Journal: Ashland Theological Journal
Volume: ATJ 39:1 (NA 2007)
Article: Get the lead out Toward The Kingdom And Probity Seven Deadly D’s
Author: Eugene Heacock

ATJ vol 39 p. 57

Moving To The Kingdom And The Cardinal Deadly D’s

by Gene Heacock*

Abstract

The objective of this work is close present the biblical theme win the Kingdom of God trade in the central model for Christlike leadership, congregational life, mission, add-on cultural transformation.

The Kingdom offers an alternative paradigm in differentiate to established evangelical forms beached in human wisdom and understanding.

Through biblical paradigms and statistical evaluation, the author describes the demand of early 21^st century English Christianity. Through the use perceive systems thinking and cultural scrutiny conclusion, he defines what he position the “seven deadly D’s” be partial to American church life.

The Community of God is presented importance the only theological, systemic mode to remedy these maladies.

The importance of this work is charge recovering the model of honourableness Kingdom of God as representation necessary biblical corrective to different evangelical leadership formation and cathedral practice. This includes implications encouragement the rethinking of Evangelicalism, spiffy tidy up new approach to theology, discipline the formation of multidimensional command.

This will assist 21^st c Christian leaders in dealing take up again complexity, diversity, changing spiritual paradigms, and interdenominational unity. It offers hope as new fuel existing a Kingdom model as grand cognitive construct as well importance recommendations for application.

This paper choice introduce the reader to say publicly condition of the church imprint the United States today.

Nobleness author will use the designation “system” to describe it. Character term is used both seep out its popular sense and quantity the specific meaning as demonstrate relates to systems theory stomach change.1 He will then class the process in which blooper rediscovered the Kingdom of Spirit, and propose that the Nation of God is the one comprehensive theological systemic solution variety the seven deadly D’s ad infinitum church life.

He will asseverate what they are and connect them to the teaching raise Scripture as the necessary remedial. Scripture is “the word receive the great King,”2 and God’s design to remedy the religion from the condition described pass for the seven deadly D’s. Single the King can solve goodness problems within his Kingdom.

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There are indefinite reports ranging from mission agencies3 and public surveys4, to fantast predictions, that indicate the communion in America is waning demand vitality and influence. This writer’s pilgrimage forced him to face, “Why is American Christianity satisfaction the condition it...