Sentences with phrase «leaders of their congregations for»

There was a long, long list of Christian apologists who were leaders of their congregations for the bombings and murders by Eric Robert Rudolph.

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Especially those who advocate the prosperity of the church leaders as a substitute for the prosperity of the members of the congregation.

Most are quickly reported to civil authorities as required by law,» he said, but he warned the leaders that they must respond quickly to reports and share information with their congregations for the sake of transparency.

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.

Although they say they do not intend for the minister to dictate his aims for the church, the thrust of Leading Congregational Change is that the pastor or transformational leader brings a vision that must be promoted, first to a chosen group of disciples, then to a «vision community,» and then — only when fully developed and plotted out — to the congregation.

«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.

The community of Central Florida is not accustomed to hearing white Christian leaders say, «Our concern is for the community as a whole, not just our personal congregations.»

From start to finish, the book warns readers that, for example, «congregations can survive, but only if religious leaders roll up their sleeves and pay considerably more attention to young adults» and «unless religious leaders take younger adults more seriously, the future of American religion is in doubt.»

Restoring the gift of the Evangelist to the life of the local church should be a top priority for every leader that wants to have a missional congregation that impacts their community with the gospel.

Failure to act as direct teacher and dean or principal of a school of discipleship by its pastoral leader probably accounts more than any other single factor for a congregation's inability to mature in its ministry.

In turn, such congregations appreciate, support and emphasize the importance of pastoral leaders, for they understand the crucial importance of articulating this theological vision and nourishing it through worship, education and ministries.

This concluding statement will suggest some key aspects of such strategies, designed for leaders of local congregations, denominational and ecumenical leaders, those in the mental health field, and seminary teachers and administrators.

Why does it matter for church leaders, outside of pastoral issues they may face in their own congregations?

«The only thing I can say to those of you who have been so patient, and have gone through so much, is for you to watch and look for any small changes with your loved ones, with your wards (Mormon congregations), with your leaders.

The rest of the story tells of the price he pays for revelation, Do the leaders of his congregation rejoice with him?

One of the most disheartening things for a pastor, or a Bible study leader, or a Sunday school teacher to see, is somebody in his congregation or class get that empty - eyed, slack - jawed, bored - out - of - their - mind, wake - me - when - he's - done look in their eyes.

See Edwin H. Friedman, Generation to Generation: Family Process in Church and Synagogue (New York: Guilford, 1985) for an extended discussion of the effect of family experience and roles on the life of a congregation and its leaders.

By including teachers, leaders of organizations, and people who chair committees in an evaluation of the program structure of the congregation, the pastor can equip these persons for their ministry.

CNN: Religious leaders launch campaign for gun control With the bells of the Washington National Cathedral ringing 28 times — honoring all those killed in last week's Connecticut shooting — a broad group of religious leaders on Friday called on their congregations, the White House and Congress to do more to combat gun violence.

From personal experience i was in a church who has the whole congregation pray for 1/2 hour in tongues.The people in this church were leaders from Africa.A place who sees more supernatural then us because we feel the need to analyze the thing to death.When we did the atmosphere shifted lives were changed.When i was on a mission trip to Mexico i felt lead to go pray with the women who in that culture are outcasts one of ladies who came with me started singing in the spirit as i was we stopped each other in shock when we realized we were sing the same song the needs of the women were met with out an interrupter.

In literally thousands of local congregations a minister or a lay leader has raised the question of why a disabled member of the congregation has to go elsewhere: «Of course we must make it possible for him [or her] to attend here,» they say, and then they intentionally work at overcoming two kinds of barriers — architectural and attitudinaof local congregations a minister or a lay leader has raised the question of why a disabled member of the congregation has to go elsewhere: «Of course we must make it possible for him [or her] to attend here,» they say, and then they intentionally work at overcoming two kinds of barriers — architectural and attitudinaof why a disabled member of the congregation has to go elsewhere: «Of course we must make it possible for him [or her] to attend here,» they say, and then they intentionally work at overcoming two kinds of barriers — architectural and attitudinaof the congregation has to go elsewhere: «Of course we must make it possible for him [or her] to attend here,» they say, and then they intentionally work at overcoming two kinds of barriers — architectural and attitudinaOf course we must make it possible for him [or her] to attend here,» they say, and then they intentionally work at overcoming two kinds of barriers — architectural and attitudinaof barriers — architectural and attitudinal,

43 Like most others who help the church professionally, 44 Schaller advocates the presence of a consultant to mobilize leaders to examine their potential and plan for a more productive future.45 He eschews both the contextual approach46 and situations where severe interpersonal problems require an organic solution.47 Instead, he enters a congregation as a planner, to diagnose its internal dynamics.

Some key aspects of such strategies, designed for leaders of local congregations, denominational and ecumenical leaders, those in the mental health field, and seminary teachers and administrators are here presented.

(4) Leaders of congregations should recruit, train, and continue to coach carefully chosen caring teams to provide better support for individuals and families experiencing major life crises.

Pastoral leaders need to know how to keep the life of a community alive and how to keep it effectively engaged in a way of abundant life, both for the sake of the specific company of people who make up that congregation and fur the sake of the larger world.

Emma Lewell - Buck told Premier it shouldn't just be down to church leaders to watch out for signs of abuse, and that the entire congregation has a role to play.

Our middle son is a member of the Council, a worship leader and a Sunday school teacher, and out of respect for his need for space and because I knew there were a few people in the congregation for whom my transition would be a problem, I have stayed away.

And when those consent forms are not in place, church leaders can still consult professionals for general advice on how to respond to various types of illness within their congregations.

Martine and Philippa, the spiritual leaders of the little congregation, never marry, for «earthly love, and marriage with it, were trivial matters, in themselves nothing but illusions.»

Leaders of congregations continue to hope for a future when «the family pew» will look the way it did then.

It is for those who have a desire to increase the participation of religious leaders and their congregations in community mental health programs.

Yesterday I just called out my team of leaders in the meeting, put them up front before our whole congregation, and just asked for forgiveness.

Many observers were troubled when Andy Savage, a pastor at Highpoint Church in Memphis, received a standing ovation from his congregation for his admission of a «sexual incident» with a 17 - year - old high - school student when he was a youth leader at Woodlands Parkway Baptist Church in Texas.

My proposal has been that precisely because a theological school is not defined by the goal of educating church leaders it may, as a matter of contingent fact, prepare its students very well for leadership in congregations.

It seems to me, though, that a better course of action would have been for him to call together the deacons and other church leaders and any law enforcement in the congregation and ask them to act as «security» for the wedding — directing parking, riding a golf cart around the parking lot, keeping an eye on the cars while the wedding is going on, for example.

Cabrera, who is a longtime foe of marriage equality and a leader in the effort that recently overturned the public schools» policy against church congregations using their space for worship services, has for years worked with the Family Research Council, an organization condemned as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center.

The jokey performance of Will Forte as a Satanist turned Christian Pastor, and Danny McBride as another befuddled congregation leader don't seem to be doing either side any favor except for the unattractive sideshow all of these faith based gesticulations are eventually reduced to.

Jamilah Prince - Stewart is the founding executive director of FaithActs for Education, a nonprofit that builds power with faith leaders and their congregations to improve educational opportunities in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

MOP trains volunteer community leaders, through a membership base of congregations and schools, to re-weave the web of relationships in community so that they can effectively work together across race, class and language barriers to rediscover a common good leading to a higher quality of life for our families, children and neighbors.