Sentences with phrase «felt by his congregation»

In addition to these considerations, it is well to remember that the inner condition of the minister will be felt by his congregation.

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The historian Jules Isaac... obtained an interview with Pius XII in June 1949 and felt he was heard «with good will and understanding sympathy»... During the 1950's, the signs of understanding increased in the Vatican media, particularly at Christmas or Unity Week; the philo - Semitic orientation of certain religious orders; the effort to understand Judaism in theology schools, and meetings in ecumenical settings, no longer met with distrust by Roman Congregations.

RHE: I once wrote a post entitled, «Dear Pastors, Tell Us the Truth,» and was heartbroken by how many pastors responded to it by saying they would never feel comfortable being that honest with their congregations.

I feel put in a special category by the image that many people in my congregation and community try to put on me (and it's hard not to feel it even if I don't see myself in this way).

Not uncommon is the feeling expressed by a parishioner in an aging congregation: «It used to be our building; now it seems to be theirs.

They think the church is sustained by the services it provides or the amount of fellowship and good feeling in the congregation.

Similar sentiments are heard today from «pastoral planners» who take their cues from Protestant megachurches in which creating a feeling of «ownership» on the part of the congregation, often by blurring the border between sacred and profane, is very much part of the marketing - and - retention strategy.

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.

Disappointments felt by preachers and listeners are probably due to the fact that dialogical methods are rather easily postured while embracing the dialogical principle requires a radical reassessment of one's role as a preacher, one's view of the congregation as the people of God, one's understanding of whether the sermon is the preacher's or the church's, and one's theology of the Word; that is, does the Word of God occur at the lips, at the ear, or in the sharing of it?

He or she makes a living by preaching and pastoral work, and any pastor who thinks that pay is not determined in proportion to how comfortable the congregation feels is rather naïve.

Recent research sponsored by World Relief and World Vision and conducted by LifeWay Research asked nearly 1,000 Protestant pastors about their congregations» feelings concerning the Syrian refugee crisis.

While the colonization of Lutheran congregations by the megachurches varies a great deal in the nine congregations, they all feel strong pressure to adapt.

Many leaders will at some point during their ministry feel intimidated or even bullied by a minority of members from their congregation.

Such concern sometimes comes too late, and disaffected or estranged patients and families end up leaving their congregation because of feelings of isolation fostered by the illness.

Meanwhile, Kurylenko's new priest Javier Bardem is feeling beaten down by the misery of his congregation (some of whom seem to be affected by the same pollution that Affleck has been monitoring) and is feeling distanced from God.

«Chava Mirel's essence is of healing and the congregation felt uplifted by her talent and presence.»