Sentences with phrase «not being a spiritual leader»

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The leaders can't show any doubt and any behind the scenes conflict must be kept tight lipped, because to do otherwise would jeopardize the bottom line of providing spiritual nourishment to their congregants.

He neglected many for the few, and that is political and not behavior of a «spiritual leader».

Most likely, it reflects the old Ottoman millet system, in which patriarchs were both spiritual and secular leaders, expected to represent their entire communities at the sultan's court (though Copts did not, as far as I know, constitute a millet in Ottoman times).

But this gets to the very heart of leadership as a spiritual practice: it is not about the leader.

I have not read the book — my church is already living through enough spiritual abuse on the part of its leaders that I really don't think I can stomach any more!

Then when I had evidence sex emails and a 22 page psychological evaluation to share with the 6 Emergent leaders who «discerned» my family needed to break up so he could be with his «spiritual wife» not 1 of those....

While there is a certain amount of authority inherent within the pastoral position, it is, like any other form of power, easy to abuse, and while pastors are spiritual leaders, this does not make us immune to the lust for power, but to the contrary, often seems to amplify it.

There are some spiritual leaders where everything is either «halal» or «haram», and down to the littlest nitty, gritty, including how to discipline and not discipline your wife.

When that time comes, a Muslim center, for which its Imam «spiritual leader» can not bring himself to unequivocally condemn Al Qaeda, the Hamas, the Hezbollah and Taliban by name, will also, «inshallah», be incapable of affording Manhattan real estate.

Had churches and their spiritual leaders behaved responsibly and faithfully all along, people would not have been injured.

Usually this sort of talk is just a «spiritual» way for leaders to say they want total control and don't want anyone to disagree with them.

In the not too distant past, clergy were seen as pivotal spiritual and intellectual leaders, and theological schools were seen as providing vital leadership for congregational ministry and for grappling with broader intellectual and social issues.

The issue today is that our false spiritual leaders don't only legalize gayness but also wicked Islam.

Do you complain privately about your secretary — who performs miracles already with the bad syntax of your dictation, but who can not quite make you sound like Winston Churchill — because, if you took trouble with your syntax, you would be like an ordinary man and not a great spiritual leader?

My seminary president's «wrong person / wrong place» motto was not what I expected to hear from a spiritual leader and seminary president.

«If you are a pastor, don't approach the community as a spiritual leader, but simply as a member.

My opinion as far as the lack of contemporary evidence of Jesus is that at the time Jesus was not looked at by most of the religious people as a spiritual leader, but more as a threat to Judaism.

Jesus didn't envolved himself to become an adviser or spiritual adviser to any political leader of his day, be it Herod, Pilate and others, thereby having a share of the vain glory in the eyes of the people.

We need to think about new models of organization which are not so bishop or rector centered and which support and enhance the clergy role as spiritual leaders within the Church and which call all the members to a new sense of discipleship.

The devil has blinded the leaders of the churches of today when they serve carved images of the flag of any nation... In Exodus and Deuteronomy God said, not to serve or bow down to any carved image in the likeness of heaven above or in the likeness of the earth below... When you pledge your allegiance to the flag, you are pledging your allegiance to the carved images of the flag... The founding fathers made carved images in the likeness of heaven above and in the likeness of the earth below and set the carved images on a flag and the flag is high and lifted up on a flag pole... Some nations are serving the stars, the moon, and the sun, and others are serving the eagle, the bear, and the tree... The U.S. is serving the stars of heaven and the eagle of the earth... Canada is serving the leaf of a tree... Mexico is serving the eagle and the serpent... When you put your right hand to your heart or to your forehead, and pledge your allegiance to the flag, you are committing fornication with the carved images of the flag, God calls this IDOLATRY... The mark of the beast in the right hand or forehead is spiritual and identical to when you put your right hand over your heart or over your forehead... There is no way to go around God and the carved images of the flag, unless the devil has blinded the minds of the believer, like when he deceived eve and Adam in the garden of Eden.

But the world is waiting in another, more urgent sense, because the pope isn't just a spiritual leader to Catholics.

Are you one of those «Christians» who think spiritual leaders must be men and if they aren't Christian they are nothiAre you one of those «Christians» who think spiritual leaders must be men and if they aren't Christian they are nothiare nothing?

Your examples of a free beer and a chicken in every pot utopia isn't the same as expecting that our children are safe around our spiritual leaders, and that if one of them breaks the law, the police are called and the person is arrested.

«It's painful because these pastors are trusted spiritual leaders who are speaking to people not only in their congregations but also on television,» he said.

In fact, we might see Eid Al Ahda and Rosh Hashanah as far more advanced than the rest of the world precisely because these holidays call to consciousness this repressed but real tendency to pass on the pain that was done to us onto our children, and to remind us that the great spiritual leader Abraham was able to NOT DO IT, thereby giving us the message that we too need not sacrifice our children either actually by supporting the war machine or symbolically by passing onto them various other forms of hurt, oppression and cruelNOT DO IT, thereby giving us the message that we too need not sacrifice our children either actually by supporting the war machine or symbolically by passing onto them various other forms of hurt, oppression and cruelnot sacrifice our children either actually by supporting the war machine or symbolically by passing onto them various other forms of hurt, oppression and cruelty.

