Sentences with phrase «leadership at the local church»

«National women leaders should be a reference point,» she said, «but not a replacement for female leadership at the local church level.»

«National women leaders should be a reference point, but not a replacement for female leadership at the local church level.»

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College students worshipped at local churches, and some provided leadership for those congregations.

When one considers the actual conditions that prevailed in the local congregations at the time of the Reformation and is mindful of the fact that the people themselves for many reasons lacked initiative so that, as objects rather than as subjects of action, they were dependent upon the leadership of the princes, magistrates, and church governments, one can understand why the actual calling of the ministers was in fact rarely the result of their decision.

THE BIBLICAL PATTERN FOR CHURCH IS THIS: Every Christian should gather together to hear the Scriptures and worship Jesus together with other believers weekly (see Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:2; Acts 2:42; Colossians 3:16; 1 Corinthians 16:19; Colossians 4:15; Romans 16:5; Acts 20:20; James 2:2; Psalm 84:4; Psalm 37:17; Psalm 92:13) It is also good to meet for smaller groups of Christian community in each other's homes regularly (see Acts 2:46) It's good to have leaders overseeing the work and needs of each local church — this is the Biblical pattern — not all of us are called to church leadership, and so we should submit to, and serve whoever God has called to lead at the place we find ourselves (see Acts 14:23; Titus 1:5; Hebrews 13:7, 17; 1 Timothy 5:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:12 - 13; Philippians 1:1 b; Ephesians 4:11 - 12; 1 Corinthians 12:28; 1 Peter 5:1 - 2; Acts 20:17;) If there are believers who are unable for physical reasons to attend a church weekly, they should find a church or believers who will gather together with them regularly for worship in their ownCHURCH IS THIS: Every Christian should gather together to hear the Scriptures and worship Jesus together with other believers weekly (see Acts 20:7; 1 Corinthians 16:2; Acts 2:42; Colossians 3:16; 1 Corinthians 16:19; Colossians 4:15; Romans 16:5; Acts 20:20; James 2:2; Psalm 84:4; Psalm 37:17; Psalm 92:13) It is also good to meet for smaller groups of Christian community in each other's homes regularly (see Acts 2:46) It's good to have leaders overseeing the work and needs of each local church — this is the Biblical pattern — not all of us are called to church leadership, and so we should submit to, and serve whoever God has called to lead at the place we find ourselves (see Acts 14:23; Titus 1:5; Hebrews 13:7, 17; 1 Timothy 5:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:12 - 13; Philippians 1:1 b; Ephesians 4:11 - 12; 1 Corinthians 12:28; 1 Peter 5:1 - 2; Acts 20:17;) If there are believers who are unable for physical reasons to attend a church weekly, they should find a church or believers who will gather together with them regularly for worship in their ownchurch — this is the Biblical pattern — not all of us are called to church leadership, and so we should submit to, and serve whoever God has called to lead at the place we find ourselves (see Acts 14:23; Titus 1:5; Hebrews 13:7, 17; 1 Timothy 5:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:12 - 13; Philippians 1:1 b; Ephesians 4:11 - 12; 1 Corinthians 12:28; 1 Peter 5:1 - 2; Acts 20:17;) If there are believers who are unable for physical reasons to attend a church weekly, they should find a church or believers who will gather together with them regularly for worship in their ownchurch leadership, and so we should submit to, and serve whoever God has called to lead at the place we find ourselves (see Acts 14:23; Titus 1:5; Hebrews 13:7, 17; 1 Timothy 5:17; 1 Thessalonians 5:12 - 13; Philippians 1:1 b; Ephesians 4:11 - 12; 1 Corinthians 12:28; 1 Peter 5:1 - 2; Acts 20:17;) If there are believers who are unable for physical reasons to attend a church weekly, they should find a church or believers who will gather together with them regularly for worship in their ownchurch weekly, they should find a church or believers who will gather together with them regularly for worship in their ownchurch or believers who will gather together with them regularly for worship in their own home.

Local leadership of the Episcopal Church is split over whether to let priests officiate at same - sex marriages.