Sentences with phrase «work on behalf of the church»

Not exact matches

«As he is now appointed to be the next Bishop of Leeds, I express my warmest thanks to Mgr Stock for the great work he has done here in London on behalf of us bishops and the Church.

Release International is an advocacy movement on behalf of the persecuted church, formerly known as Christian Mission to the Communist World which is part of the International Christian Association, a global alliance of fifty ministries working among the persecuted church These organisations will often urge readers to write to their MP or the appropriate ambassador to register concern at the way human rights are being flouted.

I once worked for a lady who ran a charitable organisation on behalf of a Baptist Church (madam moneybags but refused to tithe), the following are excerpts that I had to live with for 6 years to earn a living:

Churches might also consider advocacy work on behalf of the mentally ill — working, for example, to end the inequities in insurance coverage.

«We haven't been told anything, but we've been working with the highest authorities of the church for quite a while now and we're very hopeful that (Pope Benedict) will intervene on Alan's behalf,» Judy Gross said.

The family, along with two of their friends, Suzanne Bernier and Louis Chabot, were working at orphanages and schools in remote villages on behalf of a church - affiliated group from their home province of Quebec, reported The Star.

I remember times when someone in the community reached out to help with things like yard work or child care, but it was never done on behalf of the church.

A pastor is expected to see that all of the people of God do the work of the church, not to do the work of the church on behalf of the people of God.

And insofar as the concern for the oppressed means acts of compassion, there is hardly any controversy (one may think here, for example, about the work of the churches on behalf of refugees or in the alleviation of famine).

I would like to take up this man's cause, wield a couple of cudgels on his behalf, and express my conviction as to how «just being a church» could provide the key to programs that work — that multiply and meet people's needs more comprehensively than seeds, heifers and agricultural innovation alone.

The «Prayer Survey»: http://www.churchofengland.org/media/1704430/prayersurvey.pdf The Church of England's press release: http://www.churchofengland.org/media-centre/news/2013/03/four-out-of-five-believe-in-the-power-of-prayer.aspx Read the previous BHA press release, «Census results show huge shift in cultural identity from Christianity to no religion», 11 December 2012: http://humanism.org.uk/2012/12/11/census-results-show-huge-shift-in-cultural-identity-from-christianity-to-no-religion/ The British Humanist Association is the national charity working on behalf of non-religious people who seek to live ethical and fulfilling lives on the basis of reason and humanity.