CONGREGATIONAL ANALYSIS: A THEOLOGICAL AND MINISTERIAL APPROACH

Congregational Analysis: a theological and ministerial approach

The research problem concerned is: what criteria should be used when congregations are analysed? Congregations as faith communities are defined Friends differently.Identifying the local congregation as a defined and as an empirical subject plays a major role in answering the research question.The theological departure points taken are that any meas

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A Glance at the Evolution of Botteh-Jeghegh Symbol

The aim of presenting this article is to study the origin Bags of symbols so called Botteh and Jeghgheh in Iranian culture.Some people are of the opinion that the root of these symbols can be traced to an Indian plant called Botiya and as such link Botteh and Jeghgheh with India and its culture, while others believe that these symbols are purer Per

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Overcoming the Patronage System: Propaganda Fide and Its Portuguese Patronage Documents on China in the Early Modern Period

From its foundation in 1622, the Congregation de Propaganda Fide held supreme Food Service:Commercial Kitchen Equipment:Food Preparation Equipment:Other Commercial Food Prep jurisdiction over all missionary activities of the Catholic Church at the global level, with authority coming directly from the pope.Its main goals were the expansion of the Ca

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The toothless pterosaur Jidapterus edentus (Pterodactyloidea: Azhdarchoidea) from the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota and its paleoecological implications.

In the Early Cretaceous Jehol Biota, the toothless pterosaurs flourished with the chaoyangopterids and tapejarids playing a key role in understanding the early diversity and evolution of the Azhdarchoidea.Unlike the more diverse tapejarids, the rarer chaoyangopterids are characterized by a long and low rostrum, supporting a close relationship with

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