Republicans should be happy to learn this Truth that has brought America to the state of Light for Obama to pick on it.One thing good about American Democracy is it is «truly participating» and lasting with lessons for others to follow in modernity to tap blue horizons of life.Those blue horizons just do not end in economics that has many minds to tap the financial barometer of the country self educative in working of its affluent class and ordinary class both domestically and internationally relating to perfection with budgeting of money in economic plans that have been existing and are in the process to move charismatically with a tide over where bipartisan element also comes into play well integrated to test the mettle of the top leader of the country who has to stand over the continuous democratic element evolving of the country both in economic as well as inherently in spiritual terms for the good of the people at large mixing with the culture of exchange that has humanity behind it to survive??

I don't know what kind of spiritual leader your husband is.

I finally realized the intentions of the leaders of the church were self - serving and not really spiritual in any way.

Spiritual leaders of the Jews were not even to go near a dead body (Lev 21:1 - 12).

Spiritual but not religious simply means one is able to think for themselves and decide what is the truth instead of religious leaders (and very powerful ones at that) telling us what to believe.

@Royalg — It doesn't matter that these young men were «all above 16» THEIR SPIRITUAL LEADER, THEIR PASTOR, EDDIE LONG took advantage of them!

Even if members have been deeply influenced by the values of civil religion, this does not mean that members don't want the pastor to function as their spiritual leader.

Tim i found it liberating to just do what the Lord wants you to do i work within his boundarys and yes i attend church and enjoy it.I love the people and i love hearing the word and worshipping the Lord even if others are still bound up with traditions thats not my walk thats theres.My focus is to do what the Lord wants me to do.There have been times i have said no to the pastor he does nt understand why i choose not to lead the worship.i query him as well regarding the idea that its not just performing a function because there is a need our hearts have to be in the right place so that the Lord can use us but he did nt understand where i was coming from and thats okay because of that i just said no until my heart is right i am better not being involved in leading.But i am happy to be an encouragement to others in the worship team i havent wanted to be the leader i have done that in the past.So my focus has been just the singing and being part of different worship teams i think the Lord has other plans as the groups i am in seem to be changing at the same time i am aware that i do nt to worry about change as the Lord knows whats best.I used to be quite comfortable leading the music but that was before when i was operating in my own self confidence and pride.The Lord did such a huge change in my life that i lost my self confidence and that is not a bad thing at all as my spiritual growth has been incredible.The big change was my identity moved from me and what i could do to knowing who i was in Christ and that he is my strength and confidence.Now i know that without him i can do nothing in fact i am dependent on his empowerment through his holy spirit all the time in everything.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music at another church i attend multiple churchs although i attend two regularly one has services in the morning and one has services in the evening so the two do nt really clash.In the weekend i was asked to lead the music its been two years since i did that and i was worried on how i would go.All i can say is that it went really well and because i stepped out in Faith the Lord really blessed the morning to the congregation.The difference is knowing that i serve the Lord with the gifts he has given me but my heart has to be right and when i do it in his way it builds up the body and it brings glory to him.May the Lord continue to show you what he wants you to do even though others may not understand your reasons i just want you to know that you do nt have to pull away completely just work within the boundarys that the Lord gives you and do nt feel pressured by others expectations to do anything that feel uncomfortable.Be involved just as you feel lead by the holy spirit even if it is in a very minor way take small steps.regards brentnz

The role of these spiritual leaders is not to repudiate the older world view entirely, but to shed new light on it so that it can be remembered that God's Spirit manifests itself always in new ways to meet new needs.

In most respects his life was not unlike that of some of the other great spiritual leaders of Israel.

A pastor who is not aware of his or her own spiritual weakness and destructive self - images will not be an effective leader of a congregation.

In Part 3, describes the role of church leaders in planning educational programs that are supportive of members of traditional and nontraditional families, but not dependent on «the Christian home» as the primary agency of Christian spiritual formation.

if we, myself included, truly followed the teachings of Christ and other spiritual leaders we wouldn't be having this discussion would we.

If the charges are true, Sandusky should be held responsible — that doesn't mean he should be abandoned by his spiritual leader.

As a deeply spiritual act, it's important for people to understand what the Bible teaches (and doesn't teach) about sex, to be able to speak openly and honestly with their ministry leaders regarding sex, and to find solid, biblical teaching on sex.

Smithsonian, this is where you are wrong, the book of remembrance, the so called OT, is not a religion, YHWH is not of religion, or Daniel's vision would not have prophesied just what is going on in this time of false religions, and false governments, and those like yourself are suppose to mislead the people this is what this whole spiritual war, of His enemies in Pslams 83, and in Exodus 17:14 - 17, from generation, to generation, it is about the lies of the leaders against YHWH, who has been told, and warned by YHWH, that your knowledge has deceived you, in Isaiah 47, O, daughter of Babylon.

Now mind you, I do think woman have to sometimes take up that mantle (example, when the men of Israel wouldn't go to war, Deborah was made their spiritual leader and got her instructions from God.)

He is our political leader, not spiritual one.

But, thanks but no thanks, I'm now voting for a President, not a spiritual leader!.

But men don't need to be spiritual leaders to prevent the mistakes of women.

If the Church was a good spiritual leader, they would not have to force their congregations into doing what the church wants them to, they would all fall in line.

Many in church do not have that, and the leaders are not able to let them grow far enough until they know who God wants them to be, and get a solid sense of spiritual self.

These are politicians running and re running for presidents and not spiritual leaders of the country.

The pope is not my spiritual leader or advisor and I have nothing to do with him or his beliefs.

It's been said that one of the marks of truly effective spiritual leaders is that they bring lasting change not only to the people they serve but also to the spiritual climate of the location.