Not exact matches
Or for that matter, any other form of «
ministry» which is really all
about caring for people in one form or another...
«Whatever you do for the least of these...» Jesus» whole
ministry between baptism and the cross (something I've mentioned before that you seem to ignore) is mostly
about caring for people and is focused on compassion.
Although biblical values and the good news
about Jesus are not in question here, many
ministries struggle to embody them in congregation or community in a way people understand and
care about.
They are taking up time that myself and others could be using to go deeper with a prof who really
cares about us and our
ministries — who desires that we are able to communicate on the level of the man on the street.
It is He that is teaching us things
about life,
ministry, and
caring for others that probably could not have been learned any other way.
What form does pastoral
care take in a parish bleeding from internal conflicts
about life and
ministry in a neighborhood undergoing rapid changes in matters of race, age, economic class and sexual orientation?
But the traditional work of the
ministry in teaching the Word from God, the word to God and words
about God, of administering the sacraments, of building the Church and
caring for souls seemed to have too little direct relevance to the needs of men so naturalistically or socially understood.
The mystique surrounding pastoral
care is another example of dualistic thinking
about the church and
ministry.
I've spent far more time than I
care to admit combing through complementarian literature, reading debates
about whether women can read Scripture aloud in church, whether female missionaries should be permitted to give presentations on Sunday evenings, what age groups women should be allowed to teach in Sunday school, whether women can speak in small group Bible studies, what titles to bestow upon worship leaders and children's
ministry coordinators so that they don't appear too authoritative, and on and on and on.
After taking great
care to explain that the Levitical system was ineffectual, the writer to the Hebrews speaks
about entering the Holy Place through the blood of Jesus, and that we have a great priest over the house of God, Jesus, whose
ministry is effectual.
When asked what had brought us to this mountaintop retreat center, Matthew briefly told him
about our creation
care ministry, Blessed Earth.
But no one who
cares about this pontificate and the integrity of the Church's
ministry can contemplate with equanimity the consequences of a Truce of 2005.
This means that two good signs of a false teacher is when they only seem to
care about growing the numbers of followers they have, or they quite often talk
about giving money to support them and their
ministry.
Month - over-month enrollments doubled and tripled throughout the year at Samaritan
Ministries — one of the country's biggest health
care sharing
ministries, which now has
about 113,000 members, 43 percent more than it did a year ago.
Our pregnancy centers, our pastoral support programs, and our
ministries for expectant moms reveal that we really do
care about women, not just their babies.
The clinic, run by non-governmental organizations under the oversight of the Sierra Leone health
ministry, provided clinical
care for 603 of the 661 survivors of Ebola living in the Port Loko district,
about 45 kilometers east of Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone.
New York, USA
About Blog Sunrise Children's Services provides
care and hope for hurting families and children through Christ - centered
ministries.
United States
About Blog The Forgotten Initiative (TFI) resources, supports and networks Advocates across the nation, helping them grow sustainable foster
care ministries in their communities.
United States
About Blog The Forgotten Initiative (TFI) resources, supports and networks Advocates across the nation, helping them grow sustainable foster
care ministries in their communities.
New York, USA
About Blog Sunrise Children's Services provides
care and hope for hurting families and children through Christ - centered
ministries.
Irving, Texas
About Blog Tapestry is the Adoption and Foster
Care ministry of Irving Bible Church.
New York, USA
About Blog Sunrise Children's Services provides
care and hope for hurting families and children through Christ - centered
ministries.
United States
About Blog The Forgotten Initiative (TFI) resources, supports and networks Advocates across the nation, helping them grow sustainable foster
care ministries in their communities.
Irving, Texas
About Blog Tapestry is the Adoption and Foster
Care ministry of Irving Bible Church.
«In bringing this complaint forward, it was really shocking to learn how the province and the
ministry really didn't
care about this population,» says Champ.
A friend told her
about Liberty HealthShare, a health
care sharing
ministry offered by the Mennonite Church.
Irving, Texas
About Blog Tapestry is the Adoption and Foster
Care ministry of Irving Bible Church.
United States
About Blog The Forgotten Initiative (TFI) resources, supports and networks Advocates across the nation, helping them grow sustainable foster
care ministries in their communities.
New York, USA
About Blog Sunrise Children's Services provides
care and hope for hurting families and children through Christ - centered
ministries.
Plano, TX and Romania
About Blog Livada Orphan
Care is committed to helping Romanian orphans find their place in the world, using a blend of Christian social work, humanitarian aid and
ministry.
Philadelphia, PA
About Blog ESA serves as a catalyzing agent for Christ's shalom via projects focused on cultural renewal, holistic
ministry, political reflection and action, social justice and reconciliation, and creation
care.
United States
About Blog The Forgotten Initiative (TFI) resources, supports and networks Advocates across the nation, helping them grow sustainable foster
care ministries in their communities.
I'd love to hear more
about your adoption / foster
care ministry as God has been putting the need for this type of
ministry in churches on my heart.