waiting for the promise of Mahathir who will hand over the reign of the Prime Minister to him. Indeed, Anwar's way of life was full of mystery and grief but there was no grudge in him for those who had imprisoned him for quite a long time.

The Cooperating Baptist Fellowship of Oklahoma came into existence in 1992. This essay offers a brief overview of how this new organization has tried to relate to the various ethnic groups in our state.

Aims: The main objective of the study was to analyze the relationship between the efficiency of operation of the local authority (independent variable) and community resilience to agriculture-threatening hydro-climatic natural disasters (dependent variable), with particular focus on droughts and floods in Lower Muzarabani District of the Zambezi Valley in Zimbabwe. Study Design: The study was designed based on the stratified random sampling technique. Linear regression and correlation analyses were used for hypothesis testing. Place and Duration of Study: The study was part of a PhD in Development Studies (Leadership for Africa’s Development) that was conducted jointly at the University of Africa in Lusaka, Zambia, and BEAT Doctoral Academy in Harare, Zimbabwe. Sponsorship was provided by Chinhoyi University of Technology under a Staff Development Fellowship, between August 2016 and November 2020. Methodology: The survey was conducted in Lower Muzarabani District of the Zambezi Valley in Zimbabwe, on a sample of 200 rural households. A structured questionnaire was used to determine resilience scores for the dependent variable (community resilience) and independent variable (efficiency of functioning of the local authority), based on a 5-point Likert Scale. Results: Linear regressions between the dependent and independent variables exceeded 2 for each of the three scenarios; and correlations were greater than 0.5 for each scenario. These results were true at P = 0.000, that is at P < 0.001. Scenarios were delineated by the disaster governance legislation in operation during three different time-periods. The results therefore indicated a strong, positive impact of efficiency of functioning of the local authority on community resilience to the climate-related disasters of droughts and floods. Conclusion: The results indicate that there is considerable potential for raising community resilience by improving the efficiency of functioning of the local authority. First, local government autonomy in Lower Muzarabani should be improved. Secondly, income sources for local government development projects need to be diversified. Thirdly, the participation of traditional leaders such as chiefs, headmen and village heads in rural development processes should be enhanced. Fourth, local authorities should ensure good governance by being effective, transparent, accountable, and institutionally coherent. Fifth, ministerial powers should be devolved to local authorities. Sixth, a clear national framework for local economic development should be provided through effective fiscal, political and legal recognition and access to an equitable share of national resources by local authorities. The efficiency of operation of the local authority could also be enhanced through building and connecting commodity value chains, improving agricultural productivity and marketing, and developing agro-enterprises. The expeditious and effective implementation of the above measures can significantly improve the efficiency of operation of the local authority. Ultimately, this should lead to higher community resilience to the prevailing hydro-climatic disasters of droughts and floods in Lower Muzarabani District and areas with similar agro-ecological, demographic, socio-economic, cultural and political characteristics.

Abstract: Pentecostalism is often to be concerned with Holy Spirit baptism, Spiritual gifts or speaking in tongue. Basically, Pentecostalism is about to dynamize Christian life’s character. This article is aiming to refer the nature of Pentecostalism according to The Acts, that it is not only about speaking in tongue and other Spiritual gifts, but the characteristic. This article is a research that using text analyzis of The Book of Acts about the true charateristic of Pentecostalism. The conclusion of this biblical research is, pentecostalist characteristic is about building dynamic person who has such characters: continued steadfastly in fellowship and learning Bible, social care, enthusiastic, having favor with all the people, dare to witness, ministering with power and having intelegent ability.Abstrak: Fenomena Pentakosta sering hanya dikaitkan dengan persoalan baptisan Roh Kudus dan bahasa roh, bahkan juga dengan karunia Roh. Sejatinya, Pentakostalisme merupakan sebuah dinamisasi karakteristik kehidupan Kristen. Tulisan ini bertujuan untuk menunjukkan hakikat Pentakostalisme sesuai Kisah Para Rasul, bahwa Pentakostalisme bukan sekadar persoalan bahasa roh dan karunia roh yang lain, melainkan karakteristik. Penelitian ini bersifat analisis teks pada Kisah Para Rasul tentang karateristik Pentakostalisme yang sejati. Kesimpulannya, karakteristik pentakostalis adalah tentang membangun pribadi dinamis yang memiliki karakter: tekun bersekutu dan belajar firman, peduli sosial, antusias, disukai orang, berani bersaksi, melayani dengan kuasa dan memiliki kemampuan intelektualitas.

