Sentences with phrase «made by church leader»

«The protestors expressed outrage to comments made by church leader Elder Boyd K. Packer saying h0m0s #xuality is an immoral condition that can and should be overcome.»

The protestors expressed outrage to comments made by church leader Elder Boyd K. Packer saying homosexuality is an immoral condition that can and should be overcome.

Maybe you do nt have a stake is it but the LDS church does, Romney would never make a political decision they are already made by his church leaders.

Not exact matches

The Bible is no longer intentionally made to be a mystery by church leaders....

«I beg your forgiveness, too, for the sins of omission on the part of Church leaders who did not respond adequately to reports of abuse made by family members, as well as by abuse victims themselves,» Francis said in the homily, according to a text of the statement provided by the Vatican.

Saul of Tarsus was not just some ordinary person he was a Roman citizen, educated by the finest scholars of his day, a zealot for the Jews and you want to make believe he fell for myth, Jesus who his fellow Sanhedrin leaders hated and crucified was a myth, Saul was dispatched to kill those who believed in a myth, Saul witnessed Stephen filled with the Holy Spirit and stood by as Stephen was stoned to death over a myth, Saul later called Paul established the church over a myth, Paul tortured and killed for refusing to reject a myth.

And after all, what can I expect when, as a church leader, I quit and tell the pastor I can't stay and listen to him preach because it makes me want to throw up — and refuse to preserve the image of the church by lying to protect a sexual predator in the pulpit.

It all flowed from comments made by the church's leaders following a three year self - evaluation of Willow Creek's ministry effectiveness.

Its an interesting and concerning that people can and do live in information silos (including me) and are kept their by leaders of institutional church who want them to think in certain ways like you must come to sunday church and made to feel guilty if they do nt.

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.

Neville i mentioned those people only because the discussion was talking about dominionism the combination of the church and state as a governing rule all those people were government leaders all of them suffered in there own way.Its was the suffering that prepared them for the roles that they were to play and there faith in God was what helped them get through.We are made stronger in our weakness no matter how important or unimportant we may appear to others.I guess it is easy to fall into the lie about political involvement that its hard to make change but some people have had a huge impact.Really it is God who deserves the praise he is the one that creats the opportunitys to make impact on the world as in our strength we can do nothing.In hebrews the great men and woman of faith there are those that seemed unimportant to the world and many suffered for there faith Our Lord knows everyone by name and every small act of faith we do he remembers because we do it out of our love for him that is what the christian walk is about living for Jesus and sharing that love with others.brentnz.

As church leaders, while it is often a good idea to make plans, I think we sometimes get derailed from God's vision for our lives by naysayers and setbacks.

You're right Nancy, they didn't like the rules made by corrupt Church leaders, in particular the selling of Indulgences.

And though Stalin executed priests and other clergy that he perceived as a threat to his power, later when he, like many political leaders, saw benefit to be gained by using religious beliefs to enhance his own power, he made an alliance with the Russian Orthodox Church, just as Putin has done today.

Despite formal separation of church and state, the effect of this arrangement over time has been to covertly control religious leaders by making it appear that the institutions they lead are the bulwark of democracy.

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.

After an excess of outrage against the hazards of commercialism, this statement by church leaders offers no other Gospel to those it has condemned than phrases like these: «the spirit of Christmas,» «making Christmas real,» «invest in renewing our own spirits, our relationships, and our natural environment,» and «the spiritual and life - affirming potential of the season.»

By developing caring teams and a network of nurture groups, church leaders can help enliven their congregations, making them more family - like places of healing and growth throughout the life cycle.

A similar enterprise at the Evangelical Academy at Bad Boll, near Stuttgart, Germany, has made a significant start toward bridging the gap between the Church and the industrial worker by inviting representatives of the Trade Unions and Workers» Councils, including sometimes communists, to discuss the implications of Christianity, while on other occasions employers and Workers» Council leaders have met together for mutual discussion of the applications of the gospel to industry.

«As church leaders, you may be approached by your local or national media outlets to make comments on Dr. Carson's candidacy, in particular as it relates to his membership in the church,» read a statement posted by the Adventist Review.

It's only been in the last two or three years that I've been made aware of just how often victims of abuse are discouraged by church leaders from reporting and escaping their abuse.

With several music provided by the various band groups, the over four hours journey began, amid wailing by members, who were apparently unsatisfied with the transfer that has removed Mbaka from the CKP, where he had been since 1996 Mbaka, had while addressing the crowd before the movement, expressed reservations over the transfer, which he said was calculated to make him suffer by certain leader of the church.

The church's pastor, Father Walter Tonelotto, had told the senior center's leaders that he wanted to clear out the space so he could make more money off of it by hosting film crews, the New York Post reported.

With the help of local church leader Phillip Abubakar, the missionaries make the difficult journey, only to have their troubles compounded by a rebel fighter bent on killing one of their own.

I encourage Church leaders who have enough financial sense to be able to know when something financial «feels funny» to gather their elderly congregants, and tell them to call you if they are tempted by slick - talking salesmen to make them part with money.

Ildi's parents made sure that the mother language would not be forgotten by attending Hungarian School Classes at the Hungarian Community Church in Toronto and in her high school days, became a Girl Scout Leader with the Hungarian Community.