Sentences with phrase «official church bodies»

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.

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.

Not exact matches

Because even though the phrase «going to church» kind of bugs me (we don't go, we are), and even though it's messy and imperfect, even though I've let them down and they have let me down, even though there are disappointments, even though I don't agree with everybody and they probably think I'm crazy sometimes, too, even though I don't think we need an official sanctioned Sunday morning thing to be part of the Body of Christ, because even though I think the Church crosses a lot of our self - made boundaries and preferences and gatekeepers, I keep choosing this small family out of hope anchurch» kind of bugs me (we don't go, we are), and even though it's messy and imperfect, even though I've let them down and they have let me down, even though there are disappointments, even though I don't agree with everybody and they probably think I'm crazy sometimes, too, even though I don't think we need an official sanctioned Sunday morning thing to be part of the Body of Christ, because even though I think the Church crosses a lot of our self - made boundaries and preferences and gatekeepers, I keep choosing this small family out of hope anChurch crosses a lot of our self - made boundaries and preferences and gatekeepers, I keep choosing this small family out of hope and joy.

Even in some regions where there does not yet exist an official ecumenical body, the churches work together effectively in this field, and this naturally increases ecumenical cooperation as a whole.

As its official name implies, the Mormon Church sees itself as a Christian body.

The Church's official teaching, however, states, «The unity of soul and body is so profound that one has to consider the soul to be the «form» of the body....

The seven articulate a position that the faith of the church is preserved in the magisterium (i.e., the official teaching office of the church) and that theologians should interpret that given body of truth.

The document was sent to all member churches, asking them «to prepare an official response to this text at the highest appropriate level of authority, whether it be a council, synod, conference, assembly or other body.»

This may involve the official, authorized action of a congregation or of a delegated group in behalf of a congregation; or action by a group of churches or by that delegated body that is able to act in their behalf.

Indeed, Aristotle's formulation was taken up by the Catholic Church («the unity of soul and body is so profound that one has to consider the soul to be the «form» of the body» proclaims the Catechism at § 365) as part of its official teaching on the relation between the soul and the body.

Indeed, Aristotle's formulation was taken up by the Catholic Church «the unity of soul and body is so profound that one has to consider the soul to be the «form» of the body» proclaims the Catechism at 365) as part of its official teaching on the relation between the soul and the body.

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.

Action Steps: One needs to develop with the responsible church body (official board, commission on Christian education) a workable plan for the total congregation in its responsibility for community mental health.