Sentences with phrase «most evangelical congregations»
«It seems to me that most evangelical congregations make a sharp divide between the sacred and secular realms,» says Lindsay, «so that church is the last context where you'll see women in ordained roles.»
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Still, Jesus did bless the meek but, for the life of me, I really don't see them represented in most evangelical congregations.
Not exact matches
The Lutheran groups most likely to identify as evangelical are small and functionally free - church (the Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ).
Similarly to the article, and how George W. Bush used his presumably Evangelical faith to benefit his campaign, every interpretation of the bible has been used to the advantage of those who will benefit the most within the congregations walls.
To the collective gasps of their congregations, pastors are misrepresenting the study's findings by making claims like, «most Americans are universalists» or «a majority of evangelical Christians no longer believe Jesus is the only way to eternal life» or «most Christians think all paths lead to God.»
If «church theology» means the theology expressed in the preaching and worship of most Christian congregations in this country today, then a Gestalt of church theology would be appropriate for conservative evangelicals, but not for us.
And while some evangelicals retain a belief that scripture prohibits women from either teaching or leading church congregations, most no longer object.
Most evangelicals commune almost as seldom as the congregation of a medieval cathedral.
A consultation convened by the WCC in cooperation with the Innere Mission of East Germany's evangelical churches issued this statement: «We affirm the continuing need for institutions in which the most severely disabled experience help, protection and care, even while at the same time we call for the integration of the disabled and the able - bodied within the local congregation.»
«There's a real sense of conflating Trump with evangelicals,» which doesn't go over well in liberal Vancouver, said Ken Shigematsu, pastor of Tenth Church, one of the largest and most diverse congregations in Canada.