Sentences with phrase «servant roles»

Using high - quality film stills and boxed sections focusing on major themes and personalities, Lace takes the reader through the early blackface actors, the servant roles so prevalent in Depression - era cinema, the broadened awareness of African Americans following WWII, the blaxploitation films of the 1960s, and the impact of Spike Lee's 1989 film, Do the Right Thing.

9:45 pm — TCM — Stormy Weather In the 1940s, African - American actors were sadly almost always either relegated to servant roles or incidental musical sequences, but MGM did a couple of movies to showcase the prodigious talents of their African - American stars, including this one starring Lena Horne in one of only two starring roles she ever had, as a popular singer being romanced by an up - and - coming dancer (Bill «Bojangles» Robinson).

Several of our commentators agree that it is in the church that this servant role is to be exercised.»

Contextualization, then, is but another name for describing the servant role of theology.

He adds that the sign character and servant role of the church demand that in the face of the oppressive situation of the people, the church must «organize itself into peoples» movement for liberation» cutting across the boundaries of religion, caste and culture; and here transparency of the church requires that we have to conceive of an open church with flexible structures, boundaries, rules and rituals making Christian identity vulnerable.

The servant role that the ex-untouchable played in India was indeed a participation in this «servant - God's ministries.»

It is common for the preacher to emphasize the Servant role.

Underwood was lucid in specifying what he meant by social policy, a term which he deliberately chose over such others as «servant role,» «mission,» «Kingdom of God,» and «earthly city.»

With an ordained ministry sensitive to its servant role, the church will see a new surge of vitality and hope.

Thus, part 3 is about the servant role of a pastor as the spiritual director of a congregation.

As psychologist Naomi Weisstein declares: «Women's liberation is part of a movement toward a just and humane society, a society in which no human being will be forced into a servant role.

I believe that a strong case can be made for the contention that Jesus regarded himself as fulfilling the Suffering Servant role of Deutero - Isaiah.

I love playing the servant role.

Not exact matches

Opinion: The departure of career public servant Stephen Wood has raised questions about the role of the bureaucracy in providing frank and fearless advice.

As with all servant leaders in high - ranking roles, leadership is an ever - evolving journey for Metayer.

In a recent interview with Chief Learning Officer, she discusses the research behind the report and defines her role as a servant leader:

As the CEO since 2005, MacDowell continues to deepen TD's commitment to servant leadership and to the «Great Place to Work» culture that plays such a key role in sustaining an environment in which employees are valued, respected, and appreciated.

Mr. Flaherty made clear that even though unelected public servants will play crucial roles, responsibility for ensuring that Canada stays out of financial trouble rests with him.

This servant leader says his greatest struggle has been in letting go of the things that were always important parts of his daily routine, prior to his assuming the role of CEO.

Hence, the soft patriarch, the «servant leader» who simultaneously negotiates traditional gender roles and an egalitarian ethos with respect to his spouse.

When there's a need in the course of such obstruction for government servants, whether Democratic or Republican, to be «verbally abused» and «reduced to tears,» that's of course not Barry's role, no more than it was back in his Cook County days.

More simply, your role as a husband is as the servant - in - chief.

But frankly, all the pastors ought to be doing in the first place is being a servant and a slave to others — that's what a pastor is anyway, at least what sketchy little bits of «pastor» roles can be made out in the NT, as it's scarcely mentioned — not necessarily standing up there and teaching everyone two or three times a week, running the show, and acting like some kind of CEO.

Obviously, I'm a big advocate for mutual submission in marriage, as that is what I believe those biblical passages ultimately teach and this is what works best in our marriage, but more important than adopting a single household model — either patriarchal or egalitarian — is adopting the posture of Jesus Christ, who emptied himself of power and took the role of servant.

His fear is that the church, having now won a certain reputation and role in society, may fall to the temptation to become a master rather than a servant of society (Linn 1991).

First, your heritage has its own explications of the role of the Suffering Servant in Korean history.

