The word
"mainline" refers to the principal or central route, system, or approach of something. It can be used to describe the main pathway or mainstream aspect of a particular topic, industry, or organization.
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I've often been asked to speak to leaders of
mainline churches on the topic of young people leaving the church.
The leadership
of mainline Democratic conference has turned over entirely since that time, however.
In many
mainline Protestant denominations, if the next generation does not find a way of establishing consensus, it may be necessary to draw dividing lines.
People
in mainline churches live lives unaffected by their faith.
I just hope it has as much content or more content than the other
mainline games in the series.
As you can see, the Bond system is as important in Fire Emblem Warriors than in
mainline entries who do have one.
When I shared my findings with friends and colleagues
from mainline churches, they would often roll their eyes and tell me that I had gone off the deep end.
For mainline denominations, there's a certain level of desperation needed.
And they scored almost as high
as mainline denominations in service.
Recently, we also learned that the game is a full - fledged
mainline title of the series and not a spinoff, and some more info on how the game will play.
A few can only be seen now on preservation routes, occasionally running
on mainline service tracks.
In no area of church life is the contemporary confrontation
between mainline liberals and the increasingly powerful evangelicals more troublesome than in overseas mission.
I think something along these lines but less defined would be great for a
new mainline title.
Recent studies suggest that
most mainline Protestant churches have become the last stop for youth on their way out of church.
Christian dating sites are really a good idea, but I also found people compatible with my religious beliefs at
other mainline internet services as well.
But an equally important factor is the present stance of
many mainline church - related colleges.
But it looks like people love these, so take those granted to be in the
next mainline game as well.
Perhaps a part of the challenge for
mainline congregations is to recover their confidence that we do indeed have something to share.
In general, do
not mainline fruit juice because that's sugar.
An informal survey of
mainline pastors using Alpha brought mixed feedback on the question of church growth.
The practice of the networks was to deal primarily with only the reputable and
mainline religious groups.
This is up there as one of my least liked games in recent memory and easily my least
liked mainline RE game.
We have
seen mainline games, spin - offs that were RPGs, board games, a movie, and even novels.
They could not see a way to be all those things
within mainline denominations.
I speak from my own experience, because, while there is much I love and appreciate
about mainline denominations, when I visit, I always leave feeling like something's missing.
The so -
called mainline churches share the experience of having a shrinking membership and a declining influence.
This requires a type of training quite different from the traditional formation in the established
mainline religions.
While it has been thoroughly rejected by most
mainline schools of Christian thought, prosperity theology is sneaky, having found its way into the worldview accepted by many denominations.
I find the dungeon - crawling in Strange Journey in general to be just repetitive and a bit tedious compared to its other
mainline counterparts, but I'm enjoying myself so far.
Because the study combined the data on these local and national
mainline offerings, in is impossible to get specific information about the national network programs.
The leadership has engaged in cautious but creative dialogue with
several mainline denominations.
And, statistically, there actually should be some desperation — things are not going well in
mainline world.
They are just like
mainline publishing companies, the editors have to like what you've written, and if they do, they will offer you a publishing contract.
It is possible to demonstrate, using the results of the world view test instrument, the way that different congregations, even apparently inclusive
mainline ones, have distinctive world views.
Most
mainline evangelicals accept the fact that «mission of the church» is now used in a much broader sense than this.
This was the first time that many console gamers were introduced to the idea of «digital distribution»
before mainline AAA titles would be available for purchase years later.
Most of the Christian background people grew
up mainline Protestant or Catholic.
A few years ago I was asked to address a group of
mostly mainline pastors and talk about how they could engage their congregation in issues of global hunger.
I read many
mainline thinkers and find their scholarship strong and their thinking challenging.
Coming off the heels of the updated UI for Battlefield 1, Battlefield 4 is going to see an update that brings the same UI to the previous
mainline Battlefield game.
It is the
7th mainline game and the first one to release on the current generation of consoles.
In the
1950s mainline Protestant churches reflected the middle - class culture and constituted a sort of social establishment within it.