Sentences with phrase «effective ministry of»

The most effective ministry of God is to be like Paul was.

Not exact matches

A clause in the bill prohibits faith - based groups from using governmental money to «proselytize,» though, and Olasky fears that this endangers the effective heart of their ministry.

Betel is wanting to work more closely with other Christian groups that promote abstinence, as well as the thousands of Christian ministries to the homeless in the UK to become more effective in tackling the problem.

As soon as God would have it, I wouldn't even serve as a pastor and with number dwindling I would prefer to be an effective «CELL GROUP» killing the overhead, church drama and get down to the nuts and bolts of ministry.

Now, I believe in the teaching ministry of the church, I usually preach 3 - 4 times a month, but the research tells us that groups are the most effective tool a church has, and they still are not committed to it.

Given this state of affairs, what does effective youth ministry look like?

They fall into two general categories: the minister's disciplining of himself, in both his personal and his professional dimensions, to the intent of making his ministry effective; and the minister's attempts, with other people to evoke appropriate self - discipline.

In an era in which confidence in traditional institutions is low, evangelicals have spawned a diverse collection of nontraditional ministries that are generally more efficient and effective than denominational bureaucracies.

But my legacy is not how big a ministry Chris Caine builds or how many people she speaks to, but it's how effective I am in handing over the baton of faith and making sure I don't hold onto some things longer than I should — that I don't drop some things in the middle of the exchange zone.

Over the years, the Cooperative Program has proven an effective tool in avoiding donor fatigue and encouraging support for the broad swath of Southern Baptist ministries.

For example, an Archbishop wrote to Fr John Geoghan, a notorious molester with hundreds of victims, «Yours has been an effective life of ministry, sadly, impaired by illness.»

Ecumenical strategies were proposed by Underwood, for whom the effective marshaling of resources involved the organizing of campus ministry teams at each institution or even for entire metropolitan areas.

One of the reasons Jesus» ministry was so effective was because of the time and effort he put into prayer.

Jesus, though He was the Son of God, needed the Holy Spirit for effective ministry.

«While the papacy is undoubtedly a continuing stumbling block for many, the Bishop of Rome is also the only historical plausible candidate to exercise an effective worldwide ministry of unity.»

Clergy can increase effective lay ministry in the workplace by nurturing members of congregations in the basic fundamentals of the faith - literacy in Scripture and Christian traditions and participation in liturgy and the rhythms of the church year.

If you are trying to find a ministry, and trying to become effective in the service of the Lord, if you seem to be going every which way in your Christian life, this is probably an indication that God is lifting you up.

I have found the most effective way to deal with fear is in the company of a compatible companion (someone other than my wife, she has her own ministry) This is why the first disciples went out 2 × 2 and law enforcement people have a partner and soldiers have a buddy or wingman.

Though some of the splashier and more publicized experiments of the «wired church» attract the most attention and concern, most congregations that use computer technology are simply trying to make the ministries in which they are already engaged more effective, attractive and applicable to the lives of the people they serve, especially the young, for whom these technologies are as familiar a part of everyday life as using the telephone — a mobile unit, that is.

Though some of the splashier and more publicized experiments of the «wired church» attract the most attention and concern, most congregations that use computer technology are simply trying to make the ministries in which they are already engaged more effective, attractive and applicable to the lives of the people they serve.

«Bigness» is, moreover, a «powerful evangelistic tool «28 and provides the resources necessary for effective programs of worship and ministry.29 The local church is here viewed as a mechanism with the capacity for greater or lesser efficiency in doing the work of God.

What is effective in any ministry is far more a power accumulated through centuries of experience than anything which we exercise as individuals.

Distorted notions of what the ministry is and of what ministers are like as persons can obstruct effective counseling.

Theologians such as Joseph C. Hough have since insisted that the congregation needs to be analyzed «in the light of the universal theological dialogue in the church about the mission and ministry of the church as the body of Christ in the world» (in Dudley, Building Effective Ministry, 112), but most theological studies of the church since 1970 do not analyze the local church.

Effective ministry requires situational discernment, a due sense of which initiative is needed at which time.

