Sentences with phrase «if church leadership»

If church leadership continues on this road, they will lose a whole generation of young and vibrant women.

If church leadership had recognized that the medieval form of Christianity needed to be transformed because print was becoming the dominant medium, then church leaders might have seen people like Martin Luther as creative leaders bringing Christianity into a new era.

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The government feared that if it permitted the mourners to enter the cathedral» as sacred to Orthodox believers as St. Peter's is to Roman Catholics» that it would be accused of taking sides in the battle for church leadership.

And yet, if you attend a church without abusive leadership, you won't be abused, despite the fact that your childhood experiences led you to believe that abuse was normal.

Perhaps good will come of it, though, if bishops conferences are reminded that there are also very practical perils in suggesting that they are the real leadership of the Church.

If I walk into a church service pretty much anywhere in America and ask people to raise their hand if they have been hurt by a church (specifically the leadership of a church), nearly everyone will raise their hanIf I walk into a church service pretty much anywhere in America and ask people to raise their hand if they have been hurt by a church (specifically the leadership of a church), nearly everyone will raise their hanif they have been hurt by a church (specifically the leadership of a church), nearly everyone will raise their hand.

If you see a recurring defensiveness in the leadership of a church when asked about mistakes, it should certainly be on your radar.

And chances are very good that other children have been abused by these two, especially if they are in church leadership positions.

But simply put, if your leadership structure is such that it requires continual committee meetings that lead to business meetings where many people get to cast votes on the direction and decisions of the church and where Roberts Rules of Order trumps biblical spiritual authority, multi-site will most likely end in a train wreck!

I think people (especially those in church leadership) could save themselves a lot of stress and heart ache if they would just look around at the evidence.

It would be wonderful if those within the church institution shared your books with many people still within, especially the church institution leadership.

In the meantime, if you are interested in learning more about mutuality in marriage and in church leadership, check out these posts from our Mutuality 2012 series:

If women are celebrated, empowered and given freedom to exercise their gifts in leadership as God intends, imagine what it could do for the global Church — God's kingdom on Earth as He intended — a glorious, united and beautifully vibrant people.

I think the church would be better served if it taught on Biblical leadership.

I remember the day I resigned from leadership and the church, the pastor told me if I left, I would be deceived.

Its up to those in church leadership to weed out the bad ones that cause harm to people and if they do nt they will be held just as accountable as the guilty.

If that happens, a historic opportunity will have been missed for the reform of the Church, and not least for the restoration of gravely damaged confidence in the Church's episcopal leadership.

If the leadership of a church was serious about reaching the people who don t come to church on Sunday, maybe a good strategy would be to find the places where these people already are on Sunday morning, and go join them rather than ask them to join us.

«If I were him, I'd probably just not go while I was president, if only out of courtesy to other patrons,» said our source in church leadership who didn't want to be nameIf I were him, I'd probably just not go while I was president, if only out of courtesy to other patrons,» said our source in church leadership who didn't want to be nameif only out of courtesy to other patrons,» said our source in church leadership who didn't want to be named.

If all those in Christian leadership followed your example and «examined» themselves with the same depth and humility, imagine the positive sea change in the «church»!

The principle of shifting the leadership of the church to indigenous hands was undoubtedly a good one, they said, but if that meant shoving out all the church - related missionaries, that was pushing principle to a fault.

The leadership needs to make a choice between thinking aesthetically and thinking dogmatically, if the church is to be distinct from the world.

In addition to that I would add that when one begins to think thoroughly about the idea that women should not teach scripture most (if not all) churches will have some sort of gaping hole that they have incorporated into their belief regarding this that has absolutely no scriptural foundation — not to mention they typically fail to confront the contradictions in scripture regarding women in leadership.

I sometimes wonder if it's a good thing that we send people right off to church leadership after seminary.

The pastoral role is concerned with ministry to individuals; the priestly role has to do with the proclamation of the faith and with leadership in the liturgical life of the church; the prophetic role focuses on judging the level of humaneness in the social order and pointing to the changes required if common justice is to be approximated; the kingly role takes up governance and the expression of neighbor love through responsible corporate action.

If he / she acts as a good father / mother / son / daughter and helps build the fabric of the family of the church — is that heart - achingly reality worth the risk of leadership?

That this culture developed, convoluted, and achieved a church around my passive if permissive leadership more and more intrigued me.

No More Fear of Getting Fired If you are considering resigning from the pastorate, one reason might be due to conflict with the leadership team of the church.

