Sentences with phrase «american congregations»

At the same time, one wonders if there are unwanted theological implications involved in treating American congregations merely from the viewpoint of religious ecology and social change.

He and his wife, Elizabeth, are supported by American congregations for three years of mission work in the West Bank, Palestine.

After 1996 scholars and policy analysts were quick to note that African - American congregations, many of which already were providing direct social services, would be most likely to benefit from these changes and most likely to apply for public funds.

Born in Israel and trained in the European model of social work, Cnaan is astounded by the amount of social - service work American congregations perform.

For years, various academic studies and news articles have reported what many churchgoers already know: most American congregations are segregated.

praise music — buttressed by output from Calvary Chapel's stepdaughter, the Vineyard International Fellowship, and any number of praise - oriented companies spawned by evangelical music publishers; by the wildly popular imported oeuvre of Australia's HillSongs Church; and by the work of British praise tunesmiths such as Graham Kendrick, Chris Eaton and the band Delirious — have now conquered thousands of American congregations.

A 1999 study of American congregations reported that 71 percent have fewer than 100 regularly participating adults.

But it was extremely difficult for them to relate the German debates, highly relevant to church life in Germany, to their American congregations.

The first agenda of early black American congregations and then of emergent denominations included (1) the proclamation of the gospel, (2) benevolences, (3) education and, by the mid-19th century, (4) foreign missions.

As such, when African - American congregations are referred to by Euro - American denominational titles, one must understand that, ironically, such titles signify differences more than similarities.

Black theology's rootage in the tradition of that other great protest, schism, and reformation which produced the racially separate African - American congregations determines that it is not at all committed to that predominantly white - Western theological tradition which Hartshorne calls «classical theism.»

I believe that these indicators will support my general thesis, which is that the African - American conception of God as God of the oppressed is far more in accord with Hartshorne's vision of God than with those classical Western theologies which are affiliated with denominations and traditions from which African - American congregations have sought to liberate themselves.

Today 1,100 women elders have been appointed in North American congregations, and the practice has spread to other divisions, especially in Europe and Australia.

The Hartford Institute for Religion Research released the study's findings Saturday in a report titled «A Decade of Change in American Congregations, 2000 — 2010» authored by David A. Roozen.

Despite the rapid diversification of American society, the typical American congregation remains culturally homogenous.

So she conducted her research at two sites, one of them a more or less typical second - generation congregation (which she calls «Grace») that meets in the same building as its parent Korean immigrant congregation, and the other («Manna») a predominantly Asian American but remarkably multiethnic congregation that meets in a building owned by an African - American congregation.

If my hope as pastor of a suburban North American congregation is the despair of a revolutionary priest in Latin America, can the gospel unite us by chastening both our hopes, placing them in the perspective of the hope we have in Jesus Christ?

Just as it would make no sense to preach to an American congregation in Greek, it would be counterproductive to force on American Christians all the cognitive and normative assumptions of the Hellenistic world that even Paul took for granted.

My sense is that these dimensions of interpretation bear particularly on the typical North American congregation.

This is Mobile's oldest African American congregation, established in 1829 as the African Church of the City of Mobile.

Not exact matches

In my LDS congregation there are African American, Native American, Central and South American, Mexican, Indian, Chinese, and Pakistani members.

Magid said it was unprecedented to have a ranking American military official address the All - Dulles Area Muslim Society, which he said is one of the largest Islamic congregations in the U.S.

Their congregation will grow in light of their honesty, rather than grow due to their hiding behind a façade of American - style righteousness.

My question is this: what would it take for the American church at large (American church in this case meaning mainline denominations, other individual sects like the Mennonites with their huge variety of conservative to liberal congregations, nondenominational churches of all sizes mega and not, etc.) to make a concerted effort to call out abuse demonstrated by clergy in both church, public, and private settings?

Yes, there are white missionaries handing out bulletins at Washington's Third Ward - what Mormons call their congregations - but there's also Ruth Williams, an elderly African - American woman, decked out in her Sunday best, doing the same.

