"Authority structure" refers to the way power and control are organized in a group, organization, or society. It involves the hierarchy of positions or roles with certain levels of authority, where individuals in higher positions have more power and decision-making abilities than those in lower positions.
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We need to teach on submission and church
authority structures in a way that equips women abused by the very leadership to which they were called to submit to boldly live out their gifting as co-heirs with Jesus Christ.
He told the BBC many schools had made the decision that working within a
local authority structure worked for them and their community.
Mr Lamb proposed 3,000 extra midwives to tackle a shortfall and a reorganisation of internal
authority structures within the NHS so that ward sisters are given greater powers.
The submission recommends that consideration of alternative governance arrangements must not be restricted to one model, such as the
regional authority structure adopted in the Torres Strait.
These processes must not only respect
Indigenous authority structures but also engage with the entire community to ensure they are not hijacked and used to inflame group divisions and tensions.
So, for me, the metaphorical Angel of Light may look
like authority structures, powerful figures, charismatic leadership, moving speech, appealing ideas, and contagious movements.
The social correlate for these early Christians» intimacy was the local household assembly where interpersonal engagement is strong,
authority structure fluid, and internal boundaries are weak.
The
egalitarian authority structure of friendship lends itself to such exchanges and relieves the pressure adolescents might feel to yield to the views of adult supremacy (Youniss, 1980).
... the lack of cultural knowledge on the part of governments and the non-indigenous community in general has led to polices which continually cuts across the often informal Aboriginal
community authority structures.
However, I would like to consider the article refers to
all authority structures, either formed around acts or worship or not.
An authority structure such as the church is the perfect culture for codependence.
Not that
all authority structures are necessarily bad, but that they have moral / ethical / spiritual / practical limits and that we should test and questions these authorities constantly to ensure they are worthy of our (completely voluntary) adherence to them.
I was a part of
its Authority Structure.
This authority structure is typically described as a series of «coverings» or «protections» but unfortunately, the effect is often the opposite, as abused women and children find they have no recourse or power, as every decision in their lives must be made by a series of men, many of whom are more invested in protecting the reputation of the ministry than the people in it.
In large measure distinct from fractures in the sexual magisterium, the rise of lay people in positions of ministerial responsibility widens the gap between the apostolic apparatus of Catholicism — schools, retreat houses, even parishes — and
its authority structure.
On the continent, the education of the ministry is still quite deductive with all the built - in
authority structures.
Pyramid organizational and
authority structures are under seige (both in Moscow and in centralized church structures in Rome); this happens, to a large degree, because people communicate easily in new and interactive ways.
But He has set up
the authority structure, if anyone has a problem with this... your problem is with God and Paul says not to be contentious, aka rebellious.
Sociologists and anthropologists have investigated the social functions of religion in the unification of a community, the celebration of its shared values, the legitimation or criticism of
its authority structures, and so forth.
In everything from academics to
authority structures, these students are grappling with where they belong, what they value and what kind of person they want to become.
Most dogs accept
this authority structure, but a dog that growls at its owner when told to get off the sofa or when the dog is eating is exhibiting dominant tendencies.
Where the policy implementation process is intended to build capacity in Indigenous communities, a human rights based approach also recognises that initiatives need to respect and reaffirm the legitimacy of Indigenous decision - making processes,
authority structures and collective identity.
Grandparents Plus have arranged for speakers to attend as well as opportunities for different local authorities to provide presentations on projects that are working well in their area or the way in which their local
authority structures the Family and Friends assessments which has also been extremely beneficial and a useful resource.»
Capacity building and community development — governments and the private sector have a role to assist Indigenous peoples build community capacity in a way which respects Indigenous decision - making processes,
authority structures and collective identity.