Sentences with phrase «leaders of the church so»

When I read Jones» post I feel that I'm being invited to enslave myself to the strong leaders of the Church so that they can accomplish their vision.

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I really believe most of the leaders of the so called Christian churches and mega churches could learn a lot from him.

The leaders hide church history from its members, when we find it, we take it to them, and of course are called aposates, there are so many mental systems in place at every level to control the people and there thoughts and actions, at a very young age.

This reminds me of the way the church deals with critical issues today such as women's rights, racism, sexual abuse, sexuality and gender, same - sex marriage, corruption among its leaders, and so on.

org), Lizzie's church leaders made a brave and courageous statement: «In the light of this tragedy it is now incumbent upon the PCC and the wider Church to prayerfully reflect on, and examine, our theology, systems and our culture so that we can do all we can to prevent a tragedy like this from ever reoccurring.&church leaders made a brave and courageous statement: «In the light of this tragedy it is now incumbent upon the PCC and the wider Church to prayerfully reflect on, and examine, our theology, systems and our culture so that we can do all we can to prevent a tragedy like this from ever reoccurring.&Church to prayerfully reflect on, and examine, our theology, systems and our culture so that we can do all we can to prevent a tragedy like this from ever reoccurring.»

So it was encouraging today to read what Paul Leader at his Perspectives blog wrote today: If there was one message I had for pastors and leaders of congregations, churches and gatherings it would be this.

It is not growing and that is a source of concern for the leaders of those churches and rightfully so.

The leaders of the Mexican Catholic Church are traitors to this country and as far as I am concerned until the so - called church, which is really a foreign enemy, stops providing sanctuary to lawbreakers, be they pedophile priests or illegal immigrants, you can not call yourself Catholic and be considered a loyal AmeChurch are traitors to this country and as far as I am concerned until the so - called church, which is really a foreign enemy, stops providing sanctuary to lawbreakers, be they pedophile priests or illegal immigrants, you can not call yourself Catholic and be considered a loyal Amechurch, which is really a foreign enemy, stops providing sanctuary to lawbreakers, be they pedophile priests or illegal immigrants, you can not call yourself Catholic and be considered a loyal American.

For one that is so eager to point out the nuances between individuals who leave the church and those who leave to follow Christ, you are equally eager to groups all kinds of church bodies and leaders together.

Apparently, you get Thom Rainer to write a book about it, and get 23 prominent church leaders and seminary presidents to endorse the book, and then price the book in such a way so that scared church leaders all over the country will buy hundreds of copies of the book so they can hand it out to all the people in their «Church Membership» clchurch leaders and seminary presidents to endorse the book, and then price the book in such a way so that scared church leaders all over the country will buy hundreds of copies of the book so they can hand it out to all the people in their «Church Membership» clchurch leaders all over the country will buy hundreds of copies of the book so they can hand it out to all the people in their «Church Membership» clChurch Membership» classes.

«This important research affirms that church leaders broadly agree our faith compels us to care sacrificially for refugees, but also finds that relatively few congregations are actively engaged in doing so,» said Stephan Bauman, president of World Relief.

@Lainie... I was just saying that there is so much arrogant, even if unintentional, Messiah complex running rampant in the Church and her pastors and leaders — groups of «equally unqualified clergy.»

It is impossible to list separately the many leaders in the Christian Church in Australia, of all denominations, who were so generous to me during my stay in their country; but I thank them with all my heart for all that they did to make my visit memorable and pleasant.

I refuse to work as a pastor in a church anymore because I'm so sick of how leaders get away with it all.

It really is heart breaking that church leaders and their congregations are impoverishing themselves, by loosing the voices of so many.

It's the responsibility of the church leaders to disciple and grow the fish so that they live strong in the new pond.

Our country has survived in large part due to the seperation of church and state, and I find it appalling that so many national leaders are using it as a wedge between Americans.

The Need To Develop It remains strange that so many of the Church's leaders seem incurious to the opportunity of science for the Faith, as the potential impact of science on society (for good and ill) becomes ever more important with each passing year.