There are many in leadership in the church which do a great job as indicated by Teague, surely if abuse is to be addressed, empowering leaders that do good in the church is as important as addressing issues with wayward leaders.

If they didn't, then they weren't «spiritual» and God «wasn't using them,» ultimately, if the didn't «right the ship» and start growing fast, they would lose their position, be demoted from home church leadershiIf they didn't, then they weren't «spiritual» and God «wasn't using them,» ultimately, if the didn't «right the ship» and start growing fast, they would lose their position, be demoted from home church leadershiif the didn't «right the ship» and start growing fast, they would lose their position, be demoted from home church leadership.

If this doesn't justify lifetime removal from church leadership, what does?

If you do not like your church being judged, then perhaps you should hold your leadership accountable, anything less is supporting it.

If the leadership of the Tea Party / Republican Party think that they are going to score points by having their drug addict, hate mongering goon score points by attacking the spiritual leader of the Catholic Church, they have seriously miscalculated.

If you are considering resigning from the pastorate, one reason might be due to conflict with the leadership team of the church.

Yes, she would step up to the plate if no men were available but if a Godly man was standing in the sanctuary and he gave over leadership of the church to a woman???? No doubt about it, we both do not believe that God intended for women to be preachers, or priestesses, or leaders in the church except for tending to the women and the children.

This finding does not imply that the theology or conviction of the leader or congregation is of no consequence; «rather, it is to say that the conviction, enthusiasm, warmth and competence with which the Christian faith and life are shared communicate more effectively» One of the report's conclusions is that, the dangers of «clericalism» notwithstanding, it is absolutely necessary to upgrade the quality of professional leadership if the churches are to grow and if the expectations of the laity are to be met.

If the Husband, Slave Master or Parent is not submitted to Christ and leading in a way that Christ would lead His church then they are abusing their role of leadership and not taking the proper responsibility.

I'll dress up if he purges church leadership of child molesters, mega preachers with private jets, mega preachers with wives and girlfriends, etc., etc..

I am not a pastor or in any position of leadership within the church but as a full time civil servant I would get the sack if I did not do my job competently or I have the option to leave if I become disillusioned with the job.

If we are to cultivate healthy Church leadership for the future, this is something our next generation of Christian leaders desperately needs to examine.

If you are a church leader, your quick answer might be, «My leadership stems from a calling from God.»

If you have time prior to the disaster, reach out to your congregation using your normal and most common means of communication to let them know how they might be able to stay in touch with the church, leadership, and each other.

On the other hand, if you appropriate the «Berlin» model's stress on Wissenschaft on the «Athens» model's terms (wissenschaftlich education as paideia - like «formation» in capacities for critical inquiry) do not suppose that you can omit the other pole of «professional» education, for as we have seen, Wissenschaft is theologically relevant only insofar as it is tied to church leadership roles.

If those who prepare for leadership are looking for the safe place, who will lead the Church into dangerous places?

Stephen, if you think the discrimination only starts when people try to engage in «leadership» (which can be very broadly construed, by the the way), I have to wonder if you: a) have any experience with churches b) have any experience with discrimination Because you seem quite idealistic about the first, and naïve about the second.

He struck at the church's highest leadership, believing that if the heads of the church fell, the whole organization would fall with them.

If you are a white person wanting to provide leadership in a multiracial or multicultural congregation, and you have never had a mentor of color, you will be a colonialist reproducing a U.S. white culture version of the church.

If you are being bullied or abused in the name of religion, if you suffer the heavy yoke of legalistic rules and authoritarian church leadership, Jesus is calling you out of that life and into a new one, where the fruit of the Spirit isn't coercion or fear, but rather love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self - controIf you are being bullied or abused in the name of religion, if you suffer the heavy yoke of legalistic rules and authoritarian church leadership, Jesus is calling you out of that life and into a new one, where the fruit of the Spirit isn't coercion or fear, but rather love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self - controif you suffer the heavy yoke of legalistic rules and authoritarian church leadership, Jesus is calling you out of that life and into a new one, where the fruit of the Spirit isn't coercion or fear, but rather love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self - control.

If, in fact, 20.5 percent of our church members are child sexual abuse survivors, the leadership should be offering a variety of resources for these amazing people.

If we followed the leadership of the Holy Spirit in our assemblies and the guidelines as provide in the epistles what would the church really look like, nothing like I have seen thus far.