The Church

And he is the head of the body, the church;
he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead,
 so that in everything he might have the supremacy.
Colossians 1:18

Eight outlines of the basic teachings of the Christian faith.

 Basic Teachings

A Paper presented at the 2000 Walther Conference in St. Louis dealing with the controversial issue of Church and Ministry.

The Church and the Ministry

The life of the Church is determined by the theology that drives it.

A Theology of Glory versus a Theology of the Cross

Perhaps the issues that plague the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod can be defined by focusing either on the pews or on the sanctuary.

The Pew versus the Sanctuary

A chart defining the differences in theology between Roman Catholics, Churches of the Reformation and modern Evangelicalism

Chart of Catholics, Protestants and Evangelicals

How do you build a church?  An essay on a postmodern method of Church Growth.

Build It and I will Come!

A Glossary of Popular Theological terms

Theological Terms

A study of the ancient roots of a popular  praise chorus. A must read but please don't quote it as an authority.

The Alexandrian Roots of the Maria Habuit Agnum Parvum Motet

 

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