Sentences with phrase «number of official church»

An increasing number of official church bodies, both Roman Catholic and Protestant, have made public statements of their remorse about Christian mistreatment of Jews and Judaism.

Not exact matches

Meanwhile, the bureaucratization of the Church has gained momentum, with the establishment of new church agencies and an increase in paperwork and in the numbers of officials and Church has gained momentum, with the establishment of new church agencies and an increase in paperwork and in the numbers of officials and church agencies and an increase in paperwork and in the numbers of officials and staff.

Before the actual thesis regarding the essential limits of the official Church in influencing life in the concrete can be stated, even in respect of the knowledge necessary to such an influence (and not merely in respect of the factual attainment of such knowledge), a number of preliminary considerations are necessary.

During his stay, Pope Tawadros will visit a number of significant Russian Orthodox churches and monasteries while also undertaking various official and pastoral engagements with the Coptic faithful.

When denominational officials look at the number of empty pulpits in their churches, they worry about a shortage of pastors.

When the modern missionary movement arose there was the tension between the missionary movement and the ecclesiastical establishment that resulted in a large number of missionary societies being organized outside official church bodies.

Yet in both labor unions and churches, the official group pronouncements are on a higher level of insight than the actual practices of great numbers of their membership.

The number of official ecumenical bodies has multiplied, so that a given church may be a member of the WCC, its own international confessional body, a regional confessional body, a regional council of churches, and a national council of churches.

Following the Reigners Church building collapse in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Saturday, the Nigeria Medical Association, NMA, has released the official number of casualties.

-- schools, local councils, churches and other non-profit or benevolent community organisations, associations and groups which have occasion to display the flag from flag poles on their premises, or which display the flag on special public occasions, or in halls or meeting rooms; — community organisations, Australian exchange students and humanitarian aid workers undertaking official visits or duties overseas; and — a family member, or an ex-service organisation representative, for use at the funeral of an Australian war veteran; and — a limited number are available to private individuals each financial year.