So far in this study, we've learned about the history of the Asian church, discussed contextualization, and considered some of the unique ways Asian church leaders are presenting the gospel so that it will be received within their own cultural contexSo far in this study, we've learned about the history of the Asian church, discussed contextualization, and considered some of the unique ways Asian church leaders are presenting the gospel so that it will be received within their own cultural contexso that it will be received within their own cultural context.

Mike Keffer writes about the pain of being condemned as a heretic by the leaders of his church, and how this experience freed him from religion so he could better follow Jesus.

This is part of why we are so surprised and shattered when church leaders fall — we forget that they are sinful human beings, just as in need of grace and accountability as the rest of us.

What you never address is not so much the corruption but the cover ups of crimes and protection of criminals all around the world that leads to the highest leaders of the church, the RCC ad a body is an accessory before and after the fact.

So several of these leaders developed an approved set of doctrines and teachings which should be taught to all the new «converts» in all the churches, and quickly developed a system to train and send out a small army of teachers and priests to distribute these empire - approved church doctrines.

Yet teaching people how to understand what the media are doing to them and helping them learn the techniques of media discrimination so that they can develop values and opinions and points of view which are their own should have a very high priority among educators and church leaders.

We need to think about new models of organization which are not so bishop or rector centered and which support and enhance the clergy role as spiritual leaders within the Church and which call all the members to a new sense of discipleship.

And these were so called elders, leaders of the church.

Have leaders and congregants become so programmed by ecclesiastical tradition as to be sincere yet misguided in a way that makes Christian community and worship unattractive or even repulsive and not just to people outside of the church.

so we can all stop judging eachother and start encouraging others starting with our own family, the word does say that you and your household will be saved, but thats to much like work its easier to play christian around your church you belong to and play follow the leader and go around telling people that God loves them tell them all about how they are sinners you know the bit, an thats it go home and freak out on your famliy members because their not save like you maybe they are and you cant even tell because they do nt measure up to your churches standards even though God says we have all fallen short and that our rightousness is filthy rags, we need to stop useing the word of God as though we think we know what were doing, do you really think that when God said I will give you all authority He ment you?

It still amazes me how many women share their very negative church experiences at the hands of its so - called leaders, only to have them ridiculed, dismissed, or silenced.

Just as the prophets condemned the false prophets in scathing diatribes, just as Jesus condemned the hypocritical religious leaders of his people in unsparing language, so the early church condemned false teachers that arose in its midst.

In spite of the protests I get nearly every day that my focus on abuse in the church is unbalanced and unnecessary because it is so rare, I continue to address it because millions of people are recipients of spiritual abuse at the hands of their spiritual leaders and their churches.

Talis grex qualis rex - As the leader, so the flock: the desired renewal of the Church to a large extent depends upon the renewal of the ministerial priesthood.

He also knew there would be questions and quarrels among his disciples, so he chose Simon to be the leader of the Apostles and made him «the rock» (Peter) of certainty on which the Church on earth was built, making it his job to «confirm your brothers in their faith» (Luke 22,32).

To help evangelicals grapple with the problems of implicit racial bias, Christian leaders must come to realize how deeply and personally experienced these problems are for so many in society and in the church.

The reporter, microphone in hand, stood in front of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church and said, as I recall his words, «And so today there was a memorial service for the slain civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King.

So when one Christian accuses a church leader of doing something evil or wrong, the pastor often feels justified in retorting the same way Jesus did, and accuses his accusers of committing a sin against the Holy Spirit.

As for the Christians, ya okay your bible might have somehow predicted all of this 2000 + years in advanced, and maybe you were right all along, but you guys still better get cautious because you have too many enemies in this world and your own churches / religious leaders are so spiritually dead and corrupt that they would not survive a muslim takeover.

There is a kind of wistfulness in the minds of leaders of the so - called free churches, and a disillusionment with respect to their irresponsible independency.

Their integration into the life of the church so they hang together is the challenge for church leaders, and the opportunity.