Stephen B. Clark, Man and Woman in Christ (Ann Arbor: Servant, 1980); James B. Hurley, Man and Woman in Biblical Perspective (Leicester) InterVarsity Press; Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1981); George W Knight III, The New Testament Teaching on the Role Relationship of Men and Women (Grand Rapids: Baker Book House, 1977); Fritz Zerbst, The Office of Woman in the Church (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1955); Karl Barth, Church Dogmatics (Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark), III 1, pp. 288 - 329, section 41 (1958); III 2, pp. 285 - 316, section 45 (1960); III 4, pp. 116 - 240, section 54 (1961).

It became more clearly defined in the words of the unknown prophet of Israel, who outlined the role of the true servant of YHWH as one who took suffering upon himself voluntarily:

He realized his headship in the role of a servant, and we are called to do likewise.

It is affirmed in the charming, naive language of the folktale that Job's and Israel's true fulfillment (indeed, every man's fulfillment) is in abandonment of pride, in acceptance of the status of servant, and in cheerful acquiescence in the given condition and existent role.

In our confession of faith, the Prophet's role as a servant surpasses his role as apostle.

In this situation it should come as no surprise that not many volunteers have come forth to play the role of suffering servants.

Many Christian scholars hold that Jesus interpreted his role [and the meaning of messiahship] in terms of the Suffering Servant pattern.

In 595, John had assumed the auspicious title of Universal Bishop, which Gregory thought to be self - serving and regrettable.8 In order to demonstrate his own response Gregory publicly defined the role of the Roman bishop as the servant of the servants of God (servus servorum domini), a term that thereafter was used to describe the heart of papal authority and one which has been thereafter always associated with the Gregorian political imagination.

The complex and pressing demands made upon Protestantism by the rising industrial and urban society have brought with them a renewed awareness of the role of the church as a ministering body in which both lay and ordained ministers are called as servants of the gospel, not only in the church but also in the world.

«Whatever your role is, be a servant to the team and make your teammates better.»

On the other hand, the essential faith which is enshrined in this story is the forerunner of the faith which in the Gospels so persistently cast Jesus Christ in the role of healer of all kinds of bitterness, the faith which appropriates to the suffering of the Cross the line first spoken of the Servant of the Lord: «with his stripes we are healed» (Isa.

He also employed a traditional description of the role of the Popes, servus servorum Dei («servant of the servants of God»), as embodying his ideal for his high office.

In his letter on the role of the bishops, John Paul II set them a demanding challenge, that of sustaining hope: The Bishop is the prophet, witness and servant of this hope, especially where a culture of «the here and now» leaves no room for openness to transcendence.

Both have been good servants but for security and greater potency in that role, out one or both and get in someone like the Kongo Kid.

If it is for loyalty's sake then it is well misplaced, as his role is to create the best squad possible to compete on all footballing fronts, and not to be charitable to ageing (yet good servants) to the club.

Arteta has been a loyal servant for arsenal fc, honestly I think we should let him stay on in some sort of coaching role at the club!

Paul Scholes has been a great servant to Manchester United over the years and there are rumours aplenty that he could well have played his last game for the Old Trafford outfit and may be drawn to a potential player - coach role at Stoke City.

Given their tight food budgets, and their role as public servants, such moves have to be very carefully considered and grounded in what matters to children's well being in the most concrete terms.

Ed Balls provides a Brownite version of recent Labour history and some fascinating observations about the role of civil servants.

There is some fascinating observations about the role of civil servants and how to use them to implement policy.

«They are dedicated public servants and the sort of role models we can all look to.

«For those of us drawn to public service, Secretary Clinton has proven to be a tremendous role model and consummate public servant.

He added: «As I enter a new role as a public servant, I will be leaving partisan politics behind me and will work impartially as a museum director.

Civil servants, the PM believes, have an enormously important role and must be given the freedom to carry it out, while secretaries of state, ministers and their teams should be allowed to sink or swim, express their views and get on with their missions.