Sentences with phrase «considered by his congregation»

I would also say that he is considered by his congregation as more infallible than Catholics consider their Pope.

Not exact matches

My own meeting, Durham Friends Meeting, is called conservative by many other Quaker congregations and is formally affiliated withNorth Carolina Yearly Meeting (Conservative), but would certainly be considered liberal by others.

It also would have been useful for these writers to consider C — Pop within the broader context of niche — driven evangelicalism, exemplified by congregations such as Willow Creek and Grace Chapel, publishing houses that market things like «the women's Bible,» and even those evangelist muscle men who thrill pre — teens by shattering bricks with their heads — all for Jesus of course.

Consider the following suggestions for action that could be taken by congregations:

I have been overwhelmed by the love this congregation has shown us over the last year, and it's an honor to be asked to speak at a place that feels like home and among people I consider family.

Thus a congregation that wants to deepen its perception of what it is and where it is going should consider what James Hillman called «restorying, «1 the conscious employment of accounts by which its corporate life is structured and interpreted.

Earlier I used, somewhat covertly, a version of Pepper's categories to distinguish the various approaches that analysts make to understand individual congregations.10 Here I return to Pepper's original intention and consider the root metaphors by which various thinkers have understood the world.

Consider how a congregation's deepening awareness of its historicity parallels the struggle of oppressed people reported by Paulo Freire.

In another I suggested that, since it seemed likely that little could be done to bring about reconciliation — the other party had left the church — and since the church remained a source of pain because it had failed to minister when the crisis erupted, the person might consider making a fresh start in her Christian life by seeking out a congregation of another denomination.

«If I were preaching this text I would ask the congregation to focus on why John was considered a threat [by Herod], and how we who strive to live a righteous life can do the same,» Allen says.

If you are employed by a congregation for a salary, you are generally a common - law employee and income from the exercise of your ministry is considered wages for income tax purposes.

When the Azusa Street Mission (generally considered the cradle of modern Pentecostalism)[1] was born in Los Angeles, a Methodist congregation in Valparaiso had already taken its first steps toward Pentecostalism by holding prayer groups and studying the book of Acts.

It could be considered even less suited to the congregation of Sheffield Cathedral, which is where it is installed until December 12, alongside work by Do Ho Suh, Maurizio Cattelan, Sarah Lucas and Susan Philipz; all have been loaned by the private Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, which is based in Turin and owns more than 1,000 artworks made from the 1980s to now.