Sentences with phrase «growing numbers of churches»

Growing numbers of church people, too, are thoroughly secularized and find their meanings in a technological pragmatic society, and, while continuing to observe the traditional expressions of worship, teaching, and sacraments, these people find their search for meaning more and more unmet by the church's teaching.

Providing special religious education resources for the physically handicapped, the retarded, and the brilliant child is a responsibility which a growing number of churches are undertaking to meet.

Fight Church documents the growing number of churches, upwards of 700 by some accounts, that are incorporating mixed martial arts into their ministries.

While no such congregation exists in the RCA, a growing number of churches have forsaken the traditional pattern of a quarterly and very penitential observance for a more frequent and joyous form of celebration.

Not exact matches

I see this as part of a growing trend in the western world that is getting fed up with the ignorant, pretentious, number - crunching church buildings that claim to be preaching gospel when they're either preaching a list of do's and don'ts or they're preaching what's in demand, and im not saying all churches are like that but a lot are.

Chair of the Church of England's Cathedrals Working Group - which compiled the report - the Bishop of Stepney, Rt Rev Adrian Newham told Premier: «Cathedral congregations are growing, visitor numbers are remarkable.

As a female pastor for 14 years I've been discouraged by the growing trend of 20 - 30's who are going in huge numbers to churches that do not allow female pastors.

A growing number of congregations are battling sexism in the church.

The result is a Church that, ironically enough, preaches works, not grace, and a growing number of Christians who....

I am among a growing number of people who believe that there is an urgent need for a rebirth of utopian thinking within the church and in society at large.

Evangelical leaders constantly warn that young people are deserting churches; pastors struggle to address changing views on homosexuality; and others wonder how evangelicals can remain relevant when a growing number of Americans refuse to identify with any religion.

In reality, there is a growing number of clergy who accept this teaching and are seeking to show it in its positive and life - giving fullness in their pastoral work: many of them have had the opportunity to be involved in movements which embrace the Church's teaching and / or have come into contact with Humanae Vitae for themselves and subsequent Magisterial teaching.

Early Church leaders wrote about persecution: «The oftener we are mown down by you, the more in number we grow; the blood of Christians is seed» for the growth of God's people.

Also in Ephesians 4, the «growth of the church» is not numbers, but growing into maturity and Christlikeness.

1 Corinthians 11:14 (Men should not have long hair) 1 Corinthians 14:34 - 35 (Women should remain silent in church) Deuteronomy 13:6 - 16 (Death penalty for Apostasy) Deuteronomy 20:10 - 14 (Attack city, kill all men, keep women, children as spoils of war) Deuteronomy 21:18 - 21 (Death penalty for a rebellious son) Deuteronomy 22:19 - 25 (Kill non - virgin / kill adulterers / rapists) Ecclesiastes 1:18 (Knowledge is bad) Exodus 21:1 - 7 (Rules for buying slaves) Exodus 35:2 (Death for working on the Sabbath) Ezekiel 9:5 - 6 (Murder women / children) Genesis 1:3,4,5,11,12,16 (God creates light, night and day, plants grow, before creating sun) Genesis 3:16 (Man shall rule over woman) Jeremiah 19:9 (Cannibalism) John 3:18 (He who believes in Jesus is saved, he that doesn't is condemned) John 5:46 - 47 (Jesus references Old Testament) Leviticus 3:1 - 17 (Procedure for animal sacrifice) Leviticus 19:19 (No mixed fabrics in clothing) Leviticus 19:27 (Don't trim hair or beard) Leviticus 19:28 (No tattoos) Leviticus 20:9 (Death for cursing father or mother) Leviticus 20:10 (Death for adultery) Leviticus 20:13 (Death for gay men) Leviticus 21:17 - 23 (Ugly people, lame, dwarfs, not welcome on altar) Leviticus 25:45 (Strangers can be bought as slaves) Luke 12:33 (Sell your possessions, and give to the poor) Luke 14:26 (You must hate your family and yourself to follow Jesus) Mark 10:11 - 12 (Leaving your spouse for another is adultery) Mark 10:21 - 22 (Sell your possessions and give to the poor) Mark 10:24 - 25 (Next to impossible for rich to get into heaven) Mark 16:15 - 16 (Those who hear the gospel and don't believe go to hell) Matthew 5:17 - 19 (Jesus says he has come to enforce the laws of the Old Testament) Matthew 6:5 - 6 (Pray in secret) Matthew 6:18 (Fast for Lent in secret) Matthew 9:12 (The healthy don't need a doctor, the sick do) Matthew 10:34 - 37 (Jesus comes with sword, turns families against each other, those that love family more than him are not worthy) Matthew 12:30 (If you're not with Jesus, you're against him) Matthew 15:4 (Death for not honouring your father and mother) Matthew 22:29 (Jesus references Old Testament) Matthew 24:37 (Jesus references Old Testament) Numbers 14:18 (Following generations blamed for the sins of previous ones) Psalms 137:9 (Violence against children) Revelation 6:13 (The stars fell to earth like figs) Revelation 21:8 (Unbelievers, among others, go to hell) 1 Timothy 2:11 - 12 (Women subordinate and must remain silent) 1 Timothy 5:8 (If you don't provide for your family, you are an infidel)

