Sentences with phrase «more church leaders»

Whatever the causes of the problems, more and more church leaders are beginning to grapple with them.

But, I've got ta ask... when you say, «We need more Church leaders like him,» what do you mean?

It sounds to me like you mean, «We need more Church leaders... who teach exactly what I want to hear.»

There seem to be more church leaders on our screens now than ever before.

Not exact matches

And the LCMS held an «International Conference on Confessional Leadership» last year in Atlanta, Georgia, with more than 120 Lutheran church leaders from around the world attending.

Fresh concerns are being raised over the welfare of Eritrea's Tewahdo Orthodox Church leader, who has been living effectively under house arrest for more than ten years.

In recent years, a number of Christian leaders have rightly called lethargic and half - hearted Christians to quicken their pace, to dedicate more of their time, talents, money and efforts to serving the Lord in the local church and in evangelistic outreach at home and abroad.

Leaders from Israel's three main churches have come together to support the restoration of a shrine marking... More

More than 700 MPs and church leaders have been praying for the persecuted Christians in the Middle East... More

But sometimes Jewish leaders expect more from Christians (and from the Catholic Church in particular) than it is reasonable to ask.

An anti-persecution charity has said extremists have doused an Indian church leader and his wife in petrol... More

The leader of the Russian Orthodox Church's visit to Britain should be used to improve diplomatic relations... More

Church leaders in Ireland have welcomed a new agreement between the Northern Irish political parties... More

The Church of England has welcomed the commitment of world leaders to keep global warming no more than... more than... MoreMore

Chinese authorities have said the former leader of the country's biggest state - controlled church is being... More

A jury is expected to deliver its verdict in the trial of a former church youth leader accused of raping... More

Bishop Michael said his appointment as the first African - American leader of Episcopalians was «a sign of our church growing more deeply in the spirit of God and in the movement of God's spirit in our world.

But he should have been more forceful as a church leader to know how children can be manipulated to their detriment by others with power.

White pastors and white evangelical leaders must speak prophetically about racism and help intentionally build church communities that more closely resemble the kingdom of God of Revelation 5 and 7.

It gets a little weird in the case of the Pope and Mormon Church leaders, who apparently claim more authority and are able to impose it.

Phil Whittall meets America's most reluctant church leader and discovers five clues on how to reach the i - Pod generation and build an authentic community... More

Though I am not attending churches run by those manipulative leader types any more, the memory of it lingers long in my life.

There is a tendency in my church to paint past and current leaders as more than what they are.

And especially after the Noachian Flood, did false religion take a leap, with false religious doctrines and practices such as the trinity, immortality of the soul, that God torments people in a «hellfire», the establishment of a clergy class, the teaching of «personal salvation» as more important than the sanctification of God's name of Jehovah (Matt 6:9), the sitting in a church while a religious leader preaches a sermon, but the «flock» is not required to do anything more, except put money when the basket is passed.

Time and again, the assumption among Christian leaders, and evangelical leaders in particular, is that the key to drawing twenty - somethings back to church is simply to make a few style updates - edgier music, more casual services, a coffee shop in the fellowship hall, a pastor who wears skinny jeans, an updated Web site that includes online giving.

More recently, theologians and church leaders from denominations that have historic ties with churches in the north have encouraged African Christian expressions that are free of northern acculturation, are faithful to the gospel and draw upon traditional African

An editorial explained the change as making the term more palatable to non-Western church leaders.

Tim: I lead worship less at church, because we've got so many leaders, and obviously we're leading and preaching more.

With American make - up artist Bobbi Brown speaking out against contouring and heavy make - up, Katie Stock challenges female church leaders to wear... More

Furthermore, the position of church leader is more prestigious than that of seminary professor.

I encourage you to find another church where you have more confidence in the leaders.

I have not read the book — my church is already living through enough spiritual abuse on the part of its leaders that I really don't think I can stomach any more!

Time and again, the assumption among Christian leaders, and evangelical leaders in particular, is that the key to drawing twenty - somethings back to church is simply to make a few style updates — edgier music, more casual services, a coffee shop in the fellowship hall, a pastor who wears skinny jeans, an updated Web site that includes online giving.

Few things bless a church more than the precious gift of leaders who serve together in unity for the joy of their people.

[But] Church of Pakistan leaders... estimate the death toll to be at least 150, with hundreds more wounded.»

While I think Viola is mostly talking about churches that aren't necessarily abusive, my experience was that you're even more likely to be boiled in oil if you dare to speak out about church leaders who engage in bullying and / or abuse.

Growing up, Flournoy says that he always believed the Mormon view of Jesus: «I never had any sort of inkling that there was something else out there that could be more true than Mormonism, because my family and church leaders seemed to be of sound mind.

The teaching that men are to be the «spiritual leaders» of their homes is found nowhere in Scripture, and yet I — along with far too many young evangelical women — spent hours upon hours fretting over this in college, worrying I'd never find a guy who was more knowledgeable about the Bible than I, who was always more emotionally connected to God than I, who was better at leading in the church than I, and who consistently exhibited more faithfulness and wisdom than I. (In fact, under this paradigm, I came to see many of my gifts as liabilities, impediments to settling down with a good «spiritual leader»!)

«In any battle, you've got to be clued up about what you're doing,» explains Lindsay, when I catch up with him a week later to talk in more depth, «so I think we need to train churches — church leaders, youth pastors — anyone engaging with youth culture, about what is actually going on... We can't be naïve about this stuff.»

Krish Kandiah meets Eugene Cho, justice advocate and the founder of Quest Church, Seattle, which has just bought former church leader Mark Driscoll's Mars..Church, Seattle, which has just bought former church leader Mark Driscoll's Mars..church leader Mark Driscoll's Mars... More

Lebanese church leaders Camille and Stefan are seeing hundreds of Syrian refugees arrive destitute on their church doorstep, turn to Christ, experience... More

There have also been churches entrenched in a male - only model of leadership, whose leaders sound more like Plato than Jesus.

Senior church leaders in Lancashire, have expressed their sadness over the four British Muslim pilgrims... More

He described Graham as the best - known evangelical leader in Russia, with more name recognition than native church leaders.

The Need To Develop It remains strange that so many of the Church's leaders seem incurious to the opportunity of science for the Faith, as the potential impact of science on society (for good and ill) becomes ever more important with each passing year.

Over the past year, I've been corresponding more regularly with victims of abuse who have patiently and graciously exposed me to the ways in which the Church routinely mishandles abuse allegations by shaming the alleged victims and protecting church leChurch routinely mishandles abuse allegations by shaming the alleged victims and protecting church lechurch leaders.

(WWM) Less than a week after Niger's president marched alongside dozens of world leaders in Paris following the Charlie Hebdo shooting, Muslim protests in Niger have claimed the lives of 10 people and destroyed more than 70 Christian churches in the desert nation's two largest cities.

Andy Savage has resigned from his role as a leader of Highpoint Church in Memphis, Tennessee after admitting... More

Christian leaders said they will reopen the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after Israeli officials... More

Leaders from the Catholic and Orthodox Church in Syria have condemned Saturday's air strikes in the country... More