Sentences with phrase «increasing numbers of churches»

Increasing numbers of churches and denominations are accepting this viewpoint.

Increasing numbers of churches are establishing personal growth and counseling groups under a variety of labels.

The immense mental health contributions of organized religion will be released only as increasing numbers of churches and temples become centers of healing and growth — centers for healing the brokenness of individuals and relationships, and settings where persons find stimulation for lifelong growth toward their fullest humanity.

What is especially encouraging for me is meeting an ever - increasing number of church leaders, many of them young, who have a genuine thirst for God.

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The increase in the number of churches (between 1990 and 2000) was about one - eighth of what is needed to keep up with population growth.

Additional reasons might be given for The United Methodist Church to rid itself of a commitment to abortion rights: the increasing numbers of African delegates (who are, in the main, pro-life) to General Conference; the horrifyingly high abortion rates (though the annual totals are continuing to decrease) in the United States; the pro-life drift of American public opinion (which United Methodism seems to follow); the uncommon clarity of ecumenical teaching on the dignity of the human person; and the providence of God.

This story about the fictional Scott family might give the impression that this «method» will increase the numbers of people in our churches.

Meanwhile, the bureaucratization of the Church has gained momentum, with the establishment of new church agencies and an increase in paperwork and in the numbers of officials and Church has gained momentum, with the establishment of new church agencies and an increase in paperwork and in the numbers of officials and church agencies and an increase in paperwork and in the numbers of officials and staff.

He argues that churches may have unwittingly increased the number of women seeking terminations by the shame and secrecy surrounding unwanted pregnancies and failure to present viable alternatives.

Second, an increasing number of feminist theologians are directing their energies toward the church's central doctrines and practices — justification by faith, the incarnation, baptism and the Eucharist.

Like the others, this survey reveals increasing numbers of millennials unaffiliated with church.

I never appreciated his use of gratuitous nude pictures he used earlier on to increase his numbers... but I saw it for what it was... I can also see why my husband and I'm sure others, would be offended by what they see & read here if this is not their view of church & religion.

As the Church moves through history and increases its membership, the number of these faith - relations increases.

In all our American communities, and in increasing numbers of communities around the world, churches are inevitable, and whether they are good or bad, efficient or inefficient, intelligent or superstitious, Christlike or bigoted, is one of the most important questions in the world.

There are two wonderful things that give me a positive wow factor every day — the increasing number of people I discover doing fantastically brilliant stuff, quietly and without fuss, living out the Gospel of Christ in gentle, caring, loving ways, most of which the church institution hasn't got a clue about because it's too dam busy running itself.

One of the greatest downfalls of the modern church era is the movement away from genuine relationships, and into the corporate model of the church where we think the most important thing is to increase our market share, and expand our influence through size, numbers, and a year - over-year increase in attendance and giving.

God's morality does not change, and as a church and a people we often have a lot of bigotry toward the increasing numbers of homosexuals in our midst — however!

A new wave of Pentecostalism broke out in the 1950s as increasing numbers of Christians from mainline churches began to experience Spirit baptism.

In denominational systems which rely on placement appointments, an increase in the number of women in senior pastorates is slowly beginning to occur; but in systems which rely on a call from a congregation, the availability of highly qualified and experienced clergywomen has made little difference in the tendency of large churches to call male ministers.

And ever - increasing numbers of converts made in foreign lands by that portion of the church's 25,300 - member full - time missionary staff stationed outside the U.S. seem to many Mormons to presage a time when their church will be the church universal.

But more important are the changing patterns and attitudes of campus life, the enormously increased and still increasing numbers of young people who are on campuses, and the various kinds of movements that combine to make young people think of religion and the church as false, traditional, or irrelevant.

Many people could tell you the obvious things: the provision of special care, the preparation of the church building for access, the sensitization of the pastor to the increasing numbers of the aging.

«Whereas evangelical churches (and increasing numbers of mainline ones) seek to attract young people by designing spaces stripped of Christian symbols or tradition, JW people seem to like the traditional feel of the sanctuary, with its dark wood, stained glass and high ceilings.

While the number of people who «go to church» might be decreasing, the number of people who seek to «be the church» is increasing.

