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Topic: Parachurch organizations

	The Religious Broadcasting Page
		Parachurches are often the creation of an entrepreneaur or a small cadre of people who seek to achieve specific goals.
		The parachurch is effectively a new form of religious organization that dates from the early 19th century.
		The parachurch model is the most significant organizational form in urban revivalism from the early 19th century.
	religiousbroadcasting.lib.virginia.edu /parachurch.html (707 words)

	Beside-the-Church Ministries
		Missiologists that argue for the legitimacy of the parachurch organization generally would like to forget the word "parachurch" with its connotation of "outside the church" and talk about the "local form" of the church and the "mission form." They see the parachurch organization as another expression of the universal church.
		The problem is with the belief that the parachurch organization sits at the same level of authority as the local church.
		Parachurch organizations exclude certain kinds of believers--those that do not have the qualities or skills that match their specialized task.
	www.christkirk.com /MissionsAndChurchPlants/Leidenfrosts/csaba7.asp (815 words)

	regions.ivcf.org - The Reason for and Role of the Parachurch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Parachurch organiz= ations surely bear some of the blame for this in the way they have sometimes asser= ted their organizational independence with little respect for local congregations.
		Parachurch organization= s should stop attempting to be an alternative to local congregations, while continui= ng to ask how to work alongside the local congregation to help pursue the purp= oses of God.
		A parachurch is more focused and able to further contextualize for subgroups based on language (in the case of missions agencies) or on gender, generational or vocational subgroups in the case of Promise Keepers, Young Life, InterVarsity, or a seminary.
	regions.ivcf.org /academic/3993 (7082 words)

	The Church Jesus Built - Innovations In The Work Of The Church
		"The parachurch is effectively a new form of religious organization that dates from the early 19th century." b.
		The greater part of every dollar given to many Christian organizations is devoted to the expense of maintaining the organization rather than to the primary purpose for which it was founded." c.
		The sponsoring church concept was developed as an alternative to parachurch organizations a.
	www.bible.ca /eo/cjb/cjb_14.htm (1921 words)

	Parachurch Organizations
		Another result of the proliferation of organizations is that vast sums of money are needed for overhead, and thus diverted from direct gospel outreach.
		The greater part of every dollar given to many Christian organizations is devoted to the expense of maintaining the organization rather than to the primary purpose for which it was founded.
		To the early Christians and their apostolic leadership, the congregation was the divinely ordained unit on earth through which God chose to work, and the only such unit to which He promised perpetuity was the church.
	web.singnet.com.sg /~syeec/literature/parachurch.html (631 words)

	Church test
		Parachurch organizations are groups that carry out Christian ministries not rooted in a local church.
		One danger parachurch organizations must constantly face is the pressure to compromise doctrinally.
		Parachurch organizations, by their nature, must be more inclusive and encompassing, looking for the least doctrinal commitment that will be involved or required.
	www.biblebb.com /files/CHURCH.HTM (5400 words)

	The Prospering Parachurch: Enlarging the Boundaries of God's Kingdom:Wesley K. Willmer; J. David Schmidt; Martyn ...
		These organizations, and thousands of other faith-based groups, provide a societal safety net—bringing their perspective of faith to bear on practically every personal or social issue imaginable, from education to disaster relief, from global evangelism concerns to personal counseling, from children’s summer camps to the treatment of addiction.
		They uncover the movement’s roots and clarify the boundaries of the parachurch while providing a thorough and practical guide to the key issues facing every parachurch leader—remaining focused on the organization’s mission and vision, managing key stakeholders, strategy development, board effectiveness, financing, juggling multigenerational and cultural agendas, and the ever-present competition for volunteers and dollars.
		The Prospering Parachurch is the first book to reveal the heart of this burgeoning movement and how that has enlarged the tent of God’s work from primarily church centered to kingdom centered.
	www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?isbn=0787941980 (579 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Initiate and promote communication between the parachurch organization and civilian churches and schools, seeking ways to establish and sustain mutually supportive and cooperative programs, which further promote the spiritual welfare of armed forces personnel.
		Initiate and promote communication between the parachurch organization and military chaplains, seeking ways to establish and sustain mutually supportive and cooperative programs, which further promote the spiritual welfare of armed forces personnel.
		Encourage service personnel to be supportive of the programs of their local chapels and home churches while contributing to and benefiting from the ministry of the parachurch organization.
	www.olypen.com /robread/orgs.htm (94 words)

	Beachy Amish Mennonite Fellowship (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Bishops John A. Stoltzfus and Eli D. Tice were instrumental in calling the historic meeting in 1955 at the Weavertown Amish Mennonite church, during which AMA was organized.
		In the late 1970s and early 1980s a growing number of parachurch organizations drew off increasing amounts of funds and personnel from the Beachy churches.
		They are organized well enough to function, and yet at the same time, preserve the congregationalism they value so highly.
	www.mhsc.ca /encyclopedia/contents/B435ME.html (1452 words)

	letters: August 2003 letters - 8/03
		The existence of parachurch organizations, I believe, is rightly attributed to the failure of many institutional churchs to successful offer the ministries of outreach and evangelism which parachurch organizations take as their purpose.
		Patterson's assertion, "Are not parachurch organizations known more for their use of 'new measures' rather than the 'outward and ordinary means' that our confessional standards value?" Eeither I don't see what he's alleging or I simply don't understand what he's talking about, one or the other.
		Third, parachurch organizations are of necessity ecumenical precisely because they are "not" trying to do the work of the local church, but rather to supplement it.
	www.layman.org /layman/letters-editorials/2003-august-letters2.htm (8853 words)

