Sentences with phrase «between local congregation»

Not exact matches

Catholicism is also intrinsically communal, a notion that goes far beyond sitting at Mass with the local congregation, extending to a mystical sense of continuity between the living and the dead.

Today the married mother of two splits her time between being an in - demand speaker and pastoring her local congregation.

With the group there is a distinction between those members who will engage in religious activity from personal choice or in deference to tradition such as converts and parishioners of a local congregation, and those who are actively religious — temporarily or consistently — such as lay - deacons or the participants in a procession.

I would probably begin with the framework behind this analysis, distinguishing between first - order doctrines (a denial of which represents the eventual denial of Christianity itself), second - order doctrines (upon which Bible - believing Christians may disagree, but they create significant boundaries between believers, whether as distinct congregations or denominations), and third - order doctrines (upon which Christians may disagree, but yet remain in close fellowship, even within local congregations).

Gregg Matte, pastor at Houston's First Baptist, spent the weekend checking in with members of his congregation — from elderly evacuees to a local TV meteorologist — with whom he has been texting Bible verses in between broadcasts.

Some megachurches intentionally appeal to an entire region, effectively cutting the link between congregation and local place.

The report recognizes the fact that there is disparity between the Kingdom and the actual condition of our empirical local congregations.

Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

Built interfaith bridges as instructor at St. Thomas Episcopal Church and Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church; inaugurated interfaith trialogue program between congregation and local churches.