Sentences with phrase «most judicatories»

Not exact matches

This finding is most clearly illustrated by the high degree of dissatisfaction expressed by United Methodist clergy in relation to their denomination's deployment systems and the level of support they received from judicatory officials.

The primary concern of most church judicatories is not the spiritual integrity of ministry.

One could suggest that the question of life style in the ministry, so troubling to many of our judicatories — differing understandings of what is acceptable, whether we are talking about things to eat and drink, or clothing, sexuality or divorce — expresses this tension in a most dramatic way.

That, for receiving appeals from the decrees and other proceedings and conduct on the part of the above - mentioned judges immediate, there be judicatories appellate, all single seated, in such number as experience shall have shown to be necessary: if more than one, station of all of them the metropolis: that being the central spot, to which persons from all parts of the country have occasion to resort for other purposes; and at the same time that in which the best - formed and most effective public opinion has place — public opinion!