Church Folk

Author : Michele Andrea Bowen
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 0759524645
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Church Folk written by Michele Andrea Bowen and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2001-06-21 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in 1960s Mississipi, this novel is a powerful tale of love, faith, and finding your voice. Theophilus Henry Simmons is young, single, sexy, and just about the finest black man any wishful mother and daughter have ever seen in Charleston, Mississippi. He's also a pastor. And when he starts courting the quiet, homespun Essie Lee Lane-and she accepts his marriage proposal-a few of the church folk decide to teach Essie what it really means to be a pastor's wife, and show her how little she knows about them. But as Theophilus gains prominence in his denomination, Essie evolves from a mousy parishioner into an independent and Godly woman. Now sporting an afro and driving her new purple Cadillac, Essie teaches the church folk what it really means to stand by your man-and your beliefs.

Author : Michele Andrea Bowen
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0446569577
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book More Church Folk written by Michele Andrea Bowen and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07-28 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From bestselling author Michele Andrea Bowen, the uproarious sequel to her hit novel Church Folk. It is now 1986, and the preachers of the Gospel United Church are preparing for their much-anticipated Triennial General Conference. The last time readers encountered the good Rev. Theophilus Simmons, he was a newlywed and the pastor of a modest-sized congregation in Memphis. Now he's the father of three and running a congregation in St. Louis. His best friend, Rev. Eddie Tate, is now with a fast growing church in Chicago, but he is getting real frustrated with the way things are run in the Gospel United Church. Marcel Brown and his father, Ernest, along with Sonny Washington and Bishop Larsen Giles have had two decades to perfect their slimy methods of "tapping" church funds and other misdeeds. Now they've found a secret weapon that will allow them to make fast money and accomplish what they failed to do 20 years ago--buy off enough power to dominate the entire denomination, put their cronies in key spots, and ransack the church like it is the spoils of war. It won't be long before the two opposing sides face off..."church-folk" style.

Author : Dale P. Andrews
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664224295
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Practical Theology for Black Churches written by Dale P. Andrews and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Exploring the concept of church as refuge, offers a way to bridge the gap between black theology, with its social and political concerns, and black churches, with their emphases on pastoral care and piety.

Author : Rick Love
Publisher : William Carey Library
ISBN 13 : 9780878084432
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Muslims, Magic and the Kingdom of God written by Rick Love and published by William Carey Library. This book was released on 2000 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book combines a description of folk Islam, biblical perspectives, and strategies for church planting among Muslims. In his theory on Muslim evangelism, Love tackles the major issues of encountering spiritual powers, contextualization, and leadership development. Teachers of Islamic subjects and practitioners in Muslim countries enthusiastically welcome this book.

Author : Michele Andrea Bowen
Publisher : Walk Worthy Press
ISBN 13 : 0759524645
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Church Folk written by Michele Andrea Bowen and published by Walk Worthy Press. This book was released on 2001-06-21 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theophilus Henry Simmons is young, single, sexy, and just about the finest black man any wishful mother and daughter have ever seen in Charleston, Mississippi. He's also a pastor. And when he starts courting the quiet, homespun Essie Lee Lane-and she accepts his marriage proposal-a few of the church folk decide to teach Essie what it really means to be a pastor's wife, and show her how little she knows about them. But as Theophilus gains prominence in his denomination, Essie evolves from a mousy parishioner into an independent and Godly woman. Now sporting an afro and driving her new purple Cadillac, Essie teaches the church folk what it really means to stand by your man-and your beliefs.

Author : Shanell T. Smith
Publisher : Fortress Press
ISBN 13 : 150644816X
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Touched written by Shanell T. Smith and published by Fortress Press. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Touched, author Shanell T. Smith makes visible the often silenced or ignored narratives of survivors of sexual violence. The book tells the author's story of her personal traumatic experience with sexual violence by a church leader and focuses on the responses that she received from people in the church (clergy and lay folk) once she "sounded the alarm." These responses either justified, ignored, or denied that the horrific act occurred, resulting in the author leaving that congregation. As a survivor of sexual violence, an ordained minister, and a professor, Smith has heard many stories from other survivors. The circumstances of the sexual assault may differ, but a common thread among them all is the fact that these stories, in one way or another, have often been ignored. Touched helps those who have experienced sexual assault give themselves permission to feel what they feel and to find strength to stand up to the counternarratives that come from those who do not understand or deny their trauma. And more, Touched helps readers learn how to respond effectively and compassionately to those who seek refuge and care.

Author : Stefan Höschele
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9047422686
Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Christian Remnant - African Folk Church written by Stefan Höschele and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007-11-30 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The growth of Christianity in Africa during the twentieth century is one of the most fascinating shifts in the history of religions. This book presents a history of the Tanzanian Seventh-day Adventist Church, which is representative of this shift in many respects: slow beginnings, struggles over cultural issues, the emergence of a unique church life combining denominational heritage and African elements, frictions with governments, and the development of popular theology. Yet Tanzanian Adventism also exemplifies an important phenomenon which has been given little attention so far - the transformation of minority denominations to dominant religions. This study breaks new ground in analyzing how the Adventist “remnant” developed into an African “folk church” while attempting to remain true to its original ethos.

Author : Leon Brewer
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781720520603
Total Pages : 46 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gossip written by Leon Brewer and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-09 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: My focus in writing this book is to make available a tool for active young Leaders in Ministry. Please do not mistake this for church goers. Whether you are a Pastor, Asst. Pastor, Five-Fold Member or leader in your various congregation, this is to help you overcome and make you aware of some spiritual obstacles you will face when dealing with Gossip. I would like to equip you with the knowledge I have gained from experience, prayer, study and tears. Yes, there will be tears, but the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us, Roman 8:18. Churches are full of Gossip. It's time for it to be called out and cast out. The growth of Ministry is being affected. I don't mean the size of your church, I'm talking about the spiritual aspect of the leaders and congregants. Gossip is driving good leaders away from good churches. It's weakening the strength of the young Men and Women of God that have been working in Ministry, who feel they don't have to take this anymore. There is an expectation for them to keep going but no road map to navigate through what is being said. I hope you are enlightened and at the very least informed about the Church Folk you will be dealing with.

Author : James Edward Vaux
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Church Folk Lore written by James Edward Vaux and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Louis Timm's
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595332307
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Church-Folk Some Messed-Up-Folk written by Louis Timm's and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2004-09 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The real names have been changed to protect the guilty, and should the likeness of any character in this book appear to resemble any individual, it is purely intentional. Also I have deliberately embellished on certain factual accounts in the book, purely for effect. This book is being written, to let church-folk everywhere know, that you are not alone, and that the goings on at your local church are not isolated incidences, there is mess in every church, and my prayer is that you will stand fast, stay put, and put the devil on the run. There were no collaborators, no extensive research done, no accolades to give to anyone. This is one mans journey from faith to faith, through his own eyes. If the book is a failure, I take full responsibility, the failure is not in God, it's in me. I am simply saying what the spirit is saying to me, and through me; "Thus saith the Lord"