Even though I did not receive teaching from a Church setting but rather from a marketplace ministry setting where they taught us «Externally Focused Church, Organic Church, which was really a good thing (new wine skin initiatives) but when we implemented and embraced it, we found that its not quite effective and in the end the leaders abandoned the project and most of us were in the dark on what is the next good program or system to follow.

Campus ministry's increasing respectability can be linked to a growing awareness of the graying of mainline denominations and the resultant search for some effective way of addressing the younger generation's spiritual needs.

In recent years frequently effective endeavors have been made through such means as group ministries in parishes in critical neighborhoods of large cities and various types of co-operative work in newly created housing areas.

The spirit in the ministry today appears to be to achieve as full a grasp of gospel and world as possible and to achieve the most effective available application of the one to the other.

In doing so, it reveals the deep sense of grief that the American Church must grapple with to become effective in ministry to homosexual people.

Community clergymen can therefore move into action in the prevention of mental and emotional disturbances in each of these three areas: (1) by using the mental health center resources to make their total pastoral ministry more effective in the early detection of problems; (2) by becoming more comfortable in the use of their own style of helping troubled people so that some crisis situations can be contained; (3) by using the rich resources of social concern in the churches to attack the wider problems out of which so many individual cases of emotional disturbance arise.

I began to ask, «Could I discover a set of characteristics of effective evangelistic youth ministries no matter the community context, and if I could, would that set of characteristics actually distinguish the youth ministries as unique?»

The main goal of TJFP's ministry is to create and distribute effective media in every language, says Berry Fiess, the group's director of field information services.

This principle is simply that personal growth and social change are two interdependent sides of a unified, effective ministry.

operational in his ministry, he discovers that the most effective way of meeting the personality needs of the majority of his flock is through vital activities and program.

(2) It's one effective way to develop the spirit of a mutual ministry among families in a congregation.

He lauded the effective collaboration between the ministries of Local Government and Rural Development, Chieftaincy and Culture and Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts and other institutions in the organisation of Homofest 2015.

«The ministry, in exercise of its power under the Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act, 2007, granted and issued to AICO Mining Lease No. 2541 for the renewable period of 25 years effective from 1st of February, 2008 and to expire on 31st of January, 2033.

In turn, the ministry, taking a holistic view of the dismal scenario in Pakistan, has launched a vast number of projects that fall under other ministries but that involve the effective use of science and technology for economic growth.

This year's new cohort consists of principals, researchers at major educational research organizations and centers, teachers who have been highly effective in the classrooms, an executive director for a region of Teach for America, policymakers from ministries of education, a founder of a volunteer organization working on programs for homeless youths, an education fellow on the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, leaders of professional development programs for teachers, a director of development for a private school, and individuals who bring years of experience in the corporate sector and are now turning their energies to the education sector.

Our current ELT emphasis on English as an international language, combined with our long history of partnership with educational ministries, provides an effective model for national - scale ELT improvement.

It would also foresee a transparent system of reporting as well as an equitable burden sharing between ministries to ensure effective emission reductions.

P.L. 13 - 2012 (HEA 1050), effective July 1, 2012, amended IC 27 -1-2.1 to exempt health care sharing ministries from all requirements of Indiana insurance law and specifies requirements for a health care sharing ministry.

A missional initiative by Biblical Seminary & under the leadership of Dr. Diane Langberg & Dr. Philip Monroe, the institute consists of a clinical faculty able to teach, train, & supervise individuals & groups seeking to enhance effective ministry & provide best clinical practices.

Setting up a mentor - like system within your marriage ministry is a highly effective way to engage the marriages of the couples in your church.

The marriage ministry of Cornerstone of Hope Church was formed to educate couples on effective ways to resolve conflict, improve communication, and enhance marital relations.

Glen Haven offers consulting to pastors, administrators and lay leaders of churches for the purpose of helping these leaders become as effective as possible in their ministry to parishioners.

Churches - Glen Haven offers consulting to pastors, administrators and lay leaders of churches for the purpose of helping these leaders become as effective as possible in their ministry to parishioners.

We are a ministry dedicated to serving the needs of Church and Marriage Ministry leaders in developing, implementing and sustaining an effective Marriage Ministry.

Instead, as couples reflect on Christ together, they should be asking, «How do we manage around our weaknesses so that they are not getting in the way of effective ministry to each other and the world?»