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BIBLICAL MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
Chapter 11: FACING FAILURE.
God has perfect plans, but He works with imperfect leaders to accomplish His plans. Because you are imperfect, you must understand the reasons for failure and know what to do when you fail. The basic reasons for failure are failure in relationship, failure by commission and failure… Read moreBrain Mbuli1 Comment-
Thank you for the reflection, Brother David! God is looking at what we will do next. It is always a blessing to live daily by doing the next right thing. Repentance and the hope of restoration are great gifts for us. We fail every day in the smallest and sometimes the biggest ways, but God’s arms remain ever open to receive us back in love.
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BIBLICAL MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
Chapter 10: TRAINING LEADERS AND FOLLOWERS.
Leaders must have followers and followers must have leaders. The training of leaders and followers should begin in childhood preparing youngsters to take their part in the body of Christ. Training should immediately follow conversion at any age. God gives to some… Read more-
I agree with you that all believers should have leadership training of some sort. I have personally observed that even the most inexperienced in church often find themselves leading in some way unexpectedly.
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BIBLICAL MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES
Chapter 9: CONFLICTS AND DISCIPLINE.
Discipline is correction of those who are wrong. A conflict is a fight or quarrel. A good leader must provide correction and be able to solve problems between his followers. People can disagree without having conflict, but conflict often results from disagreements. It is… Read more-
Conflict transformation is a skill every minister must possess. In the church, this is a difficult thing to do, especially when the conflicting parties seem to not see anything wrong. While conflict often leads to negative consequences, it can be a valuable tool to assess the health of the church if managed properly.
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PERSONAL ESCHATOLOGY
MODULE 3This lesson helped me understand something I’d never really grasped before about the Bible’s big picture. The whole storyline isn’t just a collection of random stories ,there’s this consistent rhythm running through everything: blessings and curses, faithfulness and consequences.
What struck me most is that God’s…
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May God bless you
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PERSONAL ESCHATOLOGY
MODULE 2This lesson captures something I think we often miss about the Creation story: it’s a vivid portrait of God’s character and intentions that ripple through all of Scripture. The opening image of a child experiencing a perfect spring day really struck me because it connects us emotionally to what Eden was meant…
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This is very profound
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Personal Eschatology
Module 1: Hope, the afterlife and meaningFrom the lecture, I have gained a clearer understanding of personal eschatology which is the study of the “last things” as they relate to individuals, particularly the Christian afterlife. The instructor emphasizes that our view of Heaven shapes and reflects how we read the Bible and…
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May God bless you very much. This is eye opening
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ADAM TO NOAH
MODULE 2: SESSION 8: The Structure of the Eden Narrative
Generally Genesis 1 sets a foundation of what ought to be done and/or created while Genesis 2 is the filling up of what was spoken in Genesis 1. Genesis 2 is like the act of layering over the already set truth. Further, the indication that there was no man to till the ground…
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HEAVEN AND EARTH
MODULE 2: SESSION 8: Ancient Egyptian Cosmology
Israel existed in the same cultural environment as its ancient neighbors. So the biblical authors speak from within their ancient Near Eastern perceptions of the world. They are making worldview claims about the God of Israel through their cultural constructs. Because of this, it…
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INTRODUCTION TO THE HEBREW BIBLE
MODULE 2: SESSION 8: What Torah Says About the Bible’s Origin
The Bible was written to explain the story of God who decided to rescue his people, entered into covenant with them of which they did not uphold. Finally, they rebelled against Him but He plans to raise a prophet who would rescue them. This is the…
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Session 3 : Art of Biblical words
This illustrates the “encyclopedia” concept I described earlier. The instructor demonstrates how New Testament authors like John weren’t just writing in Greek, they were thinking within the Hebrew Bible’s conceptual framework, even when using Greek vocabulary. The word study of “dwelt” (skēnoō) in John 1:14…
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Thank you very much l have linked it with what l have studied recently that there is an encyclopedia of production (an author) and an encyclopedia of Reception (of a reader). For a better understanding a reader should have a built in encyclopedia while observing the encyclopedia of production (considering an author).
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