Washington (CNN)- The scene at a Mormon congregation here on a recent Sunday would surprise Americans who think of Mormons as young white missionaries in stiff white shirts, black ties and name tags.

From start to finish, the book warns readers that, for example, «congregations can survive, but only if religious leaders roll up their sleeves and pay considerably more attention to young adults» and «unless religious leaders take younger adults more seriously, the future of American religion is in doubt.»

So Hopewell read systematically through the American and European literature on congregations and ministry of the last several decades, a survey of several hundred works that is recapitulated in this book's second chapter and its extensive notes.

When my wife and I moved to Cincinnati in 1994, we decided to buy a home in Mt. Auburn, a largely African American community near University Christian Church, a congregation filled with college students where I was a new pastor.

Reality Community Church is a diverse Converge congregation (a mix of Latino, Anglo, African - American, and Asian, with no designation at more than 35 %).

Next, I will deliver to the new American Mormon congregation the coordinates of my home planet, where I am a God as well as here.

Chen said more Asian - Americans are also joining traditionally white evangelical congregations.

To the collective gasps of their congregations, pastors are misrepresenting the study's findings by making claims like, «most Americans are universalists» or «a majority of evangelical Christians no longer believe Jesus is the only way to eternal life» or «most Christians think all paths lead to God.»

It will persistently disclose congregations» faithlessness to who they themselves say they are, and the scandal of the roles they actually play in North American social and cultural life.

It is projecting an Urbana - style convention on evangelical social witness, annual conferences for pastors to explore avenues for the involvement of congregations in community justice issues, and the formation of vocational task forces among evangelicals in politics, business and other callings, through which the shape of American political and business life might be altered to promote Christian values.

In his first sermon after the onset of the American bombing campaign, a local Mennonite minister exhorted his congregation to «be not ashamed» of «your commitment to nonviolence.»

... The Christian Right should consider several points after President Obama's RE-ELECTION VICTORY: look at the Affordable Health Care Act and be pleased with the benefits for their congregation members as well as for ALL AMERICANS. . . . .

Considering the job description, written and unwritten, of a pastor it is not unreasonable for him to make a salary equivalent to the average in his congregation but the American church has a long way to go in their tithing / stewardship mentality to make this equity arrangment work.

First, the church and its FULL congregation need to host an African American couple's wedding.

On one Sunday when the majority if not all the congregation is expected to be there have an unannounced special pastor deliver the sermon... say Al Sharpton... and make it a long sermon... See who walks out... Nothing in the article or the responses by the church says that they would allow African American couples to wed in the church.

According to the data, almost half of Americans will look for a new church or congregation at some point in their (adult) lives, mostly because they moved to a new location.

Let us say that an hypothetical minister serves a congregation which includes five hundred adults representing a cross-section of the American population.

The Hertz approach had little compet - ition until 1981, when the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, the official arm of Reform Judaism, published its own Torah commentary.

But, over the years, the congregation did, in fact, become more diverse, and by the time I had been there for 12 years, there were maybe 50 gay and lesbian persons, there were about 30 Hispanic individuals, there were a number of African Americans and African natives, and there was other diversity as well; and we talked a lot about how pleased we were that this was all happening.

Not only has Reform turned 180 degrees on Zionism since 1885, but the Union of American Hebrew Congregations also enjoins its rabbis to refuse to marry mixed couples.

While Mormons are not perfect and some of their leaders said unkind things (unfortunately like many others in the 1800s), Joseph Smith opposed slavery and allowed African Americans in their congregations.

Mostly the article is a series of quotes from ministers of largely African American churches talking about how churches should mobilize their congregations to participate in education — participating on and voting for school boards and generally getting involved.

And although it may not be apparent in many congregations, American Christians are increasingly people of color.

Leaders of Protestant denominations and congregations will be able to exercise more faithful ministry when they acknowledge the minority status of all Christians in American culture.

If the African American community and / or his congregation is still behind this snake after this news story, I have less faith in them.