How do you think we walk the line so predominantly white churches don't just go into a community and say, «We're coming to help,» but really integrate and come under leaders of color?

Elementary children in the Church can sometimes embrace their parents views and be much more dogmatic about them, so I would be very on guard for a potential negative comments from classmates and would want the leader to cut off any kind of negative peer response as quickly as possible.

Tim i found it liberating to just do what the Lord wants you to do i work within his boundarys and yes i attend church and enjoy it.I love the people and i love hearing the word and worshipping the Lord even if others are still bound up with traditions thats not my walk thats theres.My focus is to do what the Lord wants me to do.There have been times i have said no to the pastor he does nt understand why i choose not to lead the worship.i query him as well regarding the idea that its not just performing a function because there is a need our hearts have to be in the right place so that the Lord can use us but he did nt understand where i was coming from and thats okay because of that i just said no until my heart is right i am better not being involved in leading.But i am happy to be an encouragement to others in the worship team i havent wanted to be the leader i have done that in the past.So my focus has been just the singing and being part of different worship teams i think the Lord has other plans as the groups i am in seem to be changing at the same time i am aware that i do nt to worry about change as the Lord knows whats best.I used to be quite comfortable leading the music but that was before when i was operating in my own self confidence and pride.The Lord did such a huge change in my life that i lost my self confidence and that is not a bad thing at all as my spiritual growth has been incredible.The big change was my identity moved from me and what i could do to knowing who i was in Christ and that he is my strength and confidence.Now i know that without him i can do nothing in fact i am dependent on his empowerment through his holy spirit all the time in everything.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music at another church i attend multiple churchs although i attend two regularly one has services in the morning and one has services in the evening so the two do nt really clash.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music its been two years since i did that and i was worried on how i would go.All i can say is that it went really well and because i stepped out in Faith the Lord really blessed the morning to the congregation.The difference is knowing that i serve the Lord with the gifts he has given me but my heart has to be right and when i do it in his way it builds up the body and it brings glory to him.May the Lord continue to show you what he wants you to do even though others may not understand your reasons i just want you to know that you do nt have to pull away completely just work within the boundarys that the Lord gives you and do nt feel pressured by others expectations to do anything that feel uncomfortable.Be involved just as you feel lead by the holy spirit even if it is in a very minor way take small steps.regards brentnz

I believe that while God wants the church to lead the world in bringing out cultural change and redemption, the church is too often resistant to change, and so God turns to culture to be the primary leader of the change He wants to see, that's why some churches at City Central are always looking for a change, and to improve and make people improve.

The so - called Tridentine rite, of course, far from being «medieval» has roots deep in pre-medieval antiquity (it is in any case a strange view of history in which the Counter-Reformation took place in the middle ages), and is a living manifestation of the Newmanian principle of development, wherebya process of continuous change is inevitable if the essence of the Church's faith is to remain the same: for, as The Catholic Herald pointed out in its admirable leader, the reforms of Pope St Pius V, enshrined in the Missal of 1570, itself containing ancient elements, «were inspired by the Council of Trent.

Members of the staff have participated in conferences of educators of the American Baptist Convention, the United Church of Canada, the Lutheran Church — Missouri Synod, the Disciples of Christ, the Presbyterian Church, U.S., and the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. With the advice of denominational leaders and others they compiled a list of pastors regarded by their colleagues as «good ministers» and entered into correspondence with a number of them, chosen so as to make the whole group representative of the denominational pattern.

Clearly there came a time in the church's wrestling with the ignominy of its leader having died the death of a common criminal, a rebel against the rule of Rome, that transformed its negativity into something so positive it could be named «Good Friday.»

When so many Church leaders are caving into the demands of contemporary culture it is hardly surprising that Christians like Farron follow.

It is then no wonder why so many question God, for if the leaders of the churches have no comprehension as to why God has permitted suffering, then can anyone expect the masses of their followers for also not having insight into why God has permitted suffering to go on for some 6000 years of human history.

So these early church leaders were choose books based on their ideas of what constituted correct theology, and I am not sure they were correct in their theology, which raises serious questions about the books they chose.