Sentences with phrase «for other congregations»

They are compatible and I hope that is honored and even becomes a model for other congregations.

Not exact matches

How can you say that because Obama takes one stance that doesn't match Christian values, the church congregation must vote for others?

In his conclusion, he calls for additional studies of other orders and congregations in the church: the Benedictines, Dominicans, Franciscans, Pallotines, Ursulines, and others with similarly proud stories of heroism and resistance yet to be told.

Jesus appears to have been followed by a core group of around seventy for at least some of His ministry, but His relationship to this larger «congregation» contrasts with that of the twelve which He lived with for some three years (and others — some of whom only met Him perhaps once, but clearly understood and accepted His care and counsel).

There are so many congregations doing the same thing the same way every single week — and the same way as so many other congregations — that people become starved for something, ANYTHING that's at least a change from the monotony.

That is, some people feel that since I am a pastor of a local congregation, I should keep my sometimes heterodox and dissenting thoughts to myself, for the two are incompatible to each other.

In the local congregation where women did not ask for and were not allowed legitimate power, there was present this other «behind the scenes» power and its demeaning sexism.

While these authors approach congregations with the semidetached perspective of concerned observers, other writers seek to present paradigms for transformation and renewal.

My question is this: what would it take for the American church at large (American church in this case meaning mainline denominations, other individual sects like the Mennonites with their huge variety of conservative to liberal congregations, nondenominational churches of all sizes mega and not, etc.) to make a concerted effort to call out abuse demonstrated by clergy in both church, public, and private settings?

During the Friday service, half the congregation stood for the prayers and half remained seated, and each side shouted at the other, insisting that theirs was the true tradition.

Other churches are fighting on different fronts: Beacon Church Brixton has seen many young men give their lives to Christ and come off the streets thanks to the passion of a teacher in their congregation; Ecclesia Church is partnering with an education charity to provide support for young people excluded from school; and Emmanuel Pentecostal church has organised successful youth events where Christian ex-offenders share their testimonies.

In other words, if the church has lost its purpose, the best thing may be for it to give up its facility and let somebody with a purpose use the space for the glory of God in a new congregation.

Over at iMonk last week, Chaplain Mike wrote a lovely post about how, after a period of wandering through the denominational wilderness, he found a home in an ELCA Lutheran church «with a simple liturgy, wonderful music, a healthy and grounded pastor, a hospitable congregation, and an emphasis on Christ, grace, vocation, and other Lutheran essentials that answered questions I had been turning over in my mind for years in my evangelical settings.»

For instance, the congregation might pray for anonymous victims of domestic violence, for those trying to make difficult decisions in their life, for family members who are disagreeing with one another, and for those members of the congregation touched by the hurt or despair of otheFor instance, the congregation might pray for anonymous victims of domestic violence, for those trying to make difficult decisions in their life, for family members who are disagreeing with one another, and for those members of the congregation touched by the hurt or despair of othefor anonymous victims of domestic violence, for those trying to make difficult decisions in their life, for family members who are disagreeing with one another, and for those members of the congregation touched by the hurt or despair of othefor those trying to make difficult decisions in their life, for family members who are disagreeing with one another, and for those members of the congregation touched by the hurt or despair of othefor family members who are disagreeing with one another, and for those members of the congregation touched by the hurt or despair of othefor those members of the congregation touched by the hurt or despair of others.

Failure to act as direct teacher and dean or principal of a school of discipleship by its pastoral leader probably accounts more than any other single factor for a congregation's inability to mature in its ministry.

Christian congregation; some have seen a theological school as distinct from but interrelated with congregations in ways analogous to the relation in the Reformed tradition between the congregation and its clergy; others have seen a theological school as related, not to congregations, but to a cadre of active clergy for whom it provides «in - service» or «extension» education.

But microphones also opened up new possibilities for participation by members of the congregation, who began to read, make announcements, and lead others in prayer and song.

A better measure of the strength of a congregation as a vehicle for maturing would be the number and proportion of the adult membership that meet in groups — disciple schooling, soma, and mission - support — outside the sanctuary at other times of the week.

It is imperative that preachers and congregations, who together have the responsibility of representing the gospel in the world, should help each other with their defensive reactions to anxiety in order that they may become more open in their communications with one another and with the world and thus more perfect instruments for the diffusion of the Word of God.

The congregation's motto is «Making a difference for those who've almost given up on church,» and it regularly advertises that its service and message are not boring like those of other churches.

Within the next decade we shall have assiduously to canvass the question whether the religious orders and congregations will really put into practice the Decree on the Appropriate Renewal of the Religious Life, whether they will produce a style of life and of government which, on the one hand, is truly suitable for our time and, on the other, is seriously engaged only in the service of Christ.

It is projecting an Urbana - style convention on evangelical social witness, annual conferences for pastors to explore avenues for the involvement of congregations in community justice issues, and the formation of vocational task forces among evangelicals in politics, business and other callings, through which the shape of American political and business life might be altered to promote Christian values.

In this regard, when we lift up before the congregation the lives of the saints who gave themselves for others and when we encourage service to those in need around us (e.g., the works of mercy) we are contributing to the formation of the kind of people on whom the just war tradition as a form of discipleship depends.

