Sentences with phrase «contributes itself to the church»

Gov» t can not contribute to any church, and no church can contribute to any political campaign, organization or party.

«The main attraction is to be able to contribute to the Church's role in helping people find meaning in the love and life of Jesus Christ, generating and maintaining funding for the Church and guiding its leadership role in the ethical and responsible investment of its assets..»

The government can not contribute to any church or religion, and religion can not actively support or oppose anyone running for office.

You contribute to the Church through your t - ithe, and they take that money to support Prop 8.

Much has been written about how the explosion of movements such as Hillsong and the rise of London's black majority churches have contributed to Church growth in London.

I wonder how much money Mr. Romney contributed to your church.

He did not, but those 2 Billion Christians who belong to 500 plus different denominations are conned each day of their lives to contribute to the church so the church stands.

[9] Jefferson also contributed to church endowment funds.

In the past, a preoccupation with keeping the family together at any cost has contributed to the churches» complicity in violence against women.

While we wouldn't expect, say, a roofer to put a new roof on a church without compensation, we often expect artists to contribute to our churches / holy spaces / programs / events without getting compensated for their time.

And when people leave your church to go to another church across town, thank them for what they contributed to the church while they were there, and trust God to lead them to the next step He has for them.

The national survey used the «literalist / charismatic» index of evangelical belief (as opposed to membership in an evangelical denomination), which showed that holding these beliefs was more strongly associated with the viewing of religious programs than any other single factor — including attending church, contributing to a church, participating in community activities, income, age, or sex.

The Catholic church leaders don't want contraception used, because they want the influence (and financial benefits) of the Catholic church to spread throughout the world — and the best way to do that is to have a lot of Catholic children who will continue to contribute to the church.

The following table from a Gallup poll presents responses to the question: What percentage of your income do you contribute to your church or other religious organization?

The church members contribute to the church too, all the blame for a sick church can't be laid on the pastor.

The reports were startling: people made money hand over fist to contribute to the church, creative ministries were hatched, lives were transformed, people wept for joy — and it was all covered by NBC's Dateline.

Do we have a ministering mentality and look for ways to be actively involved, or do we just contribute to the church attendance figures?

They should apply this test with incisiveness: Does this administrative procedure or this part of our organizational structure contribute to our church's effectiveness in increasing love of God and neighbor and in redeeming society?

Any special reason we're testing this flour: This grain was contributed to our church's food pantry by some people who were concerned that life, as they knew it, would end on December 31, 1999.

Oh yeah boohoo «Be responsible work 20 jobs and go to school and pay your debts and contribute to the church all at the same time.

We have been contributing to our church missions that have been building fresh water wells.

Not exact matches

In a time where people are less likely to go to church or participate in bowling leagues, Amazon is contributing to the loss of some of the remaining public spaces where Americans gather with their neighbors: malls.

He brought his background as an evangelical Lutheran to the Catholic Church and thought each had much to contribute to the other.

I'd rather continue to attend, to be involved in leadership in my church, and try to contribute slowly, patiently, to change.

It was a way to keep them in their place, willingly contribute their meager earning and enrich the minority lords and the church alongside.

At least have respect for the church in a historical sense, it has contributed to our history a lot.

The National Churches Trust has said that everyone can contribute to the survival of their local church, by clearing drains or gutters so churches remain watertight, showing people around them as a volunteer, and reporting any suspicious behaviour to theChurches Trust has said that everyone can contribute to the survival of their local church, by clearing drains or gutters so churches remain watertight, showing people around them as a volunteer, and reporting any suspicious behaviour to thechurches remain watertight, showing people around them as a volunteer, and reporting any suspicious behaviour to the police.

But while our communities and churches certainly benefit from photographers, artists, writers, musicians, artisans, chefs, carpenters, fire - fighters, hard - laborers, entrepreneurs and small - business owners, those who have found themselves in a corporate gig have just as much to contribute to both the Church and the Kingdom as any other talented individual.

