Sentences with phrase «provide services to churches»

After watching tourists pour into Nigeria to visit pastor T. B. Joshua's megachurch, Zimbabwe's tourism minister, Walter Mzembi, has eliminated import taxes on church vehicles, offered incentives to hotels and restaurants that provide services to churches, and declared two churches to be «religious tourism destinations» — including 40,000 - seat Zion Christian Church (left).

Not exact matches

BTW, although governments give religions certain tax breaks (because they provide services that the government otherwise would have to provide, as well as promote overall stability that contribute to the stability of civilization), the LDS Church (the one headquartered in Salt Lake City) pays many taxes that it is not legally required to pay.

No longer able to provide goods and services acceptable to their constituencies, the bureaucracies seek to regulate procedures, policies, and the expenditure of funds in church structures they no longer directly control.

Others, like the Mission Aviation Fellowship (which supplies aviation, radio, and purchasing services to mission agencies and churches in 15 countries), or the World Radio Mission Fellowship (with shortwave broadcasting in 15 languages from the famed «Voice of the Andes» radio station, HCJB, in Quito, Ecuador) provide highly specialized services.

Moreover, the ministry of the churches, by providing such services to known undocumented persons, is criminalized under this law.»

On the other hand, churches really don't want equal footing, they want totally subsidized municipal services (trash, police, fire protection, civil and national defense) AND they want to dictate to the governments that provide them the terms under which they operate.

Lasting about as long as a church service, a good movie transports you to another realm where art of story and the magic of special effects allows you to experience an alternate reality that can help provide perspective or inspiration once you return to the real world.

Churches, like any charitable organization, should only get tax - excempt status if they can show where and how they are providing a service to the community.

Up to this point we have discussed the many instances where the clergy and the churches in the community can collaborate with community mental health programs in providing services related to prevention in mental health.

Further it was noted that the clergy and the churches were in a position to uniquely provide a number of major services relevant to both the care of the mentally ill and the promotion of mental health.

A perusal of the Church of the Brethren Web pages provides clear evidence that a commitment to pacifism is not limited to denominational headquarters: the 48 churches of the Northern Indiana District Conference have joined to urge «the use of nonviolent approaches and interventions» in response to the terror; the Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, Church of the Brethren has adopted a statement in which they «remain committed to walk in the Jesus way of nonviolent love, in which evil can only be overcome with redemptive acts of love»; a group of Brethren Volunteer Service Workers have issued a statement in which they «advocate the use of nonviolent means to settle disputes» and «stand opposed to the increased drive toward militarization»; on October 7 members of local Brethren churches (along with Mennonites and others) organized a peace rally at the state capitol in Harrisburg, «Sowing Seeds of Peace: Prayers and Petitions for Nonviolent Action,» which attracted over 300 people.

I know that that doesn't help the Somalian child necessarily, but I am happy to give money to my church to help them provide services to the community and abroad.

I belong to a wonderful church in N. CA, with a large campus that provides a myriad of faith - based services throughout the community.

Most of us go to church as consumers, not communers, receive the service being provided, and leave.

He wrote in a statement: «Particularly in areas where community resources have been stretched to the limit, the activities and services run by churches provide a lifeline to those in need, so it is important that we continue to champion the work our nation's churches continue to deliver locally on a national scale.»

When churches believe that their mission requires them to provide education, health care, social work, disaster relief, refugee resettlement, shelter for the homeless, food for the hungry, assistance to the aged, or whatever, they are often providing needed public services for which the public is willing, able and responsible to pay.

Richard Burridge has set an agenda that will provide decades of work for biblical scholars, historians, and practical theologians, and for theologians who recognize their primary vocation as a service to the Church.

The historic Protestant churches have continued to evangelize and provide social services to Cuban society.

The Church doesn't have to provide these services, services needed by many people who are not Catholic.

Churches would be in a stronger legal position if they were to stop conducting weddings altogether: «Churches might indeed better protect themselves against the possibility of any such litigation by deciding not to provide marriage services at all, since there could be no complaint then of discrimination in their provision of services as between same - sex and opposite - sex couples.»

More people would get on gov run programs and handouts which would in turn drive up your taxes to pay for those services that the churches once provided.

Church seems closer to nation building to me than to providing a vehicle for compassion and service.

I think Corinth had many problems, and Paul was not so much trying to provide an order of service for all church meetings everywhere to follow, but was trying to bring some order to a chaotic mess in Corinth.

