Straight Talk For Crooked Church: Moving the local church from democracy to theocracy - Softcover

Armand, Rahsaan A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1452572445 ISBN 13: 9781452572444

Publisher: BalboaPress, 2013

Synopsis

A father once taught his son that the two things he should avoid ever debating are faith and politics. He impressed upon his son that he should avoid political arguments because "no one ever wins them" The father added that people are "stubbornly passionate" about "the powers" that do and do not represent them. Concerning matters of faith, the father offered the same advice. He taught his son that he should avoid those debates because people are also very passionate about the "higher power's" they represent. In Str8 Talk, against his father's advice, the author engages in both debates. The conversation within is an argument for theocracy over democracy, God's will over man's way. In Str8 Talk For Crooked Church, Pastor Armand arms the reader with an awareness of the "Divine Design" for Church. This read will undoubtedly tear down obstacles that hinder churches from being what God intended. Str8 Talk is not a vaccination against scandal. It is, however; the blueprint churches need to stand upright and be strong. While critics of the Church are leery of so-called "Jesus Freaks" Str8 Talk seeks to bring balance to those misinterpretations by painting an accurate picture of the Body of Christ, along with its structure and functions; as they were intended by its architect, the Lord Jesus Christ.

About this title

About the Author:

In 1993, Rahsaan Armand said "yes" to God's call to preach. As a native of Chicago, he was trained for Ministry by the Reverend, Dr. Christopher A. Hill Jr. at the historic Monumental Baptist Church and later served as Youth Pastor of West Point Baptist Church. He attended the prestigious Northwestern University for undergraduate studies andTrinity International Seminary for divinity work. After being ordained as a Baptist minister, Armand headed to Philadelphia, PA to serve the Reverend Charles Walker at the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church. Armand has traveled the country as a revivalist; and is a 12-year veteran instructor and lecturer of the National Baptist Congress of Christian Education. Currently, he serves as Pastor of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church of Clarksburg, WV. In 2010, he took to the stage of the Baptist Congress to propose to Anita Johnson of Fairmont, WV. He wed the love of his life in May, 2011. Pastor Armand is the proud father of one daughter, Ariel Cierra Armand, 16; of Chicago, IL.

About this edition

• Publisher: BalboaPress
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1452572445
• ISBN 13: 9781452572444
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 374