The Salvation Army's director for community services, Tony Daniels said: «Staff and volunteers at our churches and social centres across the UK have seen growing numbers of individuals and families on low incomes who are struggling to put food on the table or keep a roof over their heads.

Although the popular Czech Church was quite small, the number of converts and sympathizers grew» especially among youth and the intelligentsia, and in the larger towns.

Iran, Elam Ministries told Mohabat News that a growing number of Farsi churches had been closed and Christian converts had been imprisoned for merely praying and worshipping in their own homes.

«A growing number of people are afraid to vote for him because they are not sure how his Mormonism will affect his presidency,» says Jonathan Meyer, a pastor at Grace Church in Des Moines.

We've seen our Sunday numbers grow quite dramatically with older folk coming and playing a real part in the life of our church.

Pelikan is just one of a growing number of people who are joining the Eastern Orthodox Church.

As James Wellman points out, «Evangelical numbers have grown 32 percent in the last decade in Washington, and evangelicals now account for 38 percent of the church - affiliated population.»

I think most of the Americans are in lost... as most of them do not know who their father is and it is very unfortunate... even if they know who their father is, the mom has children from diff men outside of marriage... and while a child is being raised, watching what his / her parents do to enjoy their life... so things become normal when they grow up... like if you go back early nineteen century, women were not allowed to go to beach without being covered... and now it totally opposite... if you do not have a boyfriend or girlfriend before 15, the parents worries that their teenage has some problem... and lot more can be listed... And then you go to Church, what our children learn from there... they see in front of the Church an old man's statue with long beard standing with extending of both hand... some of the status are blank, white, Spanish and so on... so they are being taught God as an old dude... then you learn from Catholic that you pray to Jesus, Mother Marry, Saints, Death spirit and all these... the poll shows a huge number of young American turns to Atheism or believing there is no God and so on... Its hard to assume where these nations are going with the name of modernization... nothing wrong having scientists discovered the cure of aids or the pics from mars but... we should all think and learn from our previous generations and correct ourselves... also ppl are becoming so much slave of material things...

Each year the number of adults entering into full communion with the Church through this program has grown, and will, please God, continue to grow in the future.

However, as the Church grew, the number of church leaders was far fewer than one in 12 of the population, as it was in Israel; and consequently the top church leaders grew veryChurch grew, the number of church leaders was far fewer than one in 12 of the population, as it was in Israel; and consequently the top church leaders grew verychurch leaders was far fewer than one in 12 of the population, as it was in Israel; and consequently the top church leaders grew verychurch leaders grew very rich.

On the other hand, 2015 was the 17th year that the number of SBC churches has grown, and undesignated giving was up by more than $ 400 million.