The Catholic Church's position on artificial birth control has NO basis in the teachings of Christ... it was not an issue then... the teaching is solely based on the opinion of the men running the church who claim «divine inspiration»... BULL... they wanted people to have more kids so they could contribute more money to the church so that the so - called «princes of the church» could maintain their princely life - Church's position on artificial birth control has NO basis in the teachings of Christ... it was not an issue then... the teaching is solely based on the opinion of the men running the church who claim «divine inspiration»... BULL... they wanted people to have more kids so they could contribute more money to the church so that the so - called «princes of the church» could maintain their princely life - church who claim «divine inspiration»... BULL... they wanted people to have more kids so they could contribute more money to the church so that the so - called «princes of the church» could maintain their princely life - church so that the so - called «princes of the church» could maintain their princely life - church» could maintain their princely life - style.

Every single person has the ability to contribute to the health of the Church, and your corporate experience and gifts might be exactly what the Church needs.

My father tried participating in organized religion and even though he contributed his time and many talents (construction) to his church, he was still ostracized when my parents divorced.

Those things in the Church that can not be changed, because they are of the divinely ordered constitution of the Church, must be reformed when necessary so that they contribute as they ought to the mission.

Communities of faith are not bereft of the Spirit, and therefore of the possibility of renewal through the efforts of men and women who dare to act in the hope that the Church can contribute more to our public life than merely another interest group.

If Jesus were alive today, what do you think he would have preferred this church to do with their time and money: (a) help the poor, feed the hungry, tend to the sick, contribute to the community; (b) build a huge statue of Himself emerging from a pond?

I'm LDS and the church did not ask me to contribute a single penny to Prop 8 or any other political measure.

The Catholic church is falling, and these idiot pastors preaching hate, and the priests molesting children do nothing but contribute to this.

Moreover, the imbalance is accentuated by the fact that 60 percent of Jews do not belong or contribute to any Jewish organizations, religious or otherwise, whereas well over 60 percent of non-Jews are church members.

BTW, although governments give religions certain tax breaks (because they provide services that the government otherwise would have to provide, as well as promote overall stability that contribute to the stability of civilization), the LDS Church (the one headquartered in Salt Lake City) pays many taxes that it is not legally required to pay.

This is why we are inviting you as individuals or churches or other communities to contribute to this effort.

The church knew that the diversity of neighborhood activities contributed to its own life.

But I would encourage church leaders eager to win millennials back to sit down and really talk with them about what they're looking for and what they would like to contribute to a faith community.

But all we do in the local church should surely be contributing to the «Great Commission»?

Naturally, all us have to make a living and do something on the side to pay the rent and the leaders of the church are no different and usually come from the ranks of successful and talented business people who have a lot to contribute to the Kingdom of God.

Their support for the Catechism of the Catholic Church, their thriving seminaries, their young priests, and their joyful presence at great international Catholic gatherings, have all contributed to renewal and given fresh hope to the Church.

The woman in front of me was a woman of integrity, deep faith and sincere commitment to the church, She had been hired to be a pastoral assistant, and in that role she had contributed substantial time and amazing gifts to the congregation.

Wright's brief overview of Christian history as it relates to scripture is a good reminder that the story of the Church is always unfolding, always evolving, always adjusting to (and contributing to) culture.

These «deviations from the tradition of the Early Church... increasingly estrange Anglicanism from the Orthodox Church and contribute to a further division of Christendom as a whole».

Awhile back the bishop sent her to a nasty little church, that had run off more than one preacher, refused to contribute a dime to any national church program, and cherished a reputation for being one of the most hostile congregations in the conference.

Let's face it: We are unlikely to find a single party that truly represents a «culture of life,» and abortion will probably never be made illegal, so we'll have to go about it the old fashioned way, working through the diverse channels of the Kingdom to adopt and support responsible adoption, welcome single moms into our homes and churches, reach out to the lonely and disenfranchised, address the socioeconomic issues involved, and engage in some difficult conversations about the many factors that contribute to the abortion rate in this country, (especially birth control).

She practiced what she preached in a separate thread, in which she used Twitter for a little public confession and repentance (there's a novel use of social media), asking God for forgiveness for «ways I've been complicit in & contributed to misogyny & sexism in the church by my cowardly and inordinate deference to male leaders in order to survive.»