Sentences with phrase «for evangelical denominations»

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Maybe these things are common knowledge among those in Evangelical circles, but for many like me on the outside, when we see a certain pastor or denomination singled out in this way, it looks a lot like the same internal striving that's been going on in the Church since Peter and Paul argued over circumcision.

Another church that comes to mind is Missiongathering in San Diego, which is associated with the progressive denomination The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), but which has a very evangelical «feel» to its worship because it attracts a lot of folks who come from evangelical traditions and enjoy evangelical worship but are looking for a church that welcomes LGBT people.

I've been speaking at many small colleges that have historical ties to the oldest mainline denominations in the U.S. I have been noticing something interesting: a terrific hunger for a deeper spirituality on the part of many young people who come from evangelical backgrounds like mine and also like me are looking for something outside of the right wing conservatism they come from.

The proportional use of time which the networks maintained with the various major religious groups was not totally satisfactory for some of the larger individual denominations and the individual fundamentalist and evangelical organizations and they turned to alternative methods of broadcasting as well.

Earlier in our weekend symposium, an Evangelical Protestant with strong localist tendencies had expressed a certain sort of jealousy for those of us whose denominations operate on a parish model, for this, he thought, must make sinking roots into one's church community far easier to do.

Disrupted by factions for some years, it split in 1974; a new denomination, the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches, was formed in 1976.

Some denominations, such as the Southern Baptist Convention, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Methodist Church, have expressed special outrage over child pornography and have also called for telephone and television companies to do more to restrict access to pornographic materials.

Richard Land is the public policy chief for the Southern Baptist Convention, the country's largest evangelical denomination.

Today, such Pentecostal denominations are key parts of the National Association of Evangelicals, working with other evangelicals for worldEvangelicals, working with other evangelicals for worldevangelicals for worldwide impact.

(The following statements are somewhat characteristic of such schools: Bethany Theological Seminary affirms that its object is «to promote the spread and deepen the influence of Christianity by the thorough training of men and women for the various forms of Christian service, in harmony with the principles and practices of the Church of the Brethren»; Augustana Theological Seminary «prepares students for the ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church with the special needs of the Augustana Church in view»; the charter of Berkeley Divinity School begins, «Whereas sundry inhabitants of this state of the denomination of Christians called the Protestant Episcopal Church have represented by their petition addressed to the General Assembly, that great advantages would accrue to said Church, and they hope and believe to the interests of religion and morals in general, by the incorporation of a Divinity School for the training and instructions of students for the sacred ministry in the Church aforementioned.»)

The Evangelical Fellowship of Zimbabwe (EFZ) and the Zimbabwe Heads of Christian Denominations (ZHOCD) were especially responsive and supportive, publicly calling for the government to respect the rights of citizens and uphold the rule of law, Mawarire said.

His evangelical ties: Floyd was nominated for the SBC presidency by Al Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and one of the most prominent voices in the denomination.

For instance, an acquaintance of mine on the national staff of a Protestant denomination was deeply disturbed when an evangelical conference on porn used a photo of a woman's naked breast among its examples — hardly a case of the material available in porn shops.

Leith Anderson, Appointee for Member, President's Advisory Council on Faith - Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Leith Anderson is the President of the National Association of Evangelicals, an organization formed to facilitate Christian unity, public witness and cooperative ministry among evangelical denominations, congregations, educational institutions and service agencies in the United States.

To use a phrase which became a benchmark for theology within my own denomination - the Evangelical Covenant Church - there is a commitment to ask the question: where is it written?

Or, it was, until members voted to leave the denomination — and pay the $ 8.89 million cost for doing so — and join a new, fast - rising denomination called ECO, A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians.

Alex also serves as Executive Director for The Immigration Alliance, a coalition of evangelical denominations and organizations mobilizing churches to provide low - cost immigration legal services.

The AoG is a Pentecostal and evangelical denomination holding, among other things, the Divine inspiration of the Bible, the Trinity, the Deity of Christ, salvation through faith in Jesus Christ alone, the Baptism of the Holy Spirit as the believer's empowerment for witness and service, speaking in tongues as the evidence of that baptism, sanctification through the work of the Spirit, a church on mission, Divine healing for the sick available to believers, the return of Christ and a final judgment.

The Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA) Christian denomination has declared a three - day fasting and prayer for the release of Leah Sheribu, one of the girls abducted...