Essential in itself to the worshipping congregation, the Eucharist also symbolizes a larger liturgy played throughout the
whole life of the local church.
Part of
the life of a local church is the ebb and flow of people, and not all of that is bad.
The enormous variety in the literature notwithstanding, many of the subtleties and nuances of
the lives of local churches remained unaccounted for, he felt.
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.
Either for a season or indefinitely in
the life of that local church.
A great deal of their nonwork and nonfamily activity after college and before seminary is related to
the life of a local church.
One attitude is to give up on world mission altogether, saying that the era of mission has ended, and concentrate only on
the life of the local church.
A single model for structuring social responsibility into
the life of the local church is neither necessary nor desirable.
There is a reason that the local bishop is more central to
the life of the local church than any remote pope or denominational head quarters.
Suggestions of the enquirer's becoming involved in
the life of a local church were minimal and none of the broadcasters referred the enquirer's name to a local church for subsequent follow - up.
The implications of this alternative counseling service provided for church members must be considered in evaluating the effect of paid - time religious programs on
the life of the local church: is it a complementary service or a substitutionary one?
The life of the local church was therefore terra incognita to me.
Only within the symbolic approach does narrative serve an essential role, and this book, rooted in that approach, will depend upon narrative both to examine and to explain
the life of a local church.