Abstract Abstract 5086 Background Splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) is a rare low-grade B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder with characteristic clinical, cytological, histological and immunophenotypical features. The most common cytogenetic abnormality, present in 30–40% of the patients is the 7q deletion, that extends from 7q21 to 7q36. This aberration may represent a primary pathogenic event in SMZL. Recently, mutations in the EZH2 gene, located at 7q36.1, have been described in different hematological malignancies including B-cell lymphomas. However, the role of the EZH2 gene in SMZL has to be elucidated. Aim To determine the prevalence of EZH2 mutations in a cohort of SMZL patients. Patients and Methods Twenty-nine patients with SMZL were screened for mutations in the EZH2 gene. From the whole cohort, 11 patients presented 7q deletion (three of them as a single anomaly), 11 had a normal karyotype and 7 had other cytogenetic aberrations. The mutational analysis of the EZH2 gene was performed by direct sequencing using primers covering the whole exome of the gene. DNA was extracted from CD19 isolated B-cells from peripheral blood or from total lymphocytes if the percentage of pathologic B-cell was higher than 50%. Results From the whole cohort of 29 SMZL patients, no pathogenic mutations (frameshift or nonsense mutations) were detected in the EZH2 gene in any of the patients analyzed. Five patients harboured the missense mutation D185H in exon 6, that has been previously described as a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). Conclusions In conclusion, the EZH2 gene is not mutated in our series of SMZL patients suggesting that this gene is not involved in the pathogeny of this entity. Acknowledgments: Fellowship FI2008 (AGAUR) to LMA, This work was supported (in part) by grants from Instituto de Salud Carlos III FEDER; Red Temática de Investigación Cooperativa en Cáncer (RTICC, FEDER): RD06/0020/0031 and RD07/0020/2004; Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo (Spain): PI07/0586. Disclosures: No relevant conflicts of interest to declare.

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every part of the World. It brought unfortunate consequences; unexpected deaths, sudden unemployment, strain on healthcare systems, economic near collapse and the worst of all is the unprecedented disruption in places of worship. On the 13th of March 2020, the government of Kenya ordered an immediate closure of Churches as a containment measure against the spread of the pandemic. As at March 26th 2020 millions of children and adolescents in 165 countries were affected by the closure. Due to high level of vulnerability, children and the elderly were advised to stay at home to avoid risk of exposure. This move forced the Kenyan church leaders to navigate through unfamiliar territory of adopting new ways of doing ministry through online platforms such as Facebook, YouTube, Zoom, and Church Websites and Televisions to offer spiritual services such as preaching, discipleships, follow-ups, fellowships and even visitations to all groups’ children, teens, youths and adults. This study sought to establish which of the groups in the churches did not receive adequate or specific attention during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research was carried out on 22nd May through 20th June 2020. The study used survey research design, a valuable tool of assessing the attitudes, opinions and trends of church leaders. An exponential non-discriminative snowball sampling technique was used to identify respondents. 429 (n) pastors and church leaders from 33 Counties of Kenya and among 161 denominations participated in the study. The online survey was hosted by US-based data company SurveyMonkey Inc. that processed and analyzed the data. The study findings indicated that Children between the ages of 0- 11 years (64.57%) and Teenagers between the ages of 12- 19 years (30.77%) received inadequate attention. The knowledge gained in this research is helpful for churches and various denominations to formulate appropriate and practical methods of effectively ministering to the children and teenagers even in seasons of crises.

The Ministering Children’s League was founded in Britain in 1885 with the aim of cultivating among children of the rich a desire to feel empathy with the poor and suffering. Examining the work of the league’s branch in Hong Kong in the early 20th century, this chapter argues that the decision by Flora Shaw, the activist wife of the Governor, Sir Frederick Lugard, to include Chinese girls as members broke down the race-bound relations between ‘benevolents’ and ‘beneficiaries’ and, in providing opportunities for Chinese and European children to work together and mingle socially, led to unintended consequences, and complicated the idea that ‘Empire’ was a straightforward story of social division and ethnic segregation. Under the aegis of empire-sponsored philanthropy, children in Hong Kong assumed the spirit of public service while learning to see themselves as part of a multicultural, international fellowship of childhood.