Earlier this year, a report by the Centre for Theology and Community looked at All Hallows Bow and four other congregations in Tower Hamlets that have all been supported by the HTB network over the past five years.

Even though I had only been on board for a few months it was already clear that this congregation was not self - consciously progressive in any way other than the «tolerance» cited earlier.

[20] The Church for Others and the Church for the World: A Quest for Structures of Missionary Congregations (Geneva: WCC, 1968), 20.

In 1987, Peter Gillquist, a former leader in Campus Crusade for Christ, and 200 others in a single evangelical congregation made national headlines when they were chrismated (or confirmed) into the Antiochian Orthodox Church.

Paul reflected the primacy of prophecy by rating it above all the other gifts of the Spirit which provide for ministry in his congregations (I Cor.

If members experience service to others in the congregation as their ministry, it is much easier for them to see that their work in the world is also service to God.

As an apostle he distinguished his ministry from that of others by virtue of having been the originating parent of faith for congregations (I Cor.

But, over the years, the congregation did, in fact, become more diverse, and by the time I had been there for 12 years, there were maybe 50 gay and lesbian persons, there were about 30 Hispanic individuals, there were a number of African Americans and African natives, and there was other diversity as well; and we talked a lot about how pleased we were that this was all happening.

Could it be the pedophile priests AND MORE IMPORTANTLY the practice by the church hiearchy to cover for them and move them to other churches where they can continue their abuse of their congregation's children and trust?

BTW I'm a pastor and I'd rather have a congregation of people who are out there taking on the difficult issues with the love of God than a huge congregation of people who like to sit around blessing each other with their songs of platitudes waiting for God to yank them away by the hair.

Jack Marcum, head of research services for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), sees «little evidence of a literal shortage of ministers... We are training more than sufficient numbers of ministers of word and sacrament in the PCUSA to pastor mid-sized and larger congregations and fill other traditional ministries.»

The close attention to such parish features as ritual process and the use of Scripture encouraged in my courses does indeed help forge links to other religions, but studying the congregation because it provides a rationale for courses in other faiths remains only a part of the reason for my interest.

To prepare for mission, in this view of things, would require the members of a congregation to discount their self - serving stuff, attempting to slough it off in order to offer their more recognizably Christian hopes and actions, such as the grace and love witnessed in their Communion, to other people.

Were it to recognize its own structured custom, a congregation might find in other societies, bodies in their own right, a strange consonance, distinct but bonded to that local church in a similarly symbolic toil for community.

Such a perspective for congregational mission implies that Christ is already present in every community struggle, not just churchly ones, and that the gospel the congregation witnesses to other groups is more likely encountered in those groups» own setting than imported from our parish home.

From whom do congregation members of all ages learn that every Christian has gifts for ministry, that their service to others is essential to faith?

Perhaps our version is less authentic than others yet to be told, but only in relating it does the congregation begin to come to terms with its symbolization of the way things have been for it.

If we admit that in some matters the Reformers were greatly mistaken, we are more free to recognize other areas where they may still be ahead of us: Calvin's insistence on a weekly Eucharist for the whole community or John Knox's stress on gathering the congregation about the Lord's table.

On the one hand, the JED denominations believe that they have a major responsibility in helping their congregations to choose the best educational programs for the specific goals each affirms; on the other hand, declining income, reduced staffs and denominational restructurings make it almost impossible for each denomination to do it effectively alone.

From personal experience i was in a church who has the whole congregation pray for 1/2 hour in tongues.The people in this church were leaders from Africa.A place who sees more supernatural then us because we feel the need to analyze the thing to death.When we did the atmosphere shifted lives were changed.When i was on a mission trip to Mexico i felt lead to go pray with the women who in that culture are outcasts one of ladies who came with me started singing in the spirit as i was we stopped each other in shock when we realized we were sing the same song the needs of the women were met with out an interrupter.

If the churchyard is big enough, and the congregation is ecumenical enough, there could be a space set aside for Jews, Muslims, and other religious groups, that don't want their dead to be intermixed with non-members of their belief system.

Substitute for «existence» and «Being», «congregation» and «Scriptures» and the dialogical involvement of each in the other can be seen.

No heavenly glance or any other token of the incommensurable betrays him; if one did not know him, it would be impossible to distinguish him from the rest of the congregation, for his healthy and vigorous hymn - singing proves at the most that he has a good chest.

For other out of pocket expenses, I would ask the congregation to think of a creative way to donate time and / or money to your cost.

Yes parents need to be diligent in making sure that they're children are out of harms way, but for you to even suggest that parents had the responsibility of warning other parents and congregations is absolutely IDIOTIC.

For some, valuing the congregation is an outgrowth of their Christian faith; for others, the congregation is simply the most interesting social institution that they've ever got their hands on; for still others, the local church body is a microcosm of the human conditiFor some, valuing the congregation is an outgrowth of their Christian faith; for others, the congregation is simply the most interesting social institution that they've ever got their hands on; for still others, the local church body is a microcosm of the human conditifor others, the congregation is simply the most interesting social institution that they've ever got their hands on; for still others, the local church body is a microcosm of the human conditifor still others, the local church body is a microcosm of the human condition.

In her view, congregation al studies are important for seminaries because the seminaries are accountable to the church, and important for congregations because understanding themselves better will enable them to hold up their side of the dialogue with seminaries and other church agencies.