Sentences with phrase «number of converts»

I yet have to see efficiency numbers of converting the energy in fossil fuel into the actual energy used in industries and homes.

Mingana speaks of a large number of converts beyond the Oxus river as a result of missionary work undertaken by Elliya, the metropolitan of Men» in the seventh century.

And ever - increasing numbers of converts made in foreign lands by that portion of the church's 25,300 - member full - time missionary staff stationed outside the U.S. seem to many Mormons to presage a time when their church will be the church universal.

Several months on and it is now one of my favourite pasta sauces and what's more I am now amassing a growing number of converts to the pleasures of the sweet / savoury combination.

I really dislike talking about numbers of converts this way, because evangelism is not about numbers.

Mostly the descendants of Jakob are adherents of Judaism, whereby always a small number of them converts to Christianity.

The apostle's preaching generally leads either to great disturbances or to large numbers of converts, but in Athens the reaction of the listeners is lukewarm.

Moving southward, the focus shifts to Justin Knopf and Keith Thompson, whose large Great Plains operations have become successful laboratories for «no - till farming,» an almost unimaginable notion not long ago that has won a fast - growing number of converts.

This approach can help the website earn quality inbound links, social shares and organic traffic, which in turn boosts the site's search ranking and increase the number of converting IT sales leads.

And why the convention is decreasing in the number of converts — 4 straight years in a row now.

Within a half century the Jesuits had lost many martyred priests but had succeeded in winning a number of converts, and, more important for France, they also had won the friendship of a large number of the Indians.

Although the popular Czech Church was quite small, the number of converts and sympathizers grew» especially among youth and the intelligentsia, and in the larger towns.

Even with all of the low estimates, this is three times the number of converts seen by Billy Graham!

William Miller was winning a large number of converts.

In the missionary encounter, Christian witness can not be measured only in terms of the number of converts made.

9:20 - 23), and the enthusiasm shown in the Book of Acts at the number of converts.

In the nineteenth century, British restrictions on missionary activity were lifted and there was a great deal of work, although the number of converts was small.

The 12th step of the program is, in a way, a kind of evangelism: to bring the good news to those who want and need it, and to increase the number of converts.

When 86 % of the nation is «at least somewhat» religious, the non believers aren't going to recruit a large number of converts.

The prospect of measuring the contribution made by schools and teachers to their students» progress is winning a growing number of converts to value - added assessment.