Sentences with phrase «by their pastor after»

Our policy has been to accept as volunteers only those who have been endorsed by their pastor after they have applied through him.

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I worked in a small church in Kansas once, and after about 3 months I figured out that all the real major decisions, including if the pastor got paid that week, were not made by the elders, the board or congregational vote.

But being hung up on voting every action, a meeting was called after church by the pastor with all the ladies, (what?

The move comes after a letter — signed by Kensrue and several fellow church leaders — asking that Pastor Mark Driscoll step down for a time and seek «restoration» following numerous controversies, was leaked to the media.

After all, the pastors and elders and teachers were sent to us by God, weren't they?

And after all, what can I expect when, as a church leader, I quit and tell the pastor I can't stay and listen to him preach because it makes me want to throw up — and refuse to preserve the image of the church by lying to protect a sexual predator in the pulpit.

CNN: Lutheran pastor apologizes for praying in Newtown vigil A Lutheran pastor has apologized after being chastised by his denomination's leader for offering a prayer at an interfaith vigil for the victims of the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.

They wondered about things like people waiting in line to get a snapshot of their family with the senior pastor, the pastor calling everyone «Buddy» and «Sport» instead of by name, and the fact that the pastor slipped into the front row after worship because it was time to deliver the speech for the TV show (I mean sermon for the flock).

It was a sign of unity after weeks of talk by a Florida pastor who threatened to burn the Muslim holy book on 9 - 11 but who ultimately cancelled the event.

True story from a pastor friend of mine: apparently the day after his paternal great - grandfather's death, the local priest dropped by Granddad's house... and the first words out of said priest's mouth were, «how much money did he leave to the church?»

I certainly hope for the Pastor Youcef Nadarkhani, as I would hope for myself and others with me, if found out to be of Christian faith and a modern order, not unlike the Christians who walked with Jesus as a man and Pastor who, as it were, was finally offered up as a sacrificial offering to God upon a cross after being found guilty of offending the then Church of Israel who then proposed his death sentance to be carried out by a Roman Court, though he was innocent of the charges.

After a year's run in US moviehouses, promoted mostly by pastors, Jesus had been seen by some 4 million Americans.

The action by the publishing arm of America's largest Protestant denomination, the nearly 16 - million - member Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), comes one day after Matt Chandler's Acts 29 church planting network removed membership from Mars Hill churches and their popular pastor.

Here in the US, a pastor may be removed by the board after multiple sexual misconducts.

But after interviewing more than 150 charismatic church members and more than 40 pastors, the authors were astonished by their openness and desire to end apartheid.

Washington (CNN)-- A Lutheran pastor has apologized after being chastised by his denomination's leader for offering a prayer at an interfaith vigil for the victims of the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.

But it is beyond my understanding why people will allow other people [pastors / churches] to dominate their lives so long after the battle has been fought, even battles from many years gone by.

After several months in a Bible study - growth group (led by their pastor) the members began to look for ways to share their new awareness of relationships and the Christian life in their community.

There have been attempts to shut the initiative down, including a 2012 request by Americans United for the Separation of Church and State that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) investigate Robert Jeffress, senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Dallas, after he endorsed presidential candidate Rick Perry.

David Lynn (pictured above holding a placard, library image), a pastor from Canada, was detained outside Barking underground station after a female passer - by told officers he made homophobic comments.

After my graduation I was ordained in the gospel ministry by (PBAOC), by the help of my pastor.

A Samaritan's Purse plane was the first humanitarian delivery to land on St. Martin after Irma earlier this month, thanks in part to efforts by Jonathan Falwell — son of the late Jerry Falwell and pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia — who happened to be vacationing on the island when the hurricane hit.

A pastor was completely baffled by the behavior of a man in his early thirties who in the period after his binges would come to see him full of remorse and good resolutions.

When, as a leader, I walked away because of the behavior of the pastor, I was shunned, vilified... and just last week (4 1/2 years after I left) I was treated with condescension and pity by someone that used to be a good friend.

