Megachurch Essays

The Scarlet Letter is focalized on the consequences of adultery for a female in Puritan society. A young woman, Hester Prynne, is punished for adultery that resulted in her daughter Pearl. Hawthorne describes the emotional impact of the punishment and how the Puritan society treats Hester afterwards. Hester Prynne is forced to stand on a scaffold in public and wear the letter “A” on her chest as a reminder of her sin. As seen in her punishment, the Puritan justice system is vastly unique from today’s

David Platt has influenced the American church for over the course of a decade now with his unapologetic and unashamed interpretation and representation of the word of God. He became known as the youngest megachurch pastor after he was hired as head pastor at the church at Brook Hills in Birmingham, Alabama. Along with being a successful pastor he also founded Secret Church, which is where believers join in unity at The Church at Brook Hills, for roughly six hours at a time and are stripped of minor

guide Christians and help them make decisions that will please God. In a message titled “The Holy Spirit and You,” Pastor Laurie explained that the Holy Spirit completes the divine trinity together with God the Father and God the Son. The California megachurch leader also said a person can grieve the Holy Spirit, just as one can grieve a close friend, The Christian Post relayed. As John 14:26 says, God sent the Holy Spirit to reassure Christians of His promises and to teach them His ways. The Holy Spirit

Gizelle Bryant met her boyfriend, megachurch pastor/activist Jamal Harrison Bryant at the NAACP and started dating. After dating for some time, Gizelle Bryant got married to her boyfriend on 2002. Her husband is megachurch pastor of the Empowerment Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church in Baltimore, Maryland. She had three daughters named Grace of age 12, and twin daughter

Christianity has approximately two billion followers today across the globe, and of these two billion more than one-quarter identify as Charismatic or Pentecostal (Western Traditions 210). Pentecostal/ Charismatic Christian tradition is a way of taking something old and making it new and exciting, while still holding on to traditional values and morals. Pentecostal/ Charismatic Christian tradition is quite interesting because in recent times, the number of people attached to religious movements is

ending her production company. But, only to air her ‘OWN’ network. OWN is short for Oprah Winfrey Network. Soon after, Oprah returned to acting in her new TV show ‘Greenleaf’. Greenleaf is an original family drama that takes place around a Memphis megachurch and it premiered on OWN in June 2016. According to Forbes magazine, Oprah was the richest African American of the 20th century and the world's only Black billionaire for three years

In the book Branded Nation: The Marketing of MegaChurch, College Inc., and Museumworld, author James Twitchell suggests that modern Christianity falls into a “merchandising system” (Twitchell), in which the brands (churches) become aware of the demands of the consumers (church-goers) (Hanson). As the Christian religion evolves, churches have become aware that denominations are no longer a vital selling point to consumers site. In return, churches have become nondenominational, which has given churches

Columbine High School massacre, the state of Colorado enacted the 2003 Concealed Carry Act to allow law-abiding citizens the right to carry a concealed weapon. The CATO Institute concluded that this law helped to stop a massacre at the New Life megachurch in Dec. 2007, when a volunteer security guard for the church who was carrying a concealed handgun shot an attacker who had opened fire in the church. According to John R. Lott Jr., PhD, "when states passed concealed carry laws during the 19 years

In Baptist historian Bill Leonard’s “The Challenge of Being Baptist: Owning a Scandalous Past and an Uncertain Future,” Leonard “examines elements of the Baptist past as a way of informing current ecclesial dilemmas and future prospects for a Baptist future.” Placing the current Baptist Movement struggles into a larger context, Leonard sets out to identify areas that need attention for future generations but ultimately argues that despite the struggles, being Baptist is still worth the effort.

