Sentences with phrase «clergy leaders in»

Also at 6 p.m, state Sen. James Sanders Jr. hosts an emergency meeting for all the clergy leaders in the 10th Senatorial District concerning hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Faith Assembly Church 120 - 13 101st Ave., Queens.

Notzon delivered the report to the clergy leaders in a morning session.

Rabbi Jonah Pesner, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, discussed how people of all faiths need to unify to help others overcome social problems in the United States at an interfaith discussion of clergy leaders in Palm Beach County...

Not exact matches

Top Starbucks executives and about 40 Philadelphia clergy and community leaders met in what local leaders say was the beginning of an effort to push the coffee company to play a leading role in addressing racial injustice.

A government which systematically and publicly seeks to buttress its political legitimacy from Christian Bibles, oaths, clergy, and prayer, in continuum with more than a millennium of political leaders within Christendom, is not acting «neutrally» among religions, or between religion and non-religion.

The authors conducted extensive interviews with clergy who have left parish ministry, voluntarily or involuntarily, and with denominational leaders from five church bodies — the Assemblies of God, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the United Methodist Church.

And especially after the Noachian Flood, did false religion take a leap, with false religious doctrines and practices such as the trinity, immortality of the soul, that God torments people in a «hellfire», the establishment of a clergy class, the teaching of «personal salvation» as more important than the sanctification of God's name of Jehovah (Matt 6:9), the sitting in a church while a religious leader preaches a sermon, but the «flock» is not required to do anything more, except put money when the basket is passed.

Ordained clergy preside at the sacraments and teach the lay leaders in order to equip the laity for their ministries.

@Lainie... I was just saying that there is so much arrogant, even if unintentional, Messiah complex running rampant in the Church and her pastors and leaders — groups of «equally unqualified clergy.»

Clergy and church officials should press this formulation on business and political leaders who, despite all the claims that the mainline has become sideline, are still found in disproportionate numbers in the oldline churches.

This all began back in 2011 when the FFRF leaders gathered to argue that «as leaders of a freethought organization, they are similarly situated to clergy» and should be able to take advantage of the same type of allowance.

(CNN)-- As the city of New York prepares to remember the 10th anniversary of 9/11, religious leaders are raising concerns over the lack of clergy participating in the anniversary events.

He is the co-founder and director of Ohio Prophetic Voices, a movement of faith leaders and clergy engaged in a biblically rooted struggle for economic and racial justice.

My distinct impression, in fact, is that mainline Protestant clergy and denominational leaders were the main audience for whom Wuthnow wrote After the Boomers.

In 2013, Pastor McBride was selected as the # 9 Top Clergy Leader to Watch in the US by the Center for American ProgresIn 2013, Pastor McBride was selected as the # 9 Top Clergy Leader to Watch in the US by the Center for American Progresin the US by the Center for American Progress.

The vision of a congregation maturing in the Christian life offers the best chance I see of clergy being delivered from the impossibly hectic and forever unfinished round to which the profession now threatens to condemn every pastoral leader except those few who have large staffs.

The public activity of religious leaders and religious institutions was only partly reflected in the sermons of the rank - and - file clergy.

In the not too distant past, clergy were seen as pivotal spiritual and intellectual leaders, and theological schools were seen as providing vital leadership for congregational ministry and for grappling with broader intellectual and social issues.

«I have to, on all consciousness in Christ caution against tribalism and an anti C of S rhetoric [that does have female leaders and is considering ordaining gay clergy] in the light of the agreement I have with the assertion you have made about the centrality of Christ, not church politics».

That being the case, perhaps Roman Catholic leaders and clergy can find in this moment the grace to exemplify true repentance.

The «church - system» looks more like the «filling - station system,» and the clergy in their varieties of responsibility and excellence seem most to resemble democratic political leaders — from town selectmen to governors, from demagogues to statesmen, from ward heelers to national party leaders.

In Ohio, a group called Catholics United released a letter this month signed by 36 Cincinnati clergy and lay leaders, including 11 Catholic nuns, denouncing allegations that Driehaus» healthcare vote begat government - funded abortion.

Religious leaders from across the spectrum have criticized the city's decision not to include clergy or any formal prayer, saying faith played an important role in the recovery from the tragedy.

There is no ordained clergy in Islam; they have as leaders men who have established their ability to guide by their learning and piety.

But it is crucial that local leaders — lay as well as clergy — begin to lead churches in an enlarged ministry, one that takes full measure of the age structure of the congregation.

In my seminars I've learned that most clergy and lay leaders are Hero types, oriented more toward task and achievement than toward care and compassion.

And, in most denominations, there is too much hierarchy in the clergy and too much power in leaders and governing bodies over congregations and congregants.

The leaders of America's top evangelical aid groups and denominations urged Congress today to reject proposed cuts to foreign aid in a letter signed by more than 100 prominent Christians, including 2 of the 6 clergy who prayed at President Donald Trump's inauguration.

