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<span style="color: #993300;">'''Welcome to BrethrenPedia<br />'''</span>the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit
 
 
 
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A wiki established by people who have belonged to churches that are variously identified as Plymouth Brethren churches, or otherwise New Testament patterned assemblies.
* Writings
 
  
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==Objective==
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The wiki aims to document the history, doctrinal stands, people, books, magazines, and everything connected with this group of people. Please note the following:
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<span style="color: #993300;">'''Welcome To BrethrenPedia'''</span> BrethrenPedia.Org is a wiki established by people who have belonged to churches that are variously identified as Plymouth Brethren churches, or otherwise New Testament patterned assemblies. The wiki aims to document the history, doctrinal stands, people, books, magazines, and everything connected with this group of people. Please note the following:
 
  
 
* We invite Brethren as well as non-Brethren to contribute.
 
* We invite Brethren as well as non-Brethren to contribute.
 
* You must be registered before you can contribute/edit essays. 
 
* You must be registered before you can contribute/edit essays. 
 
* We have a zero-tolerance policy against spamming and vandalism.  
 
* We have a zero-tolerance policy against spamming and vandalism.  
* We welcome information about all aspects related to the Brethren, but with patience and respect towards a rich diversity of views and practices from our earliest days. 
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* We welcome information about all aspects related to the Brethren, but with patience and respect towards a rich diversity of views and practices from our earliest days thru today
** Accurate history without airing grudges against people or groups to further unhelpful division, with respect for the fine, difficult balance between biblical autonomy and inter-dependency, as other portions of Christendom are watching, not to mention a truth-seeking world
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* Accurate history with minimal grudge against people or groups to further unhelpful division, with respect for balance between autonomy and inter-dependency, as all types of people are watching.  Griffith Thomas once observed, "The Brethren are remarkable people for rightly dividing the Word of Truth and wrongly dividing themselves!"   A challenge to write with God's glory without an overly critical spirit in mind afflicts all of us, and begs humility, and a joyful spirit.
** Griffith Thomas once observed, "The Brethren are remarkable people for rightly dividing the Word of Truth and wrongly dividing themselves!"  However, we believe there's much to be learned from shared as well as divisions that will unify and draw us closer to the Lord... the challenge to write with God's glory in mind afflicts all of us, and begs humility, and a joyful spirit. 
 
  
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==How to Get Involved==
<span style="color: #993300;">'''How To Get Involved'''</span>
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* Message us at '''brethrenpedia2019 at gmail dot com''' and introduce yourself, and our volunteer team will enthusiastically guide you thru obtaining a username and password for adding or editing articles.   This email, unfortunately, was not initially setup to forward automatically and was neglected for awhile, but this issue has been fixed, as of April 2, 2020.  
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* Consult the [[User's Guide]] for information on adding/editing articles.
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* Consider adding the following
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** Information about your assembly
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** Information about 'people'
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** History of your assembly
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** Information about Assembly ministries
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** Information about Bible Institutes
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** Information about Support organization
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** Photographs of historical importance
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** Books by Brethren
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** Magazines: Current and old
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** Links to audio and video
  
* Please go to top right "login" section and register yourself
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The Admins would be happy to create new Menu items to accommodate your posting needs.
* Consult the [[User's Guide]] for information on using the wiki software.
 
  
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Revision as of 22:33, 2 April 2020


Welcome to BrethrenPedia.Org
the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit

A wiki established by people who have belonged to churches that are variously identified as Plymouth Brethren churches, or otherwise New Testament patterned assemblies.

Directory

Introductions

Organizations

History

Writings

Who's Who

Websites

Assembly Types

Doctrines

Objective

The wiki aims to document the history, doctrinal stands, people, books, magazines, and everything connected with this group of people. Please note the following:

  • We invite Brethren as well as non-Brethren to contribute.
  • You must be registered before you can contribute/edit essays. 
  • We have a zero-tolerance policy against spamming and vandalism.  
  • We welcome information about all aspects related to the Brethren, but with patience and respect towards a rich diversity of views and practices from our earliest days thru today. 
  • Accurate history with minimal grudge against people or groups to further unhelpful division, with respect for balance between autonomy and inter-dependency, as all types of people are watching.  Griffith Thomas once observed, "The Brethren are remarkable people for rightly dividing the Word of Truth and wrongly dividing themselves!"   A challenge to write with God's glory without an overly critical spirit in mind afflicts all of us, and begs humility, and a joyful spirit.

How to Get Involved

  • Message us at brethrenpedia2019 at gmail dot com and introduce yourself, and our volunteer team will enthusiastically guide you thru obtaining a username and password for adding or editing articles.   This email, unfortunately, was not initially setup to forward automatically and was neglected for awhile, but this issue has been fixed, as of April 2, 2020.  
  • Consult the User's Guide for information on adding/editing articles.
  • Consider adding the following
    • Information about your assembly
    • Information about 'people'
    • History of your assembly
    • Information about Assembly ministries
    • Information about Bible Institutes
    • Information about Support organization
    • Photographs of historical importance
    • Books by Brethren
    • Magazines: Current and old
    • Links to audio and video

The Admins would be happy to create new Menu items to accommodate your posting needs.

Essential Matters