Sentences with phrase «influenced by their pastors»

Your rant doesn't change the realty that tens of millions of people attend church and are influenced by their pastors.

Given the small number of people attending, how many do you think are influenced by their pastors?

Not exact matches

Do the conservative Protestants who were influenced by religion choose to earn less by becoming pastors or teachers at Christian schools or by taking jobs that allow them to spend more time with their family?

To me and to every victim of spiritual abuse by Pastors in a position of power and influence.

Pastors are no less likely to be influenced by the family loyalties of the Protestant tradition than members of their congregations.

Even if members have been deeply influenced by the values of civil religion, this does not mean that members don't want the pastor to function as their spiritual leader.

And 60 % of undecided pastors say their hesitation has not at all been influenced by Romney's faith.

One pastor, whom I considered as a friend, who also had a lot of influence in the Charismatic Movement there began to warn everyone about me, by name and said I WAS a false teacher and a false prophet!

The difference between the two rests, I believe, in the contrast between intentional, cohesive, conscience - shaping communities of identity and social solidarity, not only in Utah but in the Mormon minority communities around the country, and Evangelical communities that are too often influenced by raging pundits, talk radio, and TV shout - shows — and these voices sometimes drown out the pastor's.

Many theologians and pastors who champion positions contrary to the faith suppose themselves to be dealing realistically with Catholics influenced by secularized culture who are breaking with the Church or drifting away.

While the pastor urges that there are still plenty of reasons for hope, it seems he may have been influenced by Michael's words as much as the other way around.