Sentence examples for church develops from inspiring English sources

The extent to which this output grows over time (that is, the church develops) will always be constrained by the revenues it is able to collect, the assets it has in place, the availability of pastors, and so on.

"It's a bit of a hassle, that's for sure, as I spend more time on a train than anything else, but it's important for us - humble priests in southern Italy - to see how the Catholic church develops, what's new in terms of technology that would make our lives easier and to check what priests from big cities wear and how they perform the liturgy".

Cultural studies scholar Solomon Davidoff states that the Church develops a "satiric commentary" on religion, morality, and conspiracies.

The Coptic Orthodox Church developed a democratic system of government after the 1890s.

As the early church developed it was monastic, without parochial or diocesan divisions or central government.

A dissident church developed to oppose state-supported orthodoxy and became a focus of indigenous Egyptian loyalties.

After Jesus was crucified and resurrected, Mormons believe, he came to preach to the group and a church developed, only to fall into apostasy until Smith restored it.

The Commons, acting as a "lay synod" of the church, developed an increasing sense of responsibility and accountability in religious matters.

Many of the cultural centres of the Western church developed distinctive characteristics while sharing the common heritage of the Hebrew liturgy and Greek culture.

In spite of these very strong religious and emotional restraints, the church developed a form of art peculiar to its needs.

In the Middle Ages, Georgia experienced several periods of political expansion, during which the church developed remarkably rich traditions of art, architecture, and literature.