Not exact matches
When
church leaders sought to correct
such false accusations
by bringing evidence before the people, they were usually thrown into prison or hunted down as traitors to their country.
Notwithstanding that I consider that there are some
such flaws in the approach adopted
by the Judge, I consider it is important that the
church does acknowledge, as I do, that we were, and I include myself, at that time only at the beginning of learning how to deal with disclosures of abuse, and
leaders such as myself did lack experience and training.
The
church and its
leaders should not
by careless or uninformed rises of language cause
such alienation.
In the Pauline
churches official
leaders such as apostles, prophets, and teachers were present, but in the act of gathered worship their role as
leaders was muted
by the Spirit's urging and prompting of contributions
by every group member.
In
such a materialistic society, the
Church MUST reclaim the strong language used by early church leaders to warn of the potential dangers of wealth, and we MUST be more careful of proclaiming all wealth as an undisputed blessing fro
Church MUST reclaim the strong language used
by early
church leaders to warn of the potential dangers of wealth, and we MUST be more careful of proclaiming all wealth as an undisputed blessing fro
church leaders to warn of the potential dangers of wealth, and we MUST be more careful of proclaiming all wealth as an undisputed blessing from God.
Those of us who have been involved in designing and promoting various models for the process of sustained prophetic inquiry can testify to the general lack of interest of ecclesial bodies in
such ministry: «social action» is
by and large out, and, where it is a priority among
church leaders, most of its practitioners are concerned with direct action, not action research.
Tim i found it liberating to just do what the Lord wants you to do i work within his boundarys and yes i attend
church and enjoy it.I love the people and i love hearing the word and worshipping the Lord even if others are still bound up with traditions thats not my walk thats theres.My focus is to do what the Lord wants me to do.There have been times i have said no to the pastor he does nt understand why i choose not to lead the worship.i query him as well regarding the idea that its not just performing a function because there is a need our hearts have to be in the right place so that the Lord can use us but he did nt understand where i was coming from and thats okay because of that i just said no until my heart is right i am better not being involved in leading.But i am happy to be an encouragement to others in the worship team i havent wanted to be the
leader i have done that in the past.So my focus has been just the singing and being part of different worship teams i think the Lord has other plans as the groups i am in seem to be changing at the same time i am aware that i do nt to worry about change as the Lord knows whats best.I used to be quite comfortable leading the music but that was before when i was operating in my own self confidence and pride.The Lord did
such a huge change in my life that i lost my self confidence and that is not a bad thing at all as my spiritual growth has been incredible.The big change was my identity moved from me and what i could do to knowing who i was in Christ and that he is my strength and confidence.Now i know that without him i can do nothing in fact i am dependent on his empowerment through his holy spirit all the time in everything.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music at another
church i attend multiple
churchs although i attend two regularly one has services in the morning and one has services in the evening so the two do nt really clash.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music its been two years since i did that and i was worried on how i would go.All i can say is that it went really well and because i stepped out in Faith the Lord really blessed the morning to the congregation.The difference is knowing that i serve the Lord with the gifts he has given me but my heart has to be right and when i do it in his way it builds up the body and it brings glory to him.May the Lord continue to show you what he wants you to do even though others may not understand your reasons i just want you to know that you do nt have to pull away completely just work within the boundarys that the Lord gives you and do nt feel pressured
by others expectations to do anything that feel uncomfortable.Be involved just as you feel lead
by the holy spirit even if it is in a very minor way take small steps.regards brentnz
I mean, communicated from a divine source
by Jesus Christ as God, through inspired prophets and wise men, apostles, teachers, the writers of the books of the Bible, councils of
church leaders, popes, and so on, in
such a way that the message has been transmitted in human language, clothed in the external forms of human thought, given, indeed, in the characteristic language and thought - forms of particular nations and cultures, but at the same time in
such a way that its essential content has been unaffected
by the human mind's fallibility, ignorance and feebleness of apprehension.
«Just as Catholics for a Free Choice and other
such groups suggest to the general public that not all Catholics agree with positions adopted
by their bishops on birth control, abortion and in - vitro fertilization, so will the Religious Right serve to suggest that not all Catholics accept the positions of
church leaders in social justice matters,» writes Richard J. Dowling, executive director of the Maryland Catholic Conference.
(28) Increasingly,
church leaders are questioning how a demanding gospel can be communicated on a medium
such as television, which is characterized
by the peculiar qualities of being entertaining, relaxing, and un-demanding of personal effort or exertion
by its viewers.
Community
leaders, unions and
churches are backing a call for the club to increase the pay of workers employed
by contractors,
such as waitresses and cleaners.
The «Local
Church Mental Health Study - Action Project,» using Howard Clinebell's Mental Health Through Christian Community and the
Leader's Guide
by Paul E. Johnson, is a resource for
such groups.
The move had been heavily opposed
by many religious
leaders, including the
leader of the Catholic
Church in Scotland, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, who claimed
such experiments amounted to «Frankenstein» science, and breached the sanctity of human life.
As an active member of Kingdom of God since I was a kid, I have been fortunate to have been personally mentored
by some great
leaders of today
such Reggie McNeal (a published
church leader who teaches on missional leadership) and Louie Giglio whom I volunteered for at Baylor University during my college years and was sent
by his group to England to do evangelism.