Sentences with phrase «for church leaders»

It's also striking how quickly everything can change for church leaders who raise questions about eternal judgement.

Because theological schools are the training ground for church leaders they are de facto the intellectual centers of the church.

The lesson for church leaders is that we are to address the bored and idle among us by gently fostering hope.

Why does it matter for church leaders, outside of pastoral issues they may face in their own congregations?

Their integration into the life of the church so they hang together is the challenge for church leaders, and the opportunity.

This is why it is so important for church leaders to guard immature believers from false teaching and false teachers.

Another favorable index is the broadening effort to provide basic - training for church leaders who are not formally qualified to pursue graduate theological education.

«For church leaders in that area this is above their common, classic clashes that they used to have between Fulani herdsmen and farmers.

It is rare for a church leader to risk death for carrying the gospel into enemy territory; it is not rare for the military member to risk death for carrying a uniform into enemy territory.

A simple way for church leaders to show that homosexuality is not shameful is by publicly inviting gay or same - sex attracted people to be open about it, and to assure them of a warm welcome and true acceptance if they are.

Secrecy is not a great habit for church leaders to overindulge in and avoiding transparency can be a huge warning flag for deeper seeded issues.

Feeling sorry for church leaders who lose everything is not the same as agreeing with their new doctrinal positions.

Nor is it possible for a church leader to fulfill the responsibilities given him in, say, Titus 1:5 - 11 without embracing a measure of authority.

At an Easter reception for Church leaders, Cameron said: «I am proud of the fact that we are a Christian country and we shouldn't be ashamed to say so.»

I've had the good fortune of enjoying healthy, positive relationship with my pastors over the years, relationships that have left me with enormous respect for church leaders and the challenges they face daily.

The book includes some super-practical advice for both church leaders and laypeople.

«A conference for all church leaders who are ready to stop playing church and start being the Church.»

Ruth Jackson responds to the news that Princeton Theological Seminary have rescinded an award for church leader Tim Keller.

Although Loretta's description is no doubt true for some church leaders, those in the Church who treat divorcees like unwanted lost property are without excuse.

Matthew 18:15 - 17 presents a three - stage procedure for a church leader to deal with a believer's sin:

Luther proposed new roles for church leaders and advocated what he called «the priesthood of all believers.»

We pray for boldness and courage for our church leaders.

On the same day, a minister may function with a family temporarily paralyzed by a tragic loss, a ministerial association meeting involving numerous routine administrative matters, and a planning retreat for his church leaders.

One former member of Acts 29, the church planting organization Driscoll founded before he was removed last year, praised the interview as «remarkable» and «rich with applicable wisdom for church leaders.»

is both first - rate sociology and essential reading for church leaders who want to ready themselves for an ethnically and racially complex future.

Because no belief = no power, influence, and livelihood for church leaders.

His book for church leaders, «Center Church,» will be published in September.

More generally, there is a need for Church leaders to wake up to the serious failure of the Catholic Church to carry out its God - given mission to non-believers.

I heard Brad Cummings chatting with Wayne Jacobsen on TheGodJourney podcast about a conference he had attended for church leaders focusing on how to address declining numbers, how to make the Magic Show aka the Sunday Service more attractive

Against this «reactionary» intransigence, Manson calls for church leaders to «evolve.»

Authenticity — being real and genuine — is often a struggle for church leaders, especially when there's pressure to keep up a super-spiritual appearance at all times.

These practical next steps include a challenge and guidance for church leaders to operationalize their vision for a multiracial congregation.

And while the headlines regarding churches and pedophilia remain largely focused on Catholic parishes, the lack of hierarchical structure and systematized record - keeping in most Protestant churches makes it harder not only for church leaders to impose standards, but for interested parties to track allegations of abuse.»

Once seen as merely «applied theology or «helps and hints for church leaders,» the practical theological disciplines now involve critical and original thinking about theologically saturated religious practices.

She offers counseling for individuals, children (Elementary School aged), adolescents (Middle School and High School aged), young adults, adults, older adults, couples and families, military service members and their families, as well as consultation for church leaders and congregations.

The handbook also provides hotlines for church leaders to consult legal advisers and professional counselors, and requires clergy to report abuse to secular authorities.

Hawkins said that the handbook, which is private, is occasionally updated online, where the church also provides additional resources for church leaders.

The couple run There is Hope — a charity supporting refugees with education programmes, job opportunities, and theological training for church leaders.

The proper course, it seems to me, is for church leaders and people of good will to make every effort to connect the human - rights project to an affirmation of the essential interplay between individual rights and democratic values.

All theological education, the paideia of the community of faith, be it for church leader or believer, is centrally an education in theologia as an appraising, assessing activity [p. 186].