Sentences with phrase «needs of the church»

Much theology has become an academic discipline engaged in resolving problems generated in the history of that discipline rather than by the more obvious and immediate needs of the church.

As far as your lesbian friends are concerned, they are in more need of the church than your «fat» friends.

Certainly, during these times of increasing and disturbing instability, stability can be the most urgent need of the church and our greatest witness as pastors of it.

The group of bishops addresses many needs of the church, from how to handle changes in the liturgy to acting as the public policy arm of the church.

Seminaries, especially those that have been influenced by liberation theologies, recognize that professional ministerial education should not be defined only as meeting the institutional needs of the churches.

This letter would be incomplete, however, if I did not come at your problem from still another angle: your personal need of the Church.

The best part of the book is pages 80 - 84, where I believe he touches on the dire need of all churches worldwide, not just in the sticks, but also in cities.

That collections of such sayings should be made — some here, some there, by various persons — to serve the practical needs of the church, was in the nature of things, and these collections of sayings provided the gospel writers with much of their raw material.

Cardinals are handpicked by the pope both to choose his successor and to assist in the daily needs of the church.

Churches that pray for the specific needs of churches from other denominations in public worship and know the specific needs of other churches.

«I resolve to serve faithfully the spiritual needs of this church,» Sartain told congregants and priests filling St. James Cathedral.

Ultimately, we need not expect that the world will be sympathetic to the needs of the church, and we may do each other a disservice when we play by its rules or make appeals designed to elicit its attention and support.

Catholics understand that we are sinners in need of the Church's Sacraments.

I think there's a underlying leadership value of courage here especially when it comes to raising money for the needs of the church in other nations, as Paul was doing.

What is remarkable is how quickly the need of the church to make ethical judgments on many problems entered into the shaping of the tradition, as appears to have happened with the modification of Jesus» word about marriage and the injunctions concerning the handling of disputes (Matthew 19: 7ff.

The tragedy is not that new clergy need to change their perception of the ministry, but that currently neither the seminaries nor the churches offer a metaphor for ministry that stands up under the first excruciating tension between the needs of one's calling and the needs of the church as institution.

«His travels made him know the church inside out and get familiar with the needs of the church so he would be able to respond to those needs,» he says.

As the central issue of this chapter, this question will be treated with a dual focus: How can the health of the existing groups be enhanced and how can such new groups be created as are necessary to meet the needs of a church's members and its community?

Just saw your blog today and saw your book on the need of a church death.

How can theology continue to serve the needs of the churches while it addresses broader social, cultural and political questions?

I'm not saying it is wrong to ask for money but you can do it with humility, just explaining the needs of the church or ministry without putting pressure or telling people they will receive blessings if they give...

This guarantees the worst get into positions of power, where they toil to advance the needs of the church before the needs of the people.

It's too bad that people do not realize that they can get that same sense without the need of a church sharing their lies.

The problem with the above article is that you seem to require the Pastor to earn for himself and then serve the needs of the Church!

But it is to say that in their work they are directed chiefly by considerations than the needs of the church.

«We're close, but you feel like you're a million miles away,» Hamilton said during a break from tending to the needs of his church and planning a prayer vigil.

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