- Christian liberal arts college which forced at least two professors to resign for legalistic reasons - Non-denominational church in which several of us who were leaving after a Sunday School class to attend worship services at another church were confronted by the main pastor in the parking lot who literally blocked our exit until we satisfied his curiousity about why we were leaving.

The only account of his death has been given by the prison doctor who wrote that after the sentence had been read out to Bonhoeffer and those to be hanged with him, he saw pastor Bonhoeffer before taking off his prison garb, kneeling on the floor, praying fervently to his God.

After the trial, however, reports by the semi-official Fars News Agency on September 30 indicated that the charges against Nadarkhani have since changed and the pastor is now charged with rape and extortion.

Probably the first soma group in a parish should form by personal invitation from the pastor after he or she has heard enough faith stories of prospective members to be reasonably sure they are ready with the elements of experience and consciousness that characterize a soma group.

After the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, more than 4,000 pastors signed on to a letter initiated by 12 clergy in Newtown calling for commonsense solutions to reduce gun violence.

Let them get it out of their system if they persist after being spoken to... by the pastor.

A university pastor has been suspended indefinitely by her church denomination after it emerged she hosted a same - sex wedding.

My husband and I also recently read the book «Sheet Music» after it was recommended in a marriage class by our Pastor.

English - speaking Calvinist people have till today generally called themselves Presbyterians, after the form of government by presbyters (pastors and elders), the most common type of government in Reformed churches.

Two pastors from northern India have been freed by police after being accused of offering money to Hindhus to convert to Christianity.

The Rev. James E. Doty, Ph.D., was the first area director, and after nine years he was succeeded by the Rev. Foster J. Williams, Ph.D., who is expanding these opportunities for pastors.

An evangelical megachurch pastor has lost his job and is being investigated by the Lake County, Ind., Sheriff's Department after admitting that he had an «improper relationship» with a young woman, a spokesman for First Baptist Church of Hammond said.

After concerns were raised about his behaviour by a group of pastors, including author John Ortberg, the Chicago Tribune put together an investigation which looked at various allegations made over a number of years including suggestive comments, extended hugs, an unwanted kiss, and invitations to hotel rooms.

Kevin Magnussen and Jolyon Palmer have expressed their sympathy for Pastor Maldonado after he was dropped by Renault...

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Two weeks after her candidate in a Bronx State Senate Democratic primary fight went down to defeat, Public Advocate Letitia James met with members of the Stonewall Democratic Club, presumably to begin mending fences over the fact that her man in the race is a fiercely anti-gay pastor who recently traveled to Uganda to laud that nation's homophobic regime.

On March 8, 2017, our correspondent reported that a cleric, Pastor Ejimozor Williams, became blind and suffered a stroke after he was allegedly tortured by DSS operatives in Lagos.

After appearing at an Iowa rally last weekend organized by Pastor Kevin Swanson, who advocates the death penalty for gay people, GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz will host his own anti-LGBT hatefest in South Carolina on Saturday.

Based on the true story of Pastor Carlton Pearson (played by Chiwetel Ejiofor), who was declared a heretic by his peers after publicly declaring that he doubted the -LSB-...]

After that loss, Toller's wife left him; his assignment at the small First Reformed church upstate was given to him out of pity by Pastor Jeffers (Cedric the Entertainer, credited with his real last name of Kyles), who heads up the larger congregation nearby.

Philip and Denise Powell lost their home in 2011 after Philip's hours as a pastor were cut in half and Denise was sidelined by a surgery.

After having all statements transcribed, Joseph Neuberger, was able to analyze the statements and provided the Crown with a detailed chart of material internal inconsistencies arising not only from the deficient interviewing but tainting by the pastor who made the first disclosure to CAS and then police.

Thomas Huber was adopted by the pastor and his wife, Tami, from a Ukrainian orphanage when he was 9 after a turbulent early childhood, an experience that led to a variety of behavior problems and inability for him to bond with his new family.