In the East, the South, and the Midwest, even among persons who have no individual experience of these churches, there remains an established culture shaped by the earlier preeminence of these churches. (religion-online.org)
He then called on the United States to occupy a position of preeminence in space to «help decide whether this new ocean will be a sea of peace or a new terrifying theater of war.» (utahpubliceducation.org)
All these aspects of mission were said to have a grounding in the ministry and mission of Jesus Christ and New Testament teaching, and that none of these can be isolated from the others and given preeminence as the controlling motif and motivation for mission.It was also assumed that the theological basis for an understanding of holistic mission would be spelled out as the journey of CWM as a partnership of churches in mission continued. (religion-online.org)