Sentences with phrase «governing body of a church»

«In light of this revisionist agenda and the heretical teaching that comes with it, I am no longer willing to sit around the table, pretending that we, as a governing body of the Church of England, are having legitimate conversations about mission».

For converter academies, the governing body of a church school can only make an application for an academy order if they have the consent of the trustees of the school and the person (s) by whom the foundation governors are appointed.

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Stopping short of calling for cathedral governing bodies - Chapters - to be scrapped, the Church of England said at least two - thirds of members should not be clergy, to ensure people with necessary skills are there.

Campaigners plan to protest outside York Minster on Sunday as members of the Church of England's governing body hold a four - day meeting there this weekend.

The Church of England's governing body is expected to ban clergy from wearing overly revealing or political clothing.

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Rt Rev Peter Hancock, Bishop of Bath and Wells, who is the Church's lead bishop on safeguarding issues, revealed the figures responding to a written question from Kat Alldread, a lay member of the Church's governing body.

How clergy respond to transgenderism has been under scrutiny since the Church of England's governing body passed a motion on» «welcoming transgender people».

Alison Ruoff, a former member of the Church of England's governing body, agrees with the policy.

The speech in question was that made by LDS Church apostle Boyd K. Packer, 86, the president of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles — a governing body in the worldwide cChurch apostle Boyd K. Packer, 86, the president of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles — a governing body in the worldwide churchchurch.

But the action of this church's governing council does point out the ever - changing body of opinion with which present - day theologians must deal.

I don't care if it's the LDS leaders, the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses, The Unification Church, Orthodox Church, Amish Bishops or your local priest, pastor, imam or rabbi — men love to control other men and tell them what to believe, how to dress, what to eat, what to wear, who to marry....

In the end, the Church of England's governing body surrendered once again to the meretricious zeitgeist, affirming that marriage was «important» but that it should not be given preferential treatment over cohabitation or lone parenthood.

On May 15 the National Council of Churches» Governing Board, which consists of 266 delegates from 32 denominations, made one of the most courageous statements that I can remember coming from such a representative church body.

The General Conference is the highest governing body of The United Methodist Church, meeting every four years.

The Rt Rev Dr Christopher Cocksworth responded to a question tabled on the second day of the three - day meeting in London of the Church's governing body.

The Church of England's governing body has urged politicians to tackle food poverty and take steps to... More

In The United Methodist Church, the Annual Conference is a governing body, often statewide, composed of approximately equal numbers of ministers and lay delegates.

The Church of England's governing body has given its welcome to proposals which could unite the Church of England and the Methodist Church.

The Roman Curia — the Church's governing body — includes a network of 5 pontifical academies and 11 pontifical councils, each of them charged with tasks ranging from the promotion of Christian unity to the cataloging of martyrs.

By permission of the Governing Body of Christ Church, Oxford (0992; JBS 64)

Governing Body of Binfield Church of England Primary School v Roll EAT, January 18 2016; [2016] IRLR 670 School security guard not entitled to be paid National Minimum wage for time when he was on call to deal with emergencies, as he was sometimes away.