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'Most teenagers and their parents may not realize it, but a lot of research in the sociology of religion suggests that the most important social influence in shaping young people's religious lives is the religious life modeled and taught to them b
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Q: How can church boards and pastors learn to trust each other? How is trust built?
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There have been many discussions, anecdotes, and studies surrounding how the church has failed to capture the imagination and hold the attention of young adults.
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When Jesus was asked what was God's most important requirement of us, He said that it was to love God with one's whole being. He added that loving other people in the same way as one loved one's own life was equally important (Mark 12:28-34).
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I am a transplant into the Church of the Nazarene. While growing-up, and even as a young adult, I heard about the Church of the Nazarene but never really knew much about its beliefs or history.
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I have fond childhood memories of listening to my aunts and uncles go round and round over pertinent issues at the dinner table. An uncle would boldly proclaim, at full volume, that if he were in office, he would know what to do.
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What happens when two distinctly different bodies of believers representing different cultures, different age groups, and different worship styles unite to form one remarkable church? Real Life Chapel is what happens.
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How can we live together within this diverse Christian community in such a way that our relationships are redemptive and a witness to unbelievers of the reconciling work of God in Christ?
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