A missional church is patterned after God's redemptive purpose in the world. There are lots of things we can do to work on our communities, but I think these three serve as a good posture to build from. IN ADDDRESSING GENDER-BASED . AUGUST 2009 . 217 the role of the church in sustainable environmental management in zimbabwe: a case study of the bulawayo archdiocese of the roman catholic church This research deals with how the youths are nurtured in the church, the activities and need of youth ministry, its scope and how it deals with the youths in a Christian way of life. The available documents have tended to portray the SDA Church as very conservative in its doc­ trines, strongly opposed to any activity aimed at creating and supporting partnership between the church and the state. SCCs help to embody the values of inclusiveness, sharing, unity and solidarity that form the contemporary family of God. (Four diagrams) A missional church is incarnationally not institutionally driven. THE ROLE OF RELIGIOUS COMMUNITIES . of the Church is to proclaim His Word, build His Community, celebrate His Presence, and serve His people. evaluate the role of the Seventh-Day Adventist(SDA) Church in rural development. This publication was produced for review by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). THE CHURCH AS APOSTLE, PASTOR AND PIONEER. the Church-Family of God. Put yourself aside. community to the role played by the church. The writings are found in Holy Scripture, Early Church Fathers, Popes and Bishops’ conferences, both on the national and international levels (Zalot and Guevin 2008). dimension, since members look to the church for comfort and reassurance in a rapidly changing and threatening world (Hadden, 1970). It has set out to Instead of a place of comfort and reassurance, church conflict can create a battle ground for power struggles of various factions, victimizing the congregation and sabotaging pastoral leadership and church growth. The Church’s responsibility to God for human societies doubtless varies with its own and the nations’ changing positions, but it may be described in a general fashion by reference to the apostolic, the pastoral and the pioneering functions of the Christian community. The Role of the Church in Advocacy: Case Studies from Southern and Eastern Africa Sara Gibbs and Deborah Ajulu The primary objective of this research has been to review the experiences and analyse the role of the mainline churches in advocacy in support of human rights, democracy and poverty alleviation in Africa. So often, one of the major roadblocks to building community is our own selves. VIOLENCE AND HIV . Our models are the first “small community (the Trinity -- Father, Son and Holy Spirit) and the first Small Christian Community (the Holy Family – Jesus, Joseph and Mary). 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