Sentences with phrase «establishing local congregations»

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Telling the story develops the identity and mission of a congregation by establishing the setting of the story of a local church, its picture of the world; narrative proclaims corporate nature.

One denomination has a program for encouraging local congregations and groups of churches to establish telephone crisis counseling centers.

Jeremy, it would seem to me that you have a bit of a problem scripturally in that you are disregarding the pattern clearly established in the New Testament that believers are to fellowship regularly in the context of a local congregation.