«8 Yet an increasing, albeit small, number of evangelicals are suggesting that the church's theological position regarding homosexuality must be rethought.

Increasing numbers of persons are finding their nurture groups within a church.

Robert C. Leslie, a leader in the field of group pastoral counseling, has observed: «One of the healthiest signs of renewal in the life of the church is the increasing number of small, intimate, sharing groups which are springing up on all sides.»

The recent technologizing of it by McGavran and Arn has stamped church growth with a marketing mentality that many who are concerned for increasing the number of servants for the Kingdom find distasteful.

Catherine Nancekievill, head of vocation for the Church of England recognises there is a «long way to go» until the priesthood reflects the Church's diversity but is «delighted» that increasing numbers of Anglican women «feel that a life in ordained ministry is for them».

Robert Leslie, a pioneer in using small groups in the church, now reports: «An increasing number of people are finding new meaning in their church life through small sharing groups.

Real estate values gyrate, making millions for a select few, while homeless people, now including increased numbers of women with children, crowd into church basements and temporary shelters.

For, he contends, «without this kind of approach, education in the parish will diminish in effectiveness, in numbers of persons reached, and in the realization of the increasing importance of education in the church in a period of national values crisis.»

The will of God begins to be fulfilled, they believe, as an ever increasing number of people identify themselves with the church by becoming its sworn members, thus entering a social group which stands and fights for the assertion of Christian love in all phases of life.

Dame Caroline replied: «We should not overlook the need to draw more people from different ethnic backgrounds and the church has strategies looking to increase the number of black and ethnic minority ordinants, the numbers are currently only 3.3 per cent of clergy.»

The Speaker of the House of Commons has urged the Church of England to «get on» with plans to increase the number of black and ethnic minority clergy members.

As well as increasing the number of black and minority ethnic (BAME) clergy, the church also wants to attract more women and younger people.

Only as increasing numbers of us catch this vision and accept this challenge — to be where the action is in the church — can our congregations become redemptive communities, centers of help and healing.

46 Mark A. May estimated in 1933 that «since 1870 the number of college - graduate men entering the ministry relative to the needs as measured by increasing population, churches, and clergymen has declined at least forty per cent and possibly as much as seventy per cent.»

There was no appreciable increase in the numbers of churches.

Similar changes are happening now in Australia, where an increasing number of people are shedding their nominal church identities and saying they have «no religion.»

In the half century following World War I increasing numbers of persons both inside and outside the churches came to believe that their civilization was no longer basically Christian and that Christendom was a fading reality.

By other markers as well, increasing numbers of lay Catholics seem detached from the central beliefs, religious practices and everyday ministries of their church.

The urge to succumb to promotional claims of success increases as we watch the numbers in mainline pews dwindle, while on the outskirts of town the membership of the «Bible - believing» church swells.

Christmas and the season of preparation that precedes it, the time of special penitence during Lent, Holy Week and above all Good Friday, Easter Day, the coming of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost: here is a regular round of observance that provides variety in such churches as observe it — and they are increasing in number, in all denominations.

The twentieth century has seen the coming together of the major Protestant churches into the United Church of Australia while the membership of the Roman Catholic church has increased steadily, partly because of the growing number of immigrants from southern EChurch of Australia while the membership of the Roman Catholic church has increased steadily, partly because of the growing number of immigrants from southern Echurch has increased steadily, partly because of the growing number of immigrants from southern Europe.

When broken down into categories of members, the number increased to 9 percent of those without a current church affiliation compared to 2 percent for those with a church affiliation.

By the end of the century clergy were declining in numbers, illegitimacy had increased, alcohol was still a problem, church attendance was falling off, and, although confirmation was required by law, many had not presented themselves for it.

As Hamburger puts it, «by the end of the [19th] century, this flood of desires — even merely the need for a smoke — carried increasing numbers of Americans toward the separation of religion, especially a separation of church and state.»

And while we remain almost microscopic in the United States, the Church is increasingly attracting converts, assisted by an increase in the number of English - speaking parishes, our beautiful chanted Liturgies, and our refined understanding of the Christian faith.

An increasing number of official church bodies, both Roman Catholic and Protestant, have made public statements of their remorse about Christian mistreatment of Jews and Judaism.