This past year, however, the number of SBC churches grew by 1 percent to 46,449.

In fact, 2015 was the 9th year out of 11 that the SBC reported fewer baptisms, but the 17th year in a row that the number of churches has grown.

Isn't there a growing number of people in Sweden who follow Jesus but don't attend a church building on Sunday?

It is this conclusion that has been met with questioning among some reputable U.S. Catholic moral theologians and among a number of gay and lesbian Catholics in the U.S. Still, there is a growing movement in this country of support groups like Courage for Catholics, which are attempting to adhere to the church's requirement of celibate chastity.

There are a growing number of Methodist ministers who have faced formal complaints for violating the church's policy that relates to their teaching that «the practice of homosexuality is incompatible with Christian teaching.»

«I am hopeful because a growing number of New Testament scholars have done excellent work on the biblical texts that some believe severely limit a woman's function in the church, showing that we have been misreading these texts.

The first thing that churches need to do is have their leadership educate themselves on the growing number of SAHDs and realize that we are probably already attending their churches.

As a result, a growing number of Protestant and Anglican churches allow those who have been divorced to receive Communion and will bless a second marriage or perhaps celebrate it in church.

If... it is open for «interpretation'then some of the Churches (and growing in numbers and denominations) have different views as to what the heck is... God's will... right..?

I share the responsibility for giving the modern church a questionable reputation among non-believers and growing numbers of disillusioned believers.

As Wade Clark Roof points out in a recent study, this neglect will lead to «a crisis of plausibility» resulting in alienation of growing numbers of persons and finally in the church's representing a very small minority (Community and Commitment: Religious Plausibility in a Liberal Protestant Church [Elsevier, 1978], pp. 6church's representing a very small minority (Community and Commitment: Religious Plausibility in a Liberal Protestant Church [Elsevier, 1978], pp. 6Church [Elsevier, 1978], pp. 6 - 9).

Nonetheless, the fear of mission board executives that growing numbers of enthusiastic but poorly prepared volunteers would undo some of the self - sufficiency that had been developed in national churches over the years is not completely unfounded.

If you get rid of the crucifixes in the schools, the children will likely grow up with no strong feelings of association with the Catholic church and that would REALLY strike a blow to the already decreasing numbers of the Catholic faith.

Karen Lebacqz said that despite the growing numbers of single persons, the church has given little attention or support to their sexuality, and a new ethic is desperately needed.

From Africa and Asia, a growing number of independent churches, free of foreign missionary control, have taken their place at the Council.

The twentieth century has seen the coming together of the major Protestant churches into the United Church of Australia while the membership of the Roman Catholic church has increased steadily, partly because of the growing number of immigrants from southern EChurch of Australia while the membership of the Roman Catholic church has increased steadily, partly because of the growing number of immigrants from southern Echurch has increased steadily, partly because of the growing number of immigrants from southern Europe.

This may not, however, mean a decline in faith, as a growing number of people who see themselves as followers of Jesus do not attach great importance to church structures.

When people start to join with you, and your numbers begin to grow, and people start coming to faith in Christ, resist the urge to protect what you have gained by reverting to more safe and common ways of doing church.

Today, a growing number of faithful followers are changing the face of environmental stewardship within the Church.

When public worship moved from the house church to the large basilicas to accommodate the growing numbers of Christians, worship settings became much more grandiose and formal.

This expression of one woman's feelings about the worship experience describes the feelings of a growing number of women in the church, including many who have spent a life - time there.

This dramatic reversal took place at a time when the U.S. population was growing by leaps and bounds» from approximately three million in 1776 to over twenty - three million in 1850» and the number of «churched» Christians rose by 20 percent.

Despite Chambers's constant reminders that the East Brooklyn pastors and church members look at their condition directly and soberly, the numbers grew at each meeting At first only seven congregations found it possible to come up with the necessary dues: Our Lady of Mercy, Our Lady of Presentation, St. John Cantius.

One of the outstanding pro-Revolution Churches, they stood high in prestige and were rapidly growing in numbers.