Sentence examples for effective ministry from inspiring English sources

Unfortunately it shows the lack of effective ministry by most churches to gay people in so many ways".

We are called to continually devote ourselves to prayer as it is vital for effective ministry, personal renewal, fruitful evangelism, and reconciliation with God and each other.

"Denominations are in a real bind as to what to do with these sacred treasures and also maintain an effective ministry, which has nothing to do with the buildings," Canon Broderick said.

"Without an effective ministry that can keep track of soldiers and police, pay those soldiers and police, apply those soldiers and police and essentially provide the foundation, then you're going to have some tactically trained units, but they're not going to be a coherent or effective force," said Mr. Reed.

On the other hand, however, we must never think that elaborate facilities are essential for an effective ministry.

Official directives which focus on duties 'only the priest can do' tend to increase the workload and make for less effective ministry.

'There's a lake,' they agreed, 'but no hose.'" Since 1996 there have been improvements in firefighting capacity, and the slight decline in fire deaths appears to flow in part from changes made by Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations, which has been responsible for firefighting during Mr. Putin's second term and is regarded as one of the government's more effective ministries.

Actions such as developing more effective ministries to singles, helping newly married childless couples form friendships in their synagogue, mosque or church and showing greater sensitivity to single parents and cohabiting parents all may help increase the odds of attracting and retaining young adults, researchers noted.

After vain attempts to restore an effective d'Azeglio ministry, Victor Emmanuel II, who had succeeded his father Charles Albert in 1849, resigned himself to entrusting the formation of a government to Cavour, who from that time (Nov. 4, 1852) until his death was his country's acknowledged political leader.

The plan includes the possibility of the creation of a new "treasury office" — in effective, a finance ministry for the euro zone.

The country is credited with mounting an effective response: the ministry of health was on the ground and monitoring the situation within a week of the first death, but it had the advantage that the outbreak occurred in an isolated village, from which it could not easily spread to other communities.