Sentences with phrase «mainline denominations need»

How will mainline denominations need to go about this kind of change?

Also, mainline denominations needs to become aware of the phenomenon of church planting among Protestants.

Not exact matches

The study pointed out that «none» needn't necessarily mean «atheist» as much as it implies a dissatisfaction with mainline denominations.

The need for a clear vision of itself is not peculiar to one mainline denomination.

This condition is one factor behind the steady decay of purpose and the decline in identity among mainline denominations: The second volume of the United Methodist Church's «Into Our Third Century» series argues that the denomination's most pressing need as it approaches its bicentennial in 1984 is «to develop a clear sense of purpose and identity for its life and work.»

But in order to embrace a church planting mindset, a couple of adjustments need to take place in some mainline denominations.

For mainline denominations, there's a certain level of desperation needed.

Campus ministry's increasing respectability can be linked to a growing awareness of the graying of mainline denominations and the resultant search for some effective way of addressing the younger generation's spiritual needs.