Sentences with phrase «church leaders in»

Worked in cooperation with the Pastor, School Secretary and other Church Leaders in the daily operations of the church.

He said he has heard support from church leaders in Camden.

In the fourth century A.D., church leaders in Rome attempted to eliminate the pagan festivities by adopting December 25th as Christ's birthday.

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has accused some church leaders in the country of not only encouraging corruption but also celebrating people with questionable sources of wealth.

Governor Fayose charged the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and other Christian bodies not to stay aloof but to stand up resolutely and speak out vociferously against what he called «orchestrated attempt to destroy the Church and respected Church leaders in Nigeria.»

Calvin was also in touch with the reforming church leaders in France, central and eastern Europe, Scotland, and elsewhere, creating a wide network.

He entered into correspondence with church leaders in non-Roman Catholic Western Europe and sent young men to study in Protestant schools.

Active but nonlethal resistance is both theologically and practically defensible even in seemingly hopeless circumstances — as the courageous work of André Trocmé in Vichy France and of several church leaders in South Africa today makes evident.

«Just as Catholics for a Free Choice and other such groups suggest to the general public that not all Catholics agree with positions adopted by their bishops on birth control, abortion and in - vitro fertilization, so will the Religious Right serve to suggest that not all Catholics accept the positions of church leaders in social justice matters,» writes Richard J. Dowling, executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference.

Whatever seeming consistencies in your Bible were purposefully selected by early Church leaders in choosing only ancient Middle Eastern writings which toed their «party line».

The event brought together 40 church leaders in the Lake District, and included 24 hours of prayer and discussion about evangelism and mission.

In fact, all of the New Testament except eleven minor verses can be reconstructed outside the Bible from the writings of the early church leaders in the second and third centuries AD.

In a seperate development, several church leaders in the region have writted an open letter in the Guardian newspaper calling for prayer and assistance for Christians in the Middle East, in the wake of sustained persecution against believers across the region including Iraq and Syria and Egypt.

Church leaders in opposition stronghold Kisumu County in Kenya have criticised initial plans to open... More

A small group of church leaders in Haringey meet every week at 6 am to pray for the area.

As a Portlander, a child abuse victim and church follower I'm deeply saddened and embarrassed by the actions of the church leaders in this story.

In Part 3, describes the role of church leaders in planning educational programs that are supportive of members of traditional and nontraditional families, but not dependent on «the Christian home» as the primary agency of Christian spiritual formation.

Meanwhile, church leaders in the central Cuban city of Camagüey and the eastern city of Santiago denounced a series of religious freedom violations this week.

Since that time, I have talked with dozens of pastors and former church leaders who have experienced similar treatment from churches and church leaders in which they used to serve.

Many church leaders in the UK have looked across the pond at their US brethren and marvelled (perhaps with just a tinge of jealousy) at the enormous churches that regularly spring up there.

As the world's newest country reaches its 6th anniversary on Sunday, Church leaders in South Sudan and in neighbouring Kenya and Uganda have called for prayer for the restoration of peace and stability in South Sudan.

Local officials and church leaders in the Austrian town of Saalfelden may have just the gig for you.

Today the Christian Church is faced with a challenge similar to that faced by Paul, church leaders in the fourth century, and the reformers.

Church leaders in the UK have a choice: to risk being taken advantage of or be closed with no opportunity to share the love of Jesus and the gospel message.

Church leaders in opposition stronghold Kisumu County in Kenya have criticised initial plans to open polls on Saturday.

There's an urgent question under discussion among church leaders in Britain: Will those in the millennial generation (aged 18 - 35) affiliate with the Church?

Tiffany Barrans, the legal director for the ACLJ, said this week that the church leaders in Iran were faced with a dilemma: They could avoid being witnesses, or they could testify in court and possibly face similar charges.

As the world's newest country reaches its sixth anniversary on Sunday, Church leaders in South Sudan and in neighbouring Kenya and Uganda have called for prayer for the restoration of peace and stability in South Sudan.

More recently some liberal church leaders in Canada have established the Snowstar Institute.

At the outset of the Cape Town Congress, C. F. Beyers Naudé, doyen of church leaders in the struggle against apartheid, reminded us that Bonhoeffer would not have wanted us to ask about his relevance, but about the significance of Jesus Christ.

The bible was commissioned and agreed upon by the Romans, and was in fact a collection of a greater number of stories, letters, etc, that were decided by church leaders in Nycea if I remember correctly.

Senior church leaders in Lancashire, have expressed their sadness over the four British Muslim pilgrims... More

Senior church leaders in Lancashire, have expressed their sadness over the four British Muslim pilgrims from Lancashire who died in a coach crash in Saudi Arabia.

Apart from rappers, in this month's edition of the magazine you'll meet social entrepreneurs, worship musicians, church leaders in the sexuality debate, an atheist turned activist and a man called Shotgun.

Not long ago I was on a panel with other church leaders in a large city.

Church leaders in Ireland have welcomed a new agreement between the Northern Irish political parties... More

Oh, Chris, perhaps if the church leaders in France hadn't been as corrupt as the monarchy, perhaps if priests and church officials hadn't been trying to stir up anti-revolutionary sentiments at home and abroad, those few who were guillotined may have been spared.

There are growing concerns for the wellbeing of an Orthodox Church leader in Eritrea who hasn't been seen in public since he attended mass at a church last mont...

A blind church leader in Hampshire is skydiving 13,000 feet to raise money for his church extension.

He was a church leader in a Mormon colony in Mexican.

«Our test to see if a similar story would be written about others» religion is to substitute «Jew» or «Jewish,»» Romney campaign spokeswoman Andrea Saul wrote in objection to a Washington Post article last fall about the candidate's role as a church leader in Boston.

«What the government here is doing is so barbaric, they're like bandits and we are furious with them,» says Chen Zhi'ai, a respected church leader in the Wenzhou area.

A church leader in Spain has said some branches of feminism are more harmful than good as women in the... More

Instead, everyone hunkers down, ignores the problem and hopes it goes away, defends the attacker, and / or tries to appease the attacker in hopes he or she won't turn and attack them (there was even an article about how to appease a narcissistic church leader in Christianity Today's Leadership Journal this week).

A church leader in Jerusalem told Premier US President Donald Trump has added more fuel to the fire after he announced plans to move the US embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

A church leader in Spain has said some branches of feminism are more harmful than good as women in the country hold a national strike on International Women's Day,

A senior church leader in Nigeria has described the «difficult» life being experienced by Christians in the country, as attacks on believers by militant Islamist group Boko Harem continue.

There are grave concerns for the wellbeing of an elderly Orthodox Church leader in Eritrea held under house arrest for ten years.

A church leader in Phoenix, Arizona has received a suspended 10 - day jail sentence because his church bells were too noisy.

Not exact matches

Rob Bell is a Christian leader who once pastored Mars Hill, one of the fastest - growing churches in America at the time.