So there were certain scenarios in which the apostle Paul said, «I don't think women should be taking
leadership in this particular church.»
Not exact matches
It is not by any means the case with all christians, but some certainly have inadvertently and unknowingly (
in most cases) placed
church attendance / society / culture /
leadership and a
particular book (the Bible) on the same level as they God they claim to worship.
The activity of the
Church as a priesthood making intercession for all men, offering thanks and praise on behalf of all, now requires the minister's devoted
leadership in a
particular way.
This will require prayer,
leadership and commitment throughout the
Church, testing the resolve of the Synod Fathers and the
particular churches, especially
in Europe.
They can nourish a substantial segment of the nation's future
leadership, coming out of the
churches,
in their
particular traditions and perceptions of the challenges of the future.
Therefore, they
in particular ought to have an ever - clearer consciousness not only of belonging to the
Church, but of being the
Church, that is to say, the community of the faithful on earth under the
leadership of the Pope, the common Head, and of the bishops
in communion with him.