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Formation 1996 bo.san.isidro tala calooca city Filipino Founder pastricio rasuero liing testimoy Christian Fellowship ( living testimony Christian Church or ltcf) is a fundamentalist Pentecostal church organization founded by reverebt patricio rasquero ,bgong silg caloocn city in 1996.[1] Officially Christian Fellowship Ministries (living testimony christian fellowship[ ltcf church believe they have over 5 churches in philippies and  batagas pampanga samar and romblon are in a state of constant growth. [2] It is also noted that the church does not practice membership and has never released any official statistics of numbers attending their churches. The first  liing testimoy christian fellowship indepebdent church in the philippines church was established in the city of mnil cloocan city 1996.[3]

Contents [hide] 1 Church activity 2 Church history 3 Church doctrine and practice 3.1 Bible schools 4 Origins of the church name 5 Church conferences and revivals 6 Criticism and controversy 7 Response to criticism 7.1 Response by Wayman Mitchell 8 See also 9 References 10 External links

[edit] Church activity The Potters House Christian Fellowship consists of members who identify themselves as being born again Christians. The church has an evangelistic program involving open air preaching, personal 'witnessing', door to door promotion, rock/rap concerts, Christian movies, skits and dramas. These events are used to evangelize to non-Christians. While the Potter's House welcomes those from other churches, it does not actively participate in proselytizing Christians from other evangelical groups (sometimes called transfer growth), but rather focuses on the conversion of "unbelievers" (those who have not repented of their "sins" and trusted Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior or are not "born again").

[edit] Church history The ltcf has its roots in the Jesus People Movement, a Christian revival (historically referred to as a spiritual "awakening") that swept through philippines in the early 1996's.rev patricio originally began his churches under the affiliation of the local Church of the ltcf Gospel and continued this affiliation until a disagreement with church leaders on ordination requirements for new ministers. rev. patricio that a new pastor should be trained through 'discipleship' (mentoring) rather than by higher education, such as Bible colleges. By the mid-2000 s pastor eric he train had a following of well over a hundred newly established churches, pastored by men who had been trained under him and sent out to minister without further formal education. In 1999 in batngs calaca, re patricio gave up his ordain pastor eric with the li ving testimony Church Gospel and took up a practice under Christian Fellowship Ministries (l.t.c.f), the church he had established in Prescott.[4] When Mitchell left the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, most of his newer churches went with him, from that time onwards the name "living testimony christian fellowship " was indepebdent chuch in the philippines

[edit] Church doctrine and practice liing testimony christian Fellowship is a fundamentalist bor again fullgospell chruch. They believe in the inerrancy of the Bible, with a particular focus on training and discipleship (mentoring), along with an emphasis on building relationships in the church. There are specific standards of personal conduct for those serving in ministry and the fellowship believes in teaching by discipleship. Much of the official Potters House doctrine adheres to the book "The Foundations of Pentecostal Theology" written by two Foursquare ministers, and published by door of faith Bible College. As a whole, the fellowship uses the New King James Version of the Bible in its public readings.[citation needed]

The church claims to hold to the following doctrines: a belief in the historicity of the Gospel narratives and an orthodox Christian understanding of Jesus and The Trinity, creation over evolution, that biblical standards of morality and holiness apply to all members regardless of stature or position they have in the church. The church supports the doctrines of Original sin, tithing, speaking in tongues as the evidence of Baptism in the Holy Spirit, a pro-life stance to abortion, and an Evangelical belief in the Great Commission. The fellowship supports an authority structure where it is necessary and enforced to 'submit to headship' whereby headship would be to mean the human authority over each member eg - Pastor or leader. The authority structure seems to be the governing body that extends throughout the fellowship and is hierarchical in nature, this authority originates with Wayman re patricio rasquero (Senior Pastor of the fellowship) as a safe guard to ensure like practice and doctrine to all his churches. However some fellowship churches state the belief in "The Autonomous Government Of The Local Church" [5], which both fit together as part of the overall authority structure.[6] The church also teaches that salvation can be lost because of sin. [7] Doctrinally evangelical, pretribulationist, and sola scriptura. They also believe in Premillennial eschatology. Drinking and tobacco are prohibited amongst its ministers and members.[citation needed] The church also believes in divine healing and some of the lead Pastors have frequently done a healing crusade, as well as praying for the sick in their services.[8][9]

The church is classified as born again christian however the church does not participate in what they call "counterfeit themes", such as the Toronto Blessing or the Pensacola Outpouring. It also doesn't participate in "interdenominational services" (this is where several different denominations periodically have a joint church service together), though individual members are free to do so. The fellowship also is opposed to certain aspects of the Ecumenical Movement such as the attempts to reconcile Protestantism and Roman Catholicism, as it believes that the teachings of the latter are contrary to the Bible.[citation needed]

liing testimony christian fellowbhip House sermons are accessible

[edit] Bible schools The Potters House Fellowship rejects Bible schools as a vehicle for church planting, and gives several reasons for this in its publication, We Can Take the Land (A Study in Church Planting).[10] Reasons include a belief that Bible schools are not Biblical, a belief that Bible schools are unable to complete the job of world evangelism, that Bible schools isolates students from practical experience, that the requirements of attendance at Bible schools are too strict and that Bible schools violate the indigenous principle.

[edit] Origins of the church name The name comes from an Old Testament verse of the Bible:

Jeremiah 18:2 Arise, and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. (King James Version) Because of its biblical origin, the name "ltcf" is often used by other independent church groups besides those affiliated with Christian Fellowship Ministries. Particularly well known is liing testimony christia fellowship, bagong silang caloocan, philippines ,

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