Sentences with phrase «in a church environment where»

I grew up in a church environment where accepting the bible as the absolute truth was the only option.

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Large group gatherings or worship services are the place where the largest number of people within a church are typically gathered in one place, and yet it's the least relational experience and environment in a church.

I believe that it is the church's responsibility to love, accept, and affirm gay men and women and thereby create a positive environment where their sexuality can be expressed in healthy, monogamous, loving relationships (i.e. marriage or civil partnership).

In a cultural environment where all authority is suspect and the notion of divine authority is thought to be a psychological hangover from the premodern world, the claim that divine authority is transmitted in an unbroken chain of apostolic succession through the bishops of the Church in communion with the bishop of Rome seems literally incrediblIn a cultural environment where all authority is suspect and the notion of divine authority is thought to be a psychological hangover from the premodern world, the claim that divine authority is transmitted in an unbroken chain of apostolic succession through the bishops of the Church in communion with the bishop of Rome seems literally incrediblin an unbroken chain of apostolic succession through the bishops of the Church in communion with the bishop of Rome seems literally incrediblin communion with the bishop of Rome seems literally incredible.

It's a good thing that these men are being outed, and that it reveals a very big problem in the Catholic church, namely that it maintains an environment where predators can hide and feed.

In my role as a «public Christian» who leads a church and who values spirited discourse about the issues of our time, I want to nurture environments where people can...

I certainly have not done any sort of scientific research into this segment of the population, but I work in an environment where I get to interact with a lot of religious and non-religious people, and I have had countless conversations with people who probably count as one of the 35 million people who used to attend church and identify as Christian, but no longer do.

In my role as a «public Christian» who leads a church and who values spirited discourse about the issues of our time, I want to nurture environments where people can openly wrestle with their beliefs — but without the fear of being caricatured, labeled or demonized.

In the U.K with church attendance down and where secularism and selfism are prominent with being Christian in this environment often being detrimental to holding political power, evils manifest through many other ways that religioIn the U.K with church attendance down and where secularism and selfism are prominent with being Christian in this environment often being detrimental to holding political power, evils manifest through many other ways that religioin this environment often being detrimental to holding political power, evils manifest through many other ways that religion.

What are the implications for ministry in an environment where faith is transmuted away from an emphasis on the service of God to one of selection of aspects of faith and churches according to what one perceives one's needs are?

He thinks the reason may be what someone else here cited - that the rest of the environment in the U.S. has become highly integrated - schools, workplace, etc., and the church is the last bastion where they feel they can relax and everything seem like «old home week» — i.e. «family».

I am reminded of a wedding in a large Presbyterian church in Dallas where the minister, in the course of prayer, informed the Almighty that it was the duty of the bride to stay home and provide a comfortable environment for her husband, who in turn must provide «shelter and raiment» for his wife.

And pragmatically historically the church group come together where they can be held in a relatively safe environment as a building.

Moreover, at a time of increasing specialization, local churches can be the meeting place for a genuine exchange of views, a marketplace of ideas and values, a place where — within an environment of Christian love and support — people can deal with controversy in realistic and productive ways.

Apply this disadvantage in the context of a religious environment where women's roles in the home, church, and society continue to be hotly contested, and the mere appearance of a woman on a keynote lineup can elicit a negative response.

But standing in that environment where fire's destructive power is widely known is a church seeking to claim even flames as a symbol of redemption.

Youthfront works to bring youth into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ by creating environments where spiritual transformation occurs, by working with those who are involved in the spiritual formation of youth and by providing church - assisting events.

Youthfront works to bring youth into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ by creating environments where spiritual transformation occurs, by working with those who are involved in the spiritual formation of youth and by providing church - assisting events.

«Our focus is to help the new school leaders nurture a school culture which is uniquely Catholic, supportive of the overall mission of the Church, academically challenging, and in a learning environment where the Incarnation can happen each day.»

Youthfront works to bring youth into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ by creating environments where spiritual transformation occurs, by working with those who are involved in the spiritual formation of youth and by providing church - assisting events.

Youthfront works to bring youth into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ by creating environments where spiritual transformation occurs, by working with those who are involved in the spiritual formation of youth and by providing church - assisting events.

Wednesday and Thursday, June 20 & 21 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Location: Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane, 4340 West Fort Wright Drive, Spokane, WA Create a classroom / school environment where students feel encouraged and engaged in learning, solve their own friendship issues, and feel a sense of connection,...