Sentences with phrase «local church level»

In our tradition, authority remains at the local church level.
My ten years of observing the Assemblies of God lead me to believe that the charisma is most alive and well at the local church level.
«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
Action must take place at the seminary and local church level.
On the local church level, let us not be quick to declare any situation of adultery irreconcilable, particularly since we are proclaimers of the message of reconciliation.
«A pastoral mode of education is greatly needed on the local church level where people can think through, pray through and make preparations well in advance of their own deaths for organ donation.»
In most denominations the pastor is the key figure, the one at the local church level who can best determine whether the plan will get a fair reception.
But still, the gravitational pull of any human communal endeavor, even down to the local church level, is towards the systemic dehumanization of its members.
The fact that the UK's major Christian events are either almost overwhelmingly white or black in attendance (and almost unaware of each other's existence) is a reflection of what is often going on at a local church level.
There is also limited concern about issues of aging at the local church level.
Yes, these are complicated issues to tackle at the local church level.
ED: You said we need to have protocols for dealing with reporting abuse at the local church level.
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