Sentences with phrase «about church membership»

This minimal period of instruction about church membership is often the last formal learning experience of church members.

With the exception of adult converts, the attitudes of adults about church membership are often the same as the level of commitment expected of them when they confirmed their baptism.

Instead of being baffled by any difficulties that we may feel about church membership we need to ask ourselves quite seriously where else we may turn.

The ones that are really understand this don't worry about church membership because - surprise - when thy are faithful to do as God wants, they always find that God pays the bills whether people are faithful to give or not.

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Even as they sound the trumpet for battle, many conservatives acknowledge that theirs is a holding action, and that the 1997 General Convention may force a decision about continuing membership in the Episcopal Church.

I am passionate about trying to help those who have been and STILL ARE hurt to see that their relationships with God do not hinge precariously on membership or attendance at an institutional church.

Apparently, you get Thom Rainer to write a book about it, and get 23 prominent church leaders and seminary presidents to endorse the book, and then price the book in such a way so that scared church leaders all over the country will buy hundreds of copies of the book so they can hand it out to all the people in their «Church Membership» clchurch leaders and seminary presidents to endorse the book, and then price the book in such a way so that scared church leaders all over the country will buy hundreds of copies of the book so they can hand it out to all the people in their «Church Membership» clchurch leaders all over the country will buy hundreds of copies of the book so they can hand it out to all the people in their «Church Membership» clChurch Membership» classes.

David - thank you for this post - sometimes we fall into the trap of thinking that we are the only person who feels this way about church» membership» - so good to read your thoughts on it.

In that custodial role a handful of Greek bishops continue to exercise authority over a community almost entirely Arab Orthodox in membership (today numbering about 40,000 in Israel, 120,000 in Jordan), whose constant complaint is of episcopal intolerance and the spiritual and organizational impoverishment of the «indigenous church.»

You remind me of a highly intelligent professional man in New York City who came to see me about admission to the Riverside Church's membership.

The call to renewal in the Church is about this — accepting the full implications of our baptism, and not pretending that the Church is like a golf club to which we've been given a membership card.

Of course, the Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod has suffered its own membership losses in recent years, experiencing a membership decline about half that of the ELCA over the same time period (down 12 percent, compared to the ELCA's 23 - percent drop).

Church membership dropped by about 204,000 people to 15.3 million, and average weekly attendance dropped by about 97,000 people to 5.6 million.

Trends toward increasing homogeneity in the membership of congregations are troubling indicators of lack of concern about racism, sexism, and classism in the church.

Christian faith is not inherited; each generation, each individual, must learn faith anew.11 Recent Protestant innovations in membership procedures and sacramental practices are only the logical extension of long - dysfunctional assumptions about the faith formation of persons in the home, in Sunday School, and in the church.

This language about baptism and church membership suggests that the church is only one activity among many.

In this respect it is interesting to note how we — that is, those of us in mainstream traditions — tend to think about the loss of membership by mainstream churches and the growth of so - called conservative churches.

Disagreement about the relation between baptism and church membership, about the relation between biblical criticism and biblical restorationism, and about the administration of missionary work split the Christian Church again in the 20th cechurch membership, about the relation between biblical criticism and biblical restorationism, and about the administration of missionary work split the Christian Church again in the 20th ceChurch again in the 20th century.

A survey of membership trends from 1926 to 1947 shows that church membership increased about 40 per cent in that period, while the population of the country as a whole increased only 24 per cent.

Instead of replicating already familiar and usually benign survey analyses that counted and sorted churchgoers, researchers such as Joseph Fichter, Peter Berger, and Gibson Winter6 disclosed disturbing data about motivation for church membership and its relation to social behavior.

The dangers inherent in the church growth movement are many, and the crucial issue in assessing those dangers is whether we are talking about becoming Christians or about building institutional membership.

I argued that the closing would affect only about 10 per cent of the total membership, many of whom could find other and more conveniently located churches to attend; and that in any case the net membership loss would be negligible while the increase in effectiveness and fiscal health would be great.

Seminaries provide very little instruction about the unique ministry required for success in small - membership churches, and no one is inspiring seminarians to aim their work in this direction.

On the phone, I inquired about the husband's wishes regarding church membership.

As church membership has decreased, so has the relative percentage of active members, Sunday School enrollment, and optimism about the future of the church.

This treacle by Mr. Moloney, who apparently is an orthodox Catholic, is another piece of evidence that Catholics (and Protestants) need to reacquire a seriousness about what's at stake with respect to church membership, namely, their souls.

I use the fact of my own Christian faith, and membership of a local church to give an indication to the public about how I am likely to make decisions.

The overwhelming majority (71 - 75 %) said that in each case it would make no difference, but slightly more people were likely to view Nick Clegg and Ed Miliband more positively due to their atheism than negatively, while about the same number of people viewed David Cameron more positively than more negatively due to his membership of the Church of England.

Instead of measuring just the structure of social networks (who knows whom), marital status or membership in church or community groups, the functional social network index also measures social networks as a source of emotional and practical support from friends and relatives, as well as advice about weight management and physical activity.

Jeremy's Video Hut boss becomes involved with the woman and her videos, which leads to a tale about the disappearance of a strip - mall church's entire membership.

There's no cost to keeping your name on the membership roster, past having a large body of peers thinking you believe something you don't, expecting you to come to church (and hounding you about it), holding you to a social critique (a strict one) dictated by the church, etc..

I currently include on my resume (at the very bottom) personal information — church membership, hobbies, and info about my family.