It was against self-will and worldly desires that he set his face; and these could only be overcome by personal conversion.
Both aim to change society, but the tool of megachurch ministers is personal conversions, not partisan politics.
Though raised Catholic, Lord did not practice his faith until his personal conversion began in the late 1990s.
The Jesuits said they considered the recent moves toward peace to be "a call to personal and social conversion."
Francis came to this through a long period of personal conversion.
Asking Jesus into one's heart is a description of personal conversion used in evangelicalism.
Evangelicalism, Christian theological view emphasizing personal conversion and the authority of the Bible.
Evangelical churches are typically defined by their emphasis on doctrine, including the authority of Scripture and the importance of personal conversion.
Though he went through a youthful rebellious period, at age 17 he experienced a personal religious conversion which "influenced my soul down to its depths."
His personal conversion was not pressed upon his Burgundian nobles.