Sentences with phrase «congregations about»

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the 2013 General Assembly of the Unitarian Universalist Association calls upon delegates to begin a denomination - wide conversation within their congregations about divesting from fossil fuels or exercising shareholder influence.

> helping to staff ACILEP's Rapid Response Hotline, assisting families, alerting congregations about ICE's plans and tactics.

The issue wasn't if they are pro obamacare or not, rather are they preaching to their congregations about they need to accept it and love it if they truly love their fellowmen.

-LSB-...] congregations about their «smoking hot wives.»

-LSB-...] David Hayward (nakedpastor) wrote a great post to both pastors and congregations about avoiding burnout that I just read today.

Instead, Koker is carrying posters and brochures to educate Christian congregations about preventing Ebola.

Lastly, I beg you, please do some research on me and actually talk to more people besides your local congregation about why they believe.

At Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California this past Sunday, Pastor Rick Warren welcomed Beth Moore to chat with the megachurch congregation about sexual abuse, what it costs victims and the healing process that comes along with it.

If we pay the pastor, what are we telling the congregation about their ministry in the church, for which they do not get paid?

Plus, simply listing in the bulletin that such a meeting takes place on the premises speaks volumes to the congregation about a church's stance toward alcoholics and addicts and their families.

Neuhaus goes on to ridicule the idea of this man telling «the congregation about his temptations, seeking their understanding and acceptance.»

At Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California this past Sunday, Pastor Rick Warren welcomed Beth Moore to chat with the megachurch congregation about sexual abuse, what it costs victims and...

He pastured a small Calvinist church congregation about 40 minutes away from where I live.

But in February of 2013, we were told one of the people from the Alliance District Office was coming to speak to the congregation about some concerns they had.

When I preach to a congregation about the second coming, or as Paul says, «the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints,» I often feel that I am Abel trying to communicate with Cower Clackens.

The decline in political activity proved true for every category, from preaching a sermon on a public policy issue (1 % did so in 2016, down from 37 % in 2014) to distributing voter guides (36 %, down from 45 %) to speaking to the congregation about the importance of voting (62 %, down from 78 %).

But it is dangerous to pack committees with friends and allies, especially when there are clear differences in a congregation about the nature and mission of the church.

If we admit that in some matters the Reformers were greatly mistaken, we are more free to recognize other areas where they may still be ahead of us: Calvin's insistence on a weekly Eucharist for the whole community or John Knox's stress on gathering the congregation about the Lord's table.

Preaching can take place in the context of an ongoing conversation within the congregation about moral matters that matter a great deal.

On the other hand, if they want to maintain separate cultural identity within the predominantly Anglo congregation, we can create opportunities for them to discuss this project with other members and teach the congregation about the values of their distinctive heritage.

12 How do you react to the fact that representatives of the group making the complaint to the congregation about unfair treatment of widows were the very ones chosen to oversee just distribution?

The church president explained that the decision to educate the congregation about provocative dressing was informed by the fact that some of the young ladies had taken for granted the culture of the society.

Teaching his congregation about identifying people's talent and making the best of it, Dr Otabil said he found it befuddling that a country like Ghana would be pushing young people into farming when already 70 % of Ghanaians are farmers.

Teaching his congregation about generational leaders on Sunday 13 June 2016, the founder of the International Central Gospel church admonished: «Remember not all generational leaders are good; some are good, some are bad.»

At the lectern, Mr. de Blasio told the church's black congregation about the launch of his universal pre-kindergarten plan and signing of a new executive order mandating higher wages at city - subsidized companies — peppering his speech with religious references, criticisms of the stop - and - frisk policing policy and expressions of sympathy for President Barack Obama and his struggles with the Republican - dominated Congress.

Using his childhood as an example to teach his congregation about generational leadership and how to break clean from the bad leadership and examples of generations gone by, the founder and general overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) said on Sunday, 12 June 2016, that he determined, as a young man, never to be like his bad father.

This somber film about the luxury of human choice begins somewhat strangely: An elderly rabbi delivers a rousing sermon to his northern London congregation about the Creator's unique gift to man that allows him to choose between the wisdom of the angels and the instincts of the beasts, the bestowment of the capability to disobey the law decreed by God and to pursue another less indoctrinated path.

In a peculiar casting choice, Lee has the actor playing a community priest spouting facts to his congregation about per - capita income disparity, the prison industrial complex («mass incarceration is the new Jim Crow,» he spits into a microphone) and a brief overview of black history and oppression.

Communicate in a timely and effective manner with team members, staff, leaders, and other members of the congregation about upcoming events

We'll come speak to your congregation about building a more inclusive community and creating awareness and sensitivity.

Not exact matches

In February, the Vatican's new economy secretariat made a request to learn more about the congregation's finances.

Ross sees the low liturgies of many evangelical congregations as based on the idea that you can emphasize liturgical order or the regeneration brought about by the Holy Spirit, but not both.

I don't think about it in our congregation, although I do in any other church.

Keep in mind the congregation probably knows more about pastoral ministry than you.

This article is about an entire congregations church being burned down to the ground by racism and then being rebuilt with faith.

A couple weeks in the parish looking around at things, assessing the state of the Sunday school or catechetical education or the decrepit office equipment, with your head simply bubbling with all the latest liturgical gizmos plus a really whiz - bang theory about the authorship of John, and you will wonder how this creaky old congregation ever managed to survive without you.

If the couple wants to talk about their sexual topics, be it hetero or homo, they will do that, and they must be treated with real, humble love and compassion, and not with brimstones and fire, and not making scapegoats out of them in front of the congregation.

Hmm... I do remember someone posted about old churches and then the growth of larger congregation churchs....

In the churches I mentioned, with a younger congregation and artists the numbers are about equal.

There are things I really like about the Vineyard, too, but without this particular congregation, those things would hardly be enough.

At a church we once attended, we were assigned a new pastor, a middle aged man who had not pastored before, but felt his experience in leading home bible study groups well - qualified him to lead our church, a congregation of about 80.

We attend the Lord's supper as often as it is offered, which in our congregations is about twice a month.

Although biblical values and the good news about Jesus are not in question here, many ministries struggle to embody them in congregation or community in a way people understand and care about.

If you bring up penetrating theological questions and are challenged about it, you can say that you only did it to try to draw out any wolves in sheep clothing within the congregation and that you really believe every word of the bible.

It would be just as logical to rant about how Christians all go around protesting at dead soldiers» funerals, just because of those wackos in the Phelps congregation.

The church has become one of most the influential young congregations in the country, regularly engaging in conversations about race and social injustice.

So, by calling that particular cold Sunday in January «Porn Sunday,» he was sending a message to his congregation that Mars Hill was a safe place to talk about this issue.

Whenever a discussion of alcohol comes up among members of my congregation, and someone mentions the story about Jesus turning water into wine for his first public miracle, one point is inevitably made: that the wine back then was watered down so much it had little or no alcoholic content, making it barely more than grape juice.

The fact that one of your congregation a) was able to articulate such faith and doubt so eloquently; b) felt that he could ask you to share it in a Sunday service and c) that you did so — speaks wonders to me about what your community is about.

You obviously don't know about the constant threats to the Prophet and the rest of the peaceful congregation.