Each year, the WACC, which provides funding for communication development worldwide on behalf of churches throughout the world, is channeling less of its funds into large shortwave services and large publishing houses, and more into the development of small printing presses, the production of audiocassettes, local drama and music groups, and the use of communication forms indigeneous to the village life, such as story telling, puppets and mime.

I am thankful to be a part of a church where these referrals are gladly provided, and where hurting people are loved and supported while they seek out professional counseling and other needed services.

In response to the call of Christ, the Corinth Methodist Church seeks to be a redemptive fellowship serving God and community effectively by: (a) enabling each person to achieve God's will through individual fulfillment; (b) providing religious training for all; (c) ministering to the community through service and witness.

Cable is an excellent way to provide very low cost, simple production coverage of worship services for the elderly, the shut - ins, the hospital patients, and people who are «shopping» for a church.

The objective of local cable programming should be to provide a service to those not otherwise able to attend church.

But, as the FCC became increasingly lax in its congressional mandate to insure that «non-profit organizations obtain the maximum service possible,» individual evangelists discovered the power of broadcasting, and television in particular, and they began to purchase the better quality time which broadcasters were reluctant to provide churches as a public service.

The major educational effort of the church was invested in providing three years of instruction and carefully guided participation in worship and service to prepare catechumens for baptismal candidacy.

«I am happy to discuss the matter with them as well as to provide reassurance that the Remembrance Service in the church remains a Christian service and one in which everyone can feel welcome.Service in the church remains a Christian service and one in which everyone can feel welcome.service and one in which everyone can feel welcome.»

If this service is to be either a bridge between inpatient service and his home or to provide treatment without leaving the community, the pastor should be invited to participate if the patient indicates a church preference.

About 38 percent of responses fall into the association category, including Turkish Christians seeking ties with the Greek Orthodox Church, Indian Christians attempting to build alliances with Hindu and Muslim leaders, and Sri Lankan evangelicals collaborating with other faiths to provide social services.

A church big enough to provide the range of services that meet the needs and expectations of its members.

They can be encouraged to produce more local programming, and local church leaders can provide ideas, resources and programming, so long as the programs deal with «public service» rather than proselytizing.

It is with this type of worship that we are concerned in this chapter — and appropriately so, because it is the type of worship which provides the best setting for the preaching of the gospel or Word of God, while at the same time it is the type of worship which best delivers the body of believers from complete dependence upon the minister to whom is committed by the Church both the preaching of the gospel and the conduct of the divine service itself.

It is well known that the Church accepted within its fold, people of all castes and provided educational and health services to all regardless of their social or economic position.

And even with the best of music and preaching mediated through the ear, much is lost that a church service provides — the sense of corporate fellowship, the lift of the atmosphere and architecture, the appeals presented to the eye, most of all, elements in the leader's mood and personality which his voice alone can not convey.

He goes to church in order to serve God (and thus NOT be alone), but his self - centered thoughts persistently $ pam him with the reminder that no one is serving him but himself, that — if he stops serving himself — no one will be serving him and he will be just another beggar... better to focus on the service you provide to God through your brothers - and - sisters, trusting that God (through your brothers - and - sisters) will provide the things you need to empower your service!

Second, the church should provide direct ministry, both pastoral and other services, to people with AIDS and their families.

While a small minority of larger churches do experience some success with this approach, the overwhelming majority of smaller churches attempting to be Hillsong clones continue to haemorrhage members every week because they can not offer the same quality of music, preaching or other services that their mega-mall comrades down the road are able to provide.

I have NO problem going to a church supported hospital, I don't have to believe the way they do, I just want certain services provided.

I led her to our «moms room»... I personally don't use it because I am fine with nursing wherever I need to, but I am glad the church provides a comfy, pretty room with a couch and comfy chairs and a tv with the service on it so moms who want to nurse out of view.

here's a better way to look at it, by requiring the church to provide their employees with health care that covers these services, you are preventing the Church from infringing on those individual employee's rights, which is part of the government'church to provide their employees with health care that covers these services, you are preventing the Church from infringing on those individual employee's rights, which is part of the government'Church from infringing on those individual employee's rights, which is part of the government's job.