Limitations of the Business Model The limitations of churches operating as businesses will be discussed together with the case study of City Harvest Church. Case Study: City Harvest Church The central issue of the case was whether the monies channeled through the Building Fund and into the Crossover Project constituted a criminal breach of trust. Some details on the Crossover Project are presented below: The Crossover Project’s chief purposes were that of evangelising the “unchurched”, and encouraging

My thoughts about religion have changed over the years as it tends to do when you get older. I was indoctrinated into the Catholic Church when I was a child and stayed with the church until early adulthood. I then began reassessing organized religion and found that it was not what I was looking for. Today there is a religious movement that appears to be taking the world by storm and it’s called the prosperity gospel. People today want more wealth, love and better health and they want it now

Al-Qaaim Safa Sawada, H.M. (1996). Scientology and Islam an Analogous Study. Retrieved October 3, 2017, from https://www.scientologyreligion.org/religious-expertises/scientology-and-islam/page1.html This document on the Scientology International website is composed for the purpose of understanding Scientology and Islam. Scientology tries to connect as much of their beliefs to Islam as possible. The man who wrote this is an Islamic Scientologist who lives in Japan. This document is used to tell

became a profound and concentrated embodiment of American values and ideals. However, the most compelling and relevant example of televangelism as the embodiment of American ideals and values is Joel Osteen, the pastor and figurehead of the largest megachurch and religious organization, as well as one of the wealthiest American religious leaders. Building his career off these intertwined histories and ideals, Osteen’s career and preachings have greater

Within Plato’s Republic the ideal of Justice is greatly Debated, Socrates main conversationalist being Thrasymachus. In simplest terms Thrasymachus view on “justice” is that it is a “tool” for the most powerful. The powerful use “justice” in a way that allows them to keep power or gain power. Within Thrasymachus’ first argument he uses “justice” in the same regard as “laws”. Thrasymachus argues that a ruling group in all circumstances create laws that work with how they are operating as “a democracy

Who I am, what I am called to do, and why I want to pursue training at the Seattle School is one of the most incredibly, beautiful, daunting, impossible, frustrating, fulfilling, and terrorizing prompts I’ve written on in my 25 years on earth. However, my ego powered me through countless now deleted drafts, convincing I could write the perfect paper. In this mania, I somehow found time a space to reflect. As I wrote and reflected and cried and laughed and panicked and drank unsafe amounts of coffee

Concealed Carry Concealed carry is carrying a handgun or other weapon in public that is concealed. In 2003, the state of Colorado legalized the use of concealed carry, and a few years later in 2007, a man who was carrying a concealed weapon in church shot a man that opened fire in the church saving countless lives. In 2013, Illinois became the last state to legalize concealed carry, but with all of the gun violence in today’s world many are looking to end the use of concealed weapons and

Vanhoozer, Kevin, Charles Ansderson, Michael Sleasman, eds. Ordinary Theology: How to Perused Cultural Texts and Interpret Trends. Terrific Rapids, Mich.: Baker Academic, 2007. Ordinary Theology offers the conversation starter, "How would we decipher society?" Seminary understudies and ministers work to see how to peruse Biblical writings. Here, be that as it may, the creators need to exegete society. So, all individuals experience a suggested philosophy; that is, our lives pass on our feeling

Ava Mendez Michael Strack English 9 9 April 2023 Research Essay Jackie Robinson was a great inspiration to everyone. Robinson was the first person of color to play baseball, and inspired so many young people. He taught others that no matter who you are, everyone can be anything. His journey was rough but his legacy will forever live on. Jackie Robinson was an inspiration to all, and helped so many people feel comfortable with who they are. He helped segregation and discrimination start to end.

Hustler Magazine v. Falwell,485 U.S. 46 (1988) came about as a result of Hustler Magazine and its publisher Larry Flynt publishing a crude ad parody of Baptist minister and televangelist Jerry Falwell. The ad itself was modeled after Campari Liquer ads in which various celebrities talk about their “first times” sampling Campari, clearly playing off the sexual double entendre regarding “first times.” Hustler's November 1983 parody consisted of an alleged interview with Falwell in which he stated that