Sentences with phrase «challenged the area churches»

Yet when a local denominational leader challenged the area churches to do something about the AIDS epidemic, she had a nagging suspicion God would not leave her at the cushy clinic job.

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The paramount current challenge to the church today is to re-examine its implicit and explicit teachings in these areas of human concern.

I want to consider three ways in which the church confers a Christian identity and focus on the challenges presented in each of these areas: the church as a community of memory, the church as denomination, and the church as a supportive community.

Besides the many works he published in his long career, the very last book he penned was a challenge to the Church on some areas he believed to be neglected in our calling as disciples of Christ.

It is a big deal when as christians we should be leading the desegregation of these social frontiers... I challenge all christians to seek fellowship w / churches in your local area, that are predominantly of different races.

Several of the courses that are offered in the RedeemingGod.com discipleship area will challenge the way you think about church and do church.

Looking back to our glorious past can not be the only approach to [current anniversaries...] Contemporary culture, and even more believers themselves, in fact, demand a continuing ecclesial reflection and action in the various areas in which new issues emerge -LSB-...] enabling the whole Church -LSB-...] to respond effectively to questions and challenges -LSB-...] and promote man in his integrity.

Rather than lapsing into shamed silence the Church should redouble her efforts: she should direct her attention to this area and should allocate substantial resources to sex and relationships education, to dynamic programmes that meet the complicated pastoral challenges in the field of sexual education in order to provide young people with a healthy vision of human sexuality.

The Fuller Youth Institute, a research institute in California that equips leaders in the church with best practices, conducted research to uncover what the biggest challenges facing the church in this area are.