Sentences with phrase «congregants as»

True be told, there are many Protestant denominations who have half - hearted congregants as well.

I minister to my four children as a mother, my 5,000 congregants as a rabbi, and my global audience as a motivational speaker and author.

Congregants as well as pastors of other local churches have variously identified Grata's church as «Pentecostal,» «neo-Pentecostal» or «charismatic.»

«It is personal for me,» Rodriguez said, describing deported friends and congregants as «lovely people.

While preachers and rabbis publicly regard their ex-gay congregants as heroes and champions, ex-gays are often ridiculed and judged by the very people that demand they change.

Not exact matches

There were Japanese congregants in the church in which Geoff served as a mission partner.

If the congregants are all black and baptist, society refers to it as a «black church.»

But his voice softens as he speaks of those close to him who have been deported: an associate pastor's wife, a friend from Sacramento, California, a well - known congregant - the list seems committed to memory.

A pastor outside Dallas has launched a drive - in church that operates along the same lines as a drive - in movie theater: Congregants stay in their vehicles and tune in to the sermon on their car radios.

«Every week is unique, and pastors are faced with the need to get insight from the Spirit of God to understand the mood and emotional state of the congregants,» said Ríos, citing a rise in depression and marital issues among hurricane victims, as well as concerns over suicide rates and violent criminal activity in the long recovery period.

We both realized that as pastors, we have to bury too many congregants due to gun deaths (homicides and suicides).

After telling stories of knowing several gay and lesbian congregants during his time as a pastor, he said, «I know a lot of people who are gay and lesbian and they seem to have as good a spiritual life as I do.

in order to help one of his congregants with multiple personality disorder, father Patrick has been, as Joyce Meyer recommends, «speaking the Word» to his congregant for many years.

I have, on occasion, been the recipient of what I think of as the «pastor crush», where you can tell a tremendous amount of positive energy is flowing towards you from a congregant.

As the church grew, Campe explains, half of the new congregants were former Catholics, so celebrating communion every Sunday seemed appropriate.

Have leaders and congregants become so programmed by ecclesiastical tradition as to be sincere yet misguided in a way that makes Christian community and worship unattractive or even repulsive and not just to people outside of the church.

But, lets say the bishop of the local Catholic diocese took a public poll during Sunday mass and asked for a show of hands as to how many of his congregants use an unapproved form of birth control?

As the baby boomer generation ages, a surge in elderly congregants will provide a tremendous opportunity to American churches.

In a statement, Broglio's office said: «Archbishop Broglio and the Archdiocese stand firm in the belief, based on legal precedent, that such a directive from the Army (about not reading the letter) constituted a violation of his Constitutionally - protected right of free speech and the free exercise of religion, as well as those same rights of all military chaplains and their congregants.»

And the best way to keep t.ithes coming in is to somehow assure your congregants will stay, as well as getting new congregants.

The only reason they teach that figures such as the Pope are INfallible is so that congregants will fall in line and «obey».

I wonder if these pastors would be as fervent in judging, condemning, and stoning their own congregants who are in adulterous relationships.

I still have faith, mind you, quite a great deal, just probably not quite the same faith as every other congregants».

Congregants huddled into the chilly church basement, ESL classes were just wrapping up and the smell of pan dulce filled the room as neighbors trickled in.

In the church context, our kids need to know that we, as pastors and pastors» spouses, are not relying on them to help maintain or benefit our reputation with congregants.

But the analysis in Reveal, which surveyed congregants at Willow Creek and six other churches, suggested that evangelistic impact was greater from those who self - reported as «close to Christ» or «Christ - centered» than from new church attendees.

For me as a Pastor I was never more lonely then surrounded by Church leaders and congregants, matter of fact the loneliness was worse the larger the group.

As I said below, I'm sure other blacks have married in that large church, what is the REAL reason the congregants objected to THIS couple?

LA Times: Crystal Cathedral: Judge approves sale to Diocese of Orange A bankruptcy judge chose the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange as the buyer of the Crystal Cathedral for $ 57.5 million after an emotional hearing in Santa Ana on Thursday night, despite pleas by congregants and others that the 56 - year - old ministry stay where it is.

That allows the pastor to act as a CEO, oftentimes in a businesslike manner without much regard to his / her congregants difficulties.

Is it reasonable to interpret a «troublesome» congregant who «leaves» [insert air quotes] such an «abusive» church as having «fired» their former pastor?

As congregants entered any one of the church's five locations throughout Music City, they were greeted by smiling Facebook employees inviting them to laptops where they could learn to use technology to connect with other church members.

As the boy repeats the line «Ain't no homos gonna make it to heaven,» congregants from the pews rise and cheer.

It never occurred to him that he would no longer be someone that they would want to hold up as someone their students / congregants could emulate?

NEWARK, New Jersey (CNN)- As the sun rose the morning after Whitney Houston's death, congregants at the Baptist church where she began her singing career as a member of the junior gospel choir gathered to mourn, pray and share stories of the pop superstaAs the sun rose the morning after Whitney Houston's death, congregants at the Baptist church where she began her singing career as a member of the junior gospel choir gathered to mourn, pray and share stories of the pop superstaas a member of the junior gospel choir gathered to mourn, pray and share stories of the pop superstar.

shame on them i think they should lose that tax exempt status as long as they are telling their congregants how they should vote and whom to vote for.

As he preaches about forgiveness, he will remind his congregants of a quote from Nelson Mandela.

Congregants clapped politely, if warily, as if their hands were a tad callused from the parade of politicians.

Sabbath services at the Lower East Side's Bialystoker Synagogue felt funereal Saturday as its star congregant — Silver — fell from grace, again.

«Abraham accepted tithes and Peter also asked his followers to go sell their properties and bring the money as offering to be used for the work of God,» he said indicating that his disappointment stems from the fact that Dr. Otabil had in the past, referred to Prophets who accept cash offerings and donations from congregants in return for blessings as false prophets and tricksters.

In attendance were Hispanic bishops and pastors from churches across the city, as well as some congregants.

• 75.5 percent of members of a congregation's largest racial group report having a strong sense of belonging, as compared to 70.6 percent of congregants of other races.

Also strong is LaKeith Stanfield (Atlanta) as a congregant in Pearson's church, gay himself, who struggles to keep his internal torments at bay while Pearson's change of tune cruelly dangles the possibility that these conservative doctrines that have ruined his life might be changeable.

This religious drift was not for lack of access: As the product of a long line of Calvinist preachers and congregants, I had inherited their severity but not their devotion.