	Cerulean Sanctum: The Church's Missing Men
		There is also countercultural pressure from within churches and parachurch organizations (such as Focus on the Family) to give their imprimatur to households in which the father works outside the home as the sole breadwinner while the mother stays at home with the children, preferably homeschooling.
		Unless the church and parachurch are actively working to help men come to grips with their employment strain, they should not continue to tie heavy burdens around men's neck, burdens they cannot adequately fulfill.
		For now, though, the call to churches and parachurch organizations is to understand that too much is being asked and no means is given to ease the strain.
	www.dedelen.com /2004/06/churchs-missing-men.html (1276 words)

	Africanus - Volume 9, Issue 5
		He maintains that both structures, the local church and the parachurch organization, are valid expressions of the universal church.
		For example, when the parachurch organization does not uphold a local church's discipline of a church member who is also a member of the second organization.
		If the local church has the mandate and authority to do world evangelization, it is time we apply our belief to her relationship with the parachurch organization and bring our policies in line.
	www.credenda.org /issues/9-5africanus.php (825 words)

	The Bullard Journal - Jul/Aug 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The three patterns are 1) staffing patterns organized around the programs of the congregation, 2) staffing patterns organized around an adult discipleship development emphasis, and 3) staffing patterns organized around family or household definitions.
		This learning experience will focus on helping congregations, denominations, and parachurch organizations to do planning that is strategic in nature in an era when planning deals more with values, experiences, journeys, and movements than with objectives, goals, and action plans.
		The strength of leadership values the present that is being lived out, the specific task-oriented issues that can be organized and placed in a logical routine, rules and standards of performance laid out in a strict form, and the begets and linear structure of the Gospel of Matthew.
	www.customzines.com /bullardjournal/m3nf8k/print.shtml (9567 words)

	Crosswalk.com - The Church: God's Program for Ministry
		Some Christians are enthusiastic and passionate, giving their money and time to outside Christian organizations, but share little of that enthusiasm and passion with their local church.
		While the work of other organizations may seem more exciting, the church is still God's plan.
		Organizations may come to us for time and money, but our first priority is to the area God has given us as a church.
	www.crosswalk.com /faith/pastors/1242472.html (1572 words)

	Servant Shepherd
		We offer a number of services to churches, denominational groups, and parachurch organizations, including the only validated leadership questionnaire that provides leaders with feedback on the extent to which they practice biblical principles of leading.
		And through hands on assistance, we help organizations determine how to develop their rising generation of leaders.
		His organization offers state of the art web-based survey processing that enables a completely paperless data collection processing and 24 hour report generation.
	www.servantshepherd.com /Introductions.htm (317 words)

	Parachurch Ministry Training Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Parachurch Ministry Training Center exists to prepare godly, competent servant leaders for the ministry the gospel in parachurch ministry contexts.
		Our goal is to help them network with a variety of parachurch opportunities in which they can find mentoring and ministry experiences appropriate to their calling.
		The Parachurch Ministry Training Center provides students with the opportunity to work with mentors who are engaged on the university, high school and middle school campus, and in ministries such as evangelism, discipleship, and relief and community development.
	www.denverseminary.edu /tm/trainingcenters/parachurch.php (341 words)

	Parachurches (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Another distinctive attribute of this organization is that it is connected to a specific school or university or college.
		Most of these parachurch organizations came into existence because the founders believed that the churches were not fulfilling part of their mission of bringing the message and love of Christ to the youth.
		The main question then is how to be in ministry with these parachurch organizations as colleagues instead of in competition with them as adversaries.
	www.mtso.edu /rlitchfield/ed012/Jones_on_Parachurches.htm (2812 words)

	empty tomb, inc. : Giving Research
		The author does not alert the reader to the fact that the budgets of parachurch groups are not equivalent to the donations from evangelicals that may support these organizations.
		The table of contents declared, "Evangelicals fund parachurch organizations to the tune of over $22 billion." This conclusion could be drawn because the article did not explain that evangelical organizations fund their budgets with income from a variety of sources, not just donations.
		Many of the very organizations that come into the article's sights have international connections that could address this unimaginable horror-a death total each year about equal to all the men, women and children living in Ohio-were these structures to have adequate support.
	www.emptytomb.org /response.html (1198 words)

