The document summarizes the different responses to crisis within the early Catholic Church in North Africa in the 4th century between the Donatists and Bishop Augustine. The Donatists believed the church needed to purify itself by separating from sinners, defending core principles. Augustine argued this was too static and would isolate the church. Instead, he advocated for the church to actively engage sinners and coexist with them while disciplining and reforming, remaining rooted in doctrine but open to growth.

1. Movement in Crises
The Augustinian Answer.

3. Jesus by John
• Ministry.
• Chapter 1. In the
beginning was the
word.
• Chapter. 14 Do not
be troubled----.
• Chapter. 16 Prepare
for death.
• Crisis.
• Chapter. 17 The hour
is at hand.
• Chapter 18 Arrested.
• Chapter. 19
Sentenced and
crucified.

4. Jesus’ Response
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a. Reassure. Chapter 20.
1. Women
2. Core
b. Send em Out.

5. OPINION
OP-ED COLUMNIST
How Movements Recover
By DAVID BROOKS
Published: March 15, 2013
The Catholic Church in North Africa was in
crisis at the beginning of the fourth
century.

6. Response
a. Donatists
• church needed to purify itself
and return to its core identity.
• separate themselves from
impurity, re-establish their core
principles and defend them
against the hostile forces.
• main task is to purge and purify,
close ranks and return
defensively to first principles
b. Bishop
Augustin
• The
Augustinian
response ?.
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7. In the fourth century, another revival
movement arose, embraced by Augustine,
who was Bishop of Hippo. The problem
with the Donatists, Augustine argued, is
that they are too static. They try to seal off
an ark to ride out the storm, but they end
up sealing themselves in. They cut
themselves off from new circumstances
and growth.

8. Augustine, as his magisterial
biographer Peter Brown puts it, "was
deeply preoccupied by the idea of the
basic unity of the human race." He
reacted against any effort to divide
people between those within the
church and those permanently
outside.

9. The responses
a. Donatists
• Closed in
b. Augustin
• church to go on offense and
swallow the world.
• coexist with sinners,
disciplining and rebuking
them.
• firmly rooted in doctrine,
but yearning for discovery

11. Like most of the world, I don't know
much about Pope Francis, but it's
hard not to be impressed by someone
who says he prefers a church that
suffers "accidents on the streets" to a
church that is sick because it selfreferentially closes in on itself.

12. WE MAINTAINED HNK, PRAYED BUT
REACHED OUT.

13. st
21
Chapter
Jesus strategy and training.

14. It was full of large fish, 153, but even
with so many the net was not torn.
12 Jesus said to them, “Come and have
breakfast.”

15. Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you
love me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”
16 Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love
me?”
He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.”
17 The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do
you love me?”
Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time,
“Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things;
you know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.

16. 20 Peter
turned and saw that the disciple whom Jesus
loved was following them. (This was the one who had
leaned back against Jesus at the supper and had said,
“Lord, who is going to betray you?”) 21 When Peter saw
him, he asked, “Lord, what about him?”
I want him to remain alive
until I return, what is that to you? You must
follow me.”
22
Jesus answered, “If