Perusing the index of Origins, the weekly publication of representative documents and speeches compiled by Catholic News Service, our imaginary historian will note, for example, the following initiatives undertaken at the national, diocesan and parish levels in 1994 - 95: providing alternatives to abortion; staffing adoption agencies; conducting adult education courses; addressing African American Catholics» pastoral needs; funding programs to prevent alcohol abuse; implementing a new policy on altar servers and guidelines for the Anointing of the Sick; lobbying for arms control; eliminating asbestos in public housing; supporting the activities of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities (227 strong); challenging atheism in American society; establishing base communities (also known as small faith communities); providing aid to war victims in Bosnia; conducting Catholic research in bioethics; publicizing the new Catechism of the Catholic Church; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan cChurch; battling child abuse; strengthening the relationship between church and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan cchurch and labor unions; and deepening the structures and expressions of collegiality in the local and diocesan churchchurch.

I understand a lot of people have a bias against the Church but do you really want to lose the social services that the church proChurch but do you really want to lose the social services that the church prochurch provides?

If «ministry» narrowly defined is «word and sacrament ministry», the thing the church is specifically called to do, as opposed to all other service, which we also provide in our secular callings of all kinds, then we have narrowed it down to something.

There appear to be three main reasons for the concentration of religious programs on Sundays: (1) Sunday is the traditional day of Christian worship and therefore seemed most appropriate for Christian broadcasts; (2) Christian broadcasts on the networks were originally conceived as alternatives for those, such as shut - ins, who could not attend regular services at a church; (6)(3) Sunday morning was the period of lowest audience for broadcasters and therefore was the least commercially damaging for stations in fulfilling their FCC obligations by providing free air - time for religious broadcasts.

I don't think it's so much about the levites being paid for their service it's about us doing what's right toward Pastors that must feed and tend to the flock of GOD if GOD has called them.JESUS even said in luke 10:7 that the laborers are worthy of their wages.In luke 8 1 - 4 it's says even JESUS HIMSELF recieved financial support from the women who ministered to him with their possessions.Now most people today would say he should have been ashamed of taking money from those poor women but JESUS accepted their support and they was blessed for sowing onto the LORD»S work.1 Corinthains 9:1 - 15 says dint muzzle the ox while it tread out the grain was GOD talking about oxes no he was talking about those who labor in the ministry.Who goes to war at their own expense.Or who goes to war but pay for their clothes, guns, etc.No one because the goverment if that country provide these things because of the soilders service.Who plants a vineyard and don't eat from it.Who tends a flock and don't drink the milk of it.I think it's just spiritual sense to support a pastor that's teaching you the word, casting out devils, laying hands and healing is manifesting in people lived, going to hospitails, prisons, and house calls to pray for the sick and shut in, going to graduations and funnerals, praying and fasting for himself and the flock.I think a person who think a pastor shouldn't be paid for their service either don't know they need to be paid and need to be taught or they are demonic in their thinking and either hate GOD, PASTORS, AND GOD»S PEOPLE.Why do nt you hear people saying anything against the dope dealers, strip clubs, dope houses, liquor stores, etc.It's only when people give into the LORD»S work that evil minded or misinformed people have a problem with it.No sir we don't have to use the old testament to show that we should support out pastors.You don't use the law, love tells me to support the pastor.Under the new testament LOVE is the greatest of all.Love for GOD and man.If GOD asked for 10 percent under the law to support the levites who didn't have all the responsibilities of Pastor today.Church rent, gas for vans of thd church, insurance fir the church and church vehicles, feeding and clothing the poor, light, gas, and water bill, mantience on the church or vehicles, not to mention the Pastor own house, cars, children, insurance, etc.If would be foolish for one to think that a pastor should take care if his house and GODS HOUSE without people supporting the work of the KINGDOM OF GOD.If we love GOD we are going to support HIS KINGDOM and HIS PASTOR.If under the law GOD asked for 10 percent how much should we give under the LOVE COVENANT?Example I love my wife and if I had 300 dollars I would surley give her more that 10 percent which would be 30 dollars because I love her.The law says you must give LOVE says I chose to give because I love GOD and man.Again we don't have to use the law just love and spiritual sense because hate and a carnal senses will not understand.Now I have given you scriptures please do the same when you respond not your opinion.Please respond right away I await your answer.GOD BLESS.

Far from being a complementary service to the local church, therefore, religious broadcasters appear to be providing an overlapping service, one traditionally provided by the local church.