	Christian Coaches Network Speakers
		Keynote for organization meeting/conference; Groups specific to my coaching niche (s): Christian Leaders; Bible Students, Managers in Christian Organizations; Guest speaker for churches or parachurch organizations; Professional conferences/special interest groups; Christian groups only (or Christian owned): Colleges/Seminaries, African American Churches and Organizations, Charismatic/Pentecostal Organizations, Men’s Groups; Professionals; Church Staffs.
		Keynote for organization meeting/conference; Groups specific to my coaching niche (s): athletes; Guest speaker for churches or parachurch organizations; Professional conferences/special interest groups.
		Keynote for organization meeting/conference; Groups specific to my coaching niche (s): Individual and Professional Development; Guest speaker for churches or parachurch organizations; Professional conferences/special interest groups; Christian groups only.
	www.christiancoachesnetwork.com /speakers.html (434 words)

	Library/IT: Internet Resources
		The homepage is rather too busy but a "resource center" organizes information under categories such as arts, customs, worship, books and resources, temples and organizations, languages, interfaith relations, god, sages, gurus, Dharma and philosophy, history and more.
		The Center is one of the premier academic organizations for the study of science and religion.
		The CCA is a regional ecumenical organization representing fifteen national councils and nearly 100 churches in Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Timor, Hong Kong SAR China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Japan, Korea, Malaysian, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Thailand.
	www.ants.edu /ftlibrary/other/internet.htm (7695 words)

	We're in the Money! - Christianity Today Magazine
		The largest charitable organization in the nation—with an annual budget of over $2 billion—is the Salvation Army, a unique combination of holiness denomination and parachurch agency devoted to human services.
		Of the nine largest parachurch organizations in the U.S. devoted to spreading the gospel, eight are evangelical, with combined 1998 budgets of $729 million.
		The pastors and the parachurch entrepreneurs prayed for money to come in, and it did—slowly enough to keep them constantly in prayer for more money, but steadily enough for them to keep their churches and ministries going.
	www.christianitytoday.com /ct/2000/007/1.36.html (5041 words)

	Doctrine 101 - Volume 16, Issue 4
		Also, I am thankful that God mercifully used this parachurch organization to faithfully proclaim the gospel, draw me into Bible study, help me memorize Scripture, and encourage my growth in the Christian faith.
		Such parachurch organizations are doomed to replicate themselves.
		The net result is a weakening of the church through the dispersion of otherwise capable and qualified families to the parachurches.
	www.credenda.org /issues/16-4doctrine101.php (872 words)

	Amazon.ca: Books: The Prospering Parachurch: Enlarging the Boundaries of God's Kingdom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The first book to take a comprehensive look at one of the profound paradigm shifts that is redefining religion--the parachurch: what it is, where it came from, how it operates, who supports it, and what is its future.
		It is time to take a new and unprejudiced look at the parachurch and its relationship to church and denomination.
		Alongside these congregations, there are estimated to be as many as 100,000 parachurch organizations.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/0787941980/medfools01-20 (501 words)

	AD497 Syllabus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Appreciate the legal responsibilities involved in ministry at the local church level and in parachurch organizations.
		Have the basic ability to analyze legal issues from a lay person's perspective in order to be able to assist church and parachurch organizations to be in full compliance with applicable laws.
		Be familiar with organizations which might be of assistance in various legal situations.
	www.lccs.edu /~rhobler/sp98/ad497.htm (1485 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Communicate with an ecclesiastical endorsing agency for military chaplaincy and representatives of parachurch organizations to remain current on the nature of military service life and the means of ministry which exist within the body of Christ for the benefit of armed forces personnel.
		Explore ways in which these dimensions of ministry can be incorporated in the curriculum for the benefit of future church leadership and the church at large, including Christians serving in the armed forces.
		Invite military chaplains, endorsing agents and representatives of parachurch organizations to address and visit with students and faculty members regarding the nature of military service life and ways that prospective church leadership can promote ministry to armed forces personnel.
	www.olypen.com /robread/schools.htm (115 words)

	Weekday Programs
		A weekday club is a church sponsored, organized program of recreation and achievement that seeks to reach the lost and teach the saved.
		A parachurch organization is a organization that is not sponsored or controlled by a church or a group of churches (denomination).
		Some organizations started outside and have stayed outside, such as the American Bible Society, the YMCA, THE YWCA, etc. Para church organizations usually start because they feel the church is not doing the job.
	www.csb555.com /Secondary_pages/chapter_14.htm (3913 words)

	Hollifield Leadership Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Learning Communities are formed around strategic emerging issues of leadership development for congregations, denominations, and parachurch organizations during the early decades of the 21st century.
		Its purpose is to share the learnings and experiences of congregational, denominational, and parachurch leaders concerning their faith-based leadership activities and perspectives.
		Its purpose is to share the learnings and experiences of congregations, denominations, and parachurch groups concerning a spiritually focused strategy process, using the metaphor of journey.
	www.hollifield.org /learningcommunities (1069 words)

	Links to Parachurch Groups (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
		Ministry Watch Ministry Finder - an extensive searchable database that provides in depth information on nonprofit organizations.
		Guidestar - A database with information on more than 700,000 non-profit organizations.
	hirr.hartsem.edu /org/faith_parachurch_links.html (114 words)

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