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• Bishop
  ...ition of bishop is rife with responsibility, and the duties are demanding. Bishops are assisted by two male counselors who collectively constitute the ''bisho ...dgment, availability, and commitment. The New Testament’s description of bishops weighs heavily the determination:
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• The Nicene Creed and the Nature of God
  ...(present day Iznik in Turkey), and in A.D. 325, by a decided majority, the Bishops of the Church disavowed Arius and formulated the first draft of what is now
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• Roles of a Bishop
  ...are the ward (congregation) leaders. The leaders of the Church, including bishops, are lay ministers, or men who are not paid for the service that they rende ...il the borders of Zion are enlarged and it becomes necessary to have other bishops or judges in Zion or elsewhere.
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• Church Welfare Program
  The leaders of the Church established bishops' storehouses, places where grain and other commodities donated by members a ...dings include a cannery, a milk processing plant, a [[Bishop's Storehouses|bishops’ storehouse]], a thrift store, an [[Employment Programs|employment center
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• Convert Retention
  :Someone has failed, failed miserably. I say to bishops throughout the world that with all you have to do—and we recognize that i ...ex.htm full-time missionaries], but now this responsibility rests with the bishops and the congregations. This is to ensure that local leaders are more aware
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• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Michigan
  ...ers Quorum Presidents was made as deliberative a process as the calling of Bishops. ''Ensign'', Apr. 1974, 13]> ...ints]] have no paid clergy, [[Stake President|stake presidents]], [[Bishop|bishops]], etc. have their own occupations.
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• Stake President
  ...Presidency]] for their approval the names of men to be called as bishops. (Bishops preside over wards within the stake.) When the approval is granted, the sta
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• Secretaries and Clerks
  They report directly to bishops, branch presidents, and stake presidents and follow current Church policies Ward and branch clerks are recommended by bishops or branch presidents and are called to serve by a branch or stake president
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• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  ...Lord's confirmation through sincere prayer. Members may counsel with their bishops as part of this process. ...ssed by the title of "bishop". Generally, only the title is used—because bishops are confined to a small geographical location—the last name being used on
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• Helvécio Martins
  ...ve served as bishops, possibly as of 2009 the only three-generation set of bishops in the Church of African descent.
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• Finances of the Church of Jesus Christ
  ...e distribution system. Welfare resources are distributed by local [[Bishop|bishops]] but maintained by the [[Presiding Bishop|Presiding Bishop]]. Welfare reso :Nearly 30,000 bishops who oversee their respective congregations have direct access to Church fun
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• Relief Society
  ...These societies were to be established in each ward and to be initiated by bishops. ...s'', April 22, 1868) [[Brigham Young]] called [[Eliza R. Snow]], to assist bishops in organizing permanent branches of the Relief Society in all Church units
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• Doctrine and Covenants
  ...ative structure of the Church, detailing the duties of [[Roles of a Bishop|bishops]], the [[First Presidency]], the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]], and the
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• Mormonism and Christianity
  ...a statement of faith written in 325 AD and revised in 381 by a council of bishops. The creed was affirmed in 1974 by a group of religious leaders from around
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• Latter-day Saints
  ...the service that members are asked to provide within the Church. Teachers, bishops, presidencies, those who provide music, and those who assist the ward in an
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• Wards
  ...ore experienced are called to preside over singles wards. In these cases, bishops take on even more the role of "father of the ward."
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• Provident Living
  :This section is for Church leaders such as [[Bishop|bishops]]. It gives them insight into the different programs of the Church and prov
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• Lay clergy
  ...tp://www.gazette.com/articles/rewards-59155-months-controversy.html Mormon bishops work without pay]
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• Book of Revelation
  In the 4th century, St. John Chrysostom and other bishops argued against including this book in the New Testament canon, chiefly beca
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• Divorce
  ...Mormon Church leadership to the nurturing of marriages within the Church. Bishops are available to give counsel. Counseling is available for partners in a t
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