Last summer in San Antonio 500 leaders in Hispanic ministry — clergy, religious and laity — from 110 Catholic dioceses gathered to discuss their situation and pledge their commitment to a new evangelization of the professional world.

In - depth interviews at the San Diego meetings of the American Baptists in June 1977, conferences with executive ministers, discussions with a score of leading clergy and a few leading laypeople, and the study of a considerable body of official and unofficial materials uncovered an increasing discontent at the grass - roots level that most national leaders appear to ignorIn - depth interviews at the San Diego meetings of the American Baptists in June 1977, conferences with executive ministers, discussions with a score of leading clergy and a few leading laypeople, and the study of a considerable body of official and unofficial materials uncovered an increasing discontent at the grass - roots level that most national leaders appear to ignorin June 1977, conferences with executive ministers, discussions with a score of leading clergy and a few leading laypeople, and the study of a considerable body of official and unofficial materials uncovered an increasing discontent at the grass - roots level that most national leaders appear to ignore.

Its guidance to church leaders says: «Clergy credentialed by the ECC may attend the wedding or blessing of a same - sex couple... but may not participate in the service other than as a participant with the congregation.»

The Waldenses were in the tradition of earlier twelfth - century leaders, such as Peter of Bruys and Arnold of Brescia, who led a life of poverty, denounced the clergy for unworthy luxury and grasping for political power, and condemned many of the current customs of the Church.

America's cultural leaders — including the clergy, policymakers, and even entertainment influencers — must inform and promote the indispensable function of marriage in the lives of children.

Goodness knows why 400 UK clergy and Church leaders have invited him to take part in some sort of moral Crusade here in London in 2013.

From clergy to a youth theatre leader or children's little league coach, we find inspiration and counsel from special people who play unique roles in our family life.

However, she added, the reverend hopes to convene another summit at some point of leaders, clergy officials and others, like the two he put together before in Mt. Vernon, which I reported on at the time, and at his National Action Network.

At 5 p.m., Hochul joins WNY clergy and community leaders at a prayer vigil in response to the violence in Charlottesville, Durham Memorial AME Zion Church, 174 E Eagle St., Buffalo.

At 11:30 a.m., clergy, faith leaders and criminal justice advocates will deliver a letter to legislative leaders supporting the Prioritized Platform for Challenging Incarceration in New York as part of a statewide day of action for prison and parole justice, War Room, state Capitol, Albany.

In his role as a leader of the Syracuse Gang Violence Task Force, John brought prosecutors, police, clergy, community leaders, and neighbors from differing backgrounds together to successfully reduce violence crime and improve the quality of life in targeted neighborhoods within our communitIn his role as a leader of the Syracuse Gang Violence Task Force, John brought prosecutors, police, clergy, community leaders, and neighbors from differing backgrounds together to successfully reduce violence crime and improve the quality of life in targeted neighborhoods within our communitin targeted neighborhoods within our community.

An «election» could, however, include a situation like that surrounding the adoption of the Magna Carta or the assembly of representatives of the various estates that was convened by the monarch shortly before the French Revolution in which the franchise is quite limited (e.g. limited only to aristocrats, or to elders, or to clergy, or to members of a political party, or to members of a particular tribe or caste, or to a council of leaders of tribes or castes) who are not all members of the incumbent's extended family and whose appointment was not primarily within the control of the incumbent as a practical matter.

At 9 a.m., clergy leaders «take a knee» at march «against injustice at LaGuardia Airport fighting for minority inclusion in the procurement of prime contracts,» 94th Street at Ditmars Boulevard, East Elmhurst, Queens.

The list of clergy backing the aid - in - dying bill included a range of Jewish, Unitarian, Episcopalian and Baptist leaders.

At 3:30 p.m., Schenectady Mayor Gary McCarthy, Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara, City Councilwoman Marion Porterfield, Schenectady low wage workers, community leaders, activists and clergy call for a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage in the state budget, Schenectady City Hall Steps, 105 Jay St.

At noon, clergy will hold a press conference and deliver a petition signed by over 100 faith leaders calling for the Millionaire's Tax to be expanded and the 2 percent spending cap eliminated in order to invest in fighting poverty and inequality, War Room, 2nd Floor, state Capitol, Albany.

The calls have come in a steady stream: from political donors, community leaders and members of the clergy, urging Representative Hakeem Jeffries to consider running against Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York.

The response of Bronx elected officials, clergy and CBO leaders to the crisis in Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and other Caribbean islands has been stellar.

According to a press release his office sent out on Friday: «New York City tenants, housing advocates and clergy and community leaders [will be]... chanting slogans, waving placards and criticizing so - called advocacy groups as being out of touch with the needs of tenants in poor and middle class neighborhoods.»

Buffalo schools open in a month and a large group of clergy, activists, parents and school leaders turned out Monday night in Friendship Baptist Church for an emergency meeting to discuss what they see as an educational crisis.

Black leaders in clergy, politics and the media are well aware of the courtship and savoring their newfound leverage.

Black leaders in clergy, politics and the media are savoring their newfound leverage and demanding more than promises.