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Current Issue---Oct 1999

Respecting Boundaries II by Doug Murren, continues to look at what makes a healthy church.
Young adults choose God at Joshua House by Leslie Ramusack, a Next-Wave church profile.
The Deception of the X-treme church by David Hopkins, discusses how adrenaline addiction might influence church life.
Bioengineering by Moses Garcia, examines the ethics of cloning.
The Next Reformation by Len Hjalmarson, will ministry return to the hands of lay people?
Turning stones to soup by Chris Friedrich, a modern missions story.
Sweet Stuff A look at Dr. Leonard Sweet, cultural historian, preacher, futurist, creatologist and preeminent thinker.
Lift A Shout recent CD from PDI music, an album review by Kim Gentes
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Publisher's notes --- Oct 1999

If you only read one article this issue, read David Hopkins' The Deception of the X-treme church. David is demonstrating that he is a voice to the church in the postmodern era.

Also, don't miss Leslie Ramusack's profile of Joshua House, the young adult ministry of the Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Columbus, Ohio. Be patient with this page, it is graphics intensive.

Author, evangelist and pastor Doug Murren, director of Square 1 ministries, reminds us that boundaries are an important issue for Churches That Heal. In Part Two of this chapter Doug presents some common boundary violations.

A number of readers have checked in with contributions this issue. Len Hjalmarson's thought-provoking article examines the issue of how ministry should be done today. Moses Garcia addresses the bioethical issues of human cloning. Chris Friedrich shares a contemporary testimony of kingdom work.

Next Wave is a fan of Leonard Sweet, author of Soul Tsunami and Aquachurch. For more on Dr. Sweet, check out our "Sweet" web page.

Kim Gentes, president of Worshipmusic.com reviews Lift a Shout from PDI music.

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Blessings, Charlie Wear

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