Sentences with phrase «conversations about church»

An after - school talk about definitions turned swiftly into a probing conversation about the Church, in which Emily described what happened during Mass..

As a frequent reader of our website, you know how important America's voice is in the conversation about the church and the world.

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As for revenue, Augustine estimates that the church collects annual receipts of about $ 200 million, which he bases on conversations with former Scientology officials who have since left the organization.

These discussions about compatibility have their place, but if we spend all our time justifying which side of the gender equality debate we're on, the conversation will never truly progress and the Church will never become the advocate for women it could be.

Modesty has undeniably enjoyed front - page headline status in Christian conversations about sexuality for decades, almost irrespective of particular church tradition.

Yes, I whole heartedly dissagree with even the existence of the Catholic Church (though they are good for a laugh), something my Catholic wife and I have frequent conversations about (interestingly enough, I know WAY more about the tennets of her faith than she does).

It's about the question of how the Church will participate in that conversation.

So here's my question — now that everyone is talking about the economy and feeling the pinch of unemployment and financial ruin, can we have an honest conversation as the church around what an economy in Christ could actually be?

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

I encouraged the Church to engage in a compassionate, respectful and honest conversation about our attitude and response towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and transsexual (LGBT) people; a respectful dialogue that might lead to our churches becoming beacons of inclusion.

When churches seem closed to dialogue, young adults often look elsewhere for more palatable conversations about issues that matter most to them.

We go to church, we participate in leadership meetings to shape the conversations of our communities, we pray for our friends, we make meals, I write posts and articles and books about God, we wash our minivans, we set up the sprinkler for the neighbourhood kids and hand out freezies to hopeful hands, we go to work, we talk about the people we know.

I'm not sure how else I can participate in the conversation, particularly about the abuse of power, etc., in the churches, besides through blogging.

Jesus Feminist summons the Church to join in a conversation about women in God's Kingdom.

I'd like to share a few thoughts about the conversation, or lack thereof, between traditional / conservative Christian institutions (e.g., churches, Christian universities, Christian organizations) and the gay community.

It is easy to dismiss the women of Holy Week, to say their presence at critical moments in the Easter story is inconsequential, holding no significance in modern - day conversations about gender equity in the Church.

That means talking about androcentrism, patriarchy, sexism and misogyny in the scriptures and in the church from the pulpit, in the theological classroom, in congregational conversations, in public theology and the scholarly literature.

Our relationship has been a bit strained ever since, so whenever we get together to catch up, I make an extra effort to talk about church, drop some Christianese into the conversation, and mention my newfound love for liturgy.

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).

«We need to start a new conversation about women and Church.

When I have led or participated in conversations in churches and Christian organizations about the desire and challenge to keep growing in both numbers and multiethnicity there is always a moment when someone throws up her hand to say, «But our doors are open to everyone!

The response to my posts about «15 Reasons I Left Church» and «15 Reasons I Returned to The Church» had already generated quite the online conversation about young adults leaving the cChurch» and «15 Reasons I Returned to The Church» had already generated quite the online conversation about young adults leaving the cChurch» had already generated quite the online conversation about young adults leaving the churchchurch.

The conventional view that a theological school is «theological» because it educates church leadership has been roundly attacked in the current conversation about theological education.

I'd tell you about church shifts and theological conversations, about hope and mercy and a shrinking world, a flattening hierarchy, a wild gorgeous family of God.

Ten months ago, the conversation started about creating such a campaign to let people know there are a variety of different faces who attend the church.

Instead, with help from CT's managing editor, Katelyn Beaty, and my friends Helen Lee and Anna Broadway, I decided to try to begin a conversation here on this blog about race and the evangelical church.

What are your experiences with having conversations with others about God and church?

My hope and prayer is that by having and sharing these conversations, men and women in leadership will realize that the 25 - plus singles are truly a neglected demographic within the Church — and then do something about it.

Since some of these people have never heard a former pastor and seminary student praise them for «leaving the church,» this often launches us into a conversation about Jesus and religion.

You ARE having spiritual conversations with people every day, even if you don't talk about Jesus, God, Scripture, or church.

I'd love to see more conversations about the cost of asking English - speaking second generation Asian Americans to leave their comfortable, homogenous Asian American churches without offering up a similar call to the White church.

Joe and Jane (who are not Christians, as evidenced by a previous conversation in which they brag about drinking alcohol and having sex), go straight to hell, where they are told by Satan (played by one of the church deacons) that they are destined to spend eternity burning in the Lake of Fire.

There's a really good conversation about art and church taking place here with some of the top selling christian artists in the US.

By stimulating the conversation about the institutional church, you also gave me an opportunity to gain a clearer understanding for myself of what I was and wasn't willing to accept of those institutions.

It would be nice to go back and sit in on the conversations between Constantine and church leaders about why they did what they did to adopt certain practices and customs.

Well, Lydia, they certainly didn't like it when the #WX15 «courageous conversation about hypocrisy and corruption in the church» started early, out of their control, and about Emergent itself.

GOOOD Conversation is what church is really all about.

I have had lots of conversations with people about church.

The church needs to have a more critical conversation about which parts of economic life contribute to freedom and which do not.

Last week, Kent Shaffer at Church Relevance released his list of Top 200 Church Blogs, igniting multiple conversations across the faith - based blogosphere about why 93 percent of the bloggers listed were white men, and why prominent, high - traffic bloggers like Ann Voskamp and Jen Hatmaker somehow didn't make the cut.

The church is a conversation about human hurt: «Your hurt is incurable, and your wound is grievous.

I should also add that the United Church as a whole sems to be shying away from any kind of conversation about the commitments The Rev. Vosper is being asked about.

I recently had a conversation with several guys about church and ministry, and we were talking about how there are so many people who seem to entering into a way of being the church outside of the four walls of institutional Christianity.

I've had the same conversation in three different churches about kids eating pizza in the parlor.

The de-Stalinization campaign, the changes in the Roman Catholic Church following the Second Vatican Council, and the growth of the ecumenical movement all contributed to bringing Marxists and Christians together for serious conversations about critical issues.

Even taciturn church veterans can be induced to jump into a conversation about Christ.

We had a candid conversation about the region, its challenges, who can work with the IMB, and why emerging missional churches in the states can be great partners in Central and Eastern Europe.

Friends with whom we gather each week for movies, food, conversations about God, and the occasional (slightly awkward) church visit

We have been honest about that — from the pulpit and in private conversations with those in our church.

There are unwritten rules about what can and can not be discussed in church.6 Dualistic attitudes about what is and is not spiritual or religious are operative if sexuality is not considered a polite topic of conversation among church members.