Sentences with phrase «charismatic groups»

Originally designed to live on land, marine mammals are a diverse, charismatic group of animals that include more than 120 species.

Remnant charismatic groups in mainline Protestant circles persist, sometimes identifying with socially conservative renewal groups that oppose progressive leaders in mainline denominations, attacking their liberal social stances.

«With the Earth in the midst of a sixth mass extinction, it is astonishing how little we know about our planet's biodiversity, even for charismatic groups such as tarantulas.»

«With the Earth in the midst of a sixth mass extinction, it is astonishing how little we know about our planet's biodiversity, even for charismatic groups such as tarantulas.»

The many lay leaders did most of the detail work, but he was there — not as pied piper or charismatic group leader, but as an adult religious presence and conversationalist.

While conserving basic Reformed principles, the IPI has begun to dialogue with charismatic groups at the institutional and congregational level.

As church membership loyalties frayed in the 1980s, «post-denominational influences» probably contributed to the downsizing of mainline charismatic groups, Macchia said.

Independent charismatic groups such as the newer Maranatha Fellowships, Word - Faith Churches and Vineyard Ministries promise fewer institutional restrictions.

First, the popular Alpha courses that introduce Christianity, originating in London's Holy Trinity Brampton Church in the 1970s and «80s, have helped put «gifts of the Spirit» belief's into a broader framework, say Protestant charismatic groups.

The theological distinction has traditionally been that Pentecostal churches say that believers receive «the baptism of the Holy Spirit» when they speak in tongues, whereas charismatic groups are not so rigid on that point.

They involved charismatic groups of birds such as parrots, hummingbirds, manakins.

This is a thoroughly charismatic group of actors and actresses, with the work of Corden, Blunt, Kendrick and Streep lighting up the screen.

For example, the Independent Presbyterian Church of Brazil recently did a study about the charismatic groups in its churches, and it was thought that this study could help us to discuss the issue openly in other churches.

For the charismatic groups, he counsels an appreciation for the fundamental values of the denomination and a sense of caution and discernment with regard to the sectarian discourse and practices of some charismatic leaders.

· A schismatic shift has occurred in the charismatic group within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Back in the 1970's, Ronald Enroth wrote a very useful and disturbing title — «Youth Brainwashing and the Extremist Cults» (1977), which not only aided me to understand some of the more bizarre religious groups of the day but gave me one of my first confirmations that something was truly amiss with much that passed as «spiritual» in more mainstream evangelical and charismatic groups.

Though sadly, they were replaced by the Church of the Living Spear, a charismatic group of teetotalers, hellbent on shutting down the local music and book stores.

Characters like Vaughn, the charismatic group leader who stages recreations of celebrity car crashes, seem more like driven researchers than sexual renegades, which is undoubtedly part of the film's point.

In her final year of high school at the elite (and unusual) St. Gallway School in Stockton, North Carolina, Blue falls in with a charismatic group of friends and their captivating teacher, Hannah Schneider.

Final Fantasy Series is our clear reference when attempting to create a charismatic group and telling a deep and intertwined history.

Accompanying Velvet are a charismatic group of characters such as Laphicet; a low confidence child who is forced to join Velvet.