The church is neutral,
sometimes local leaders will say things that are against that policy.
Not exact matches
, I am without any hesitation asked for financial support, more support and even more support (OK, I accept that may
sometimes be culture — but is not healthy...) and any friendly response from me is cultivated and I suddenly find myself fundraising... — if I would be allowed to spend $ 100K I would rather spend this NOT on evangelism by a Westerner, but also NOT on a
local evangelist, but on quality leadership / bible college training for African
leaders.
For example, while I led the funeral procession from the house of the deceased to the burial ground — dressed in the traditional attire of the
local Christian priest, and accompanied by a band of church members singing Christian lyrics — there was a group of Dalit
leaders,
sometimes accompanied by a group of drummers, fulfilling the native Dalit ritualistic requirements.
But even in the prime of its politicking, for instance in the fabled 1960s, no survey showed general sympathy for the pronouncements made by
leaders, and there was little congruence between lay (and
sometimes local pastoral) opinion and what was being said at conventions or in commissions.
Sometimes all you need is some wisdom from other seasoned breastfeeding moms or your
local La Leche
leader.
More often than not, party
leaders on the
local level choose the path of least resistance, which
sometimes means making deals with the opposition which preclude competitive elections.
Sometimes Ritchie makes his simplistic points simplistically: past - it Barbie doll Feldon pushes her lonely, tendresse - starved husband away and we're left looking at the blue - green - lit TV dinners in her freezer (the word «frigid» is mercifully delayed till their next interview); Michael Kidd, as a gruffly sentimental directorial superstar engaged by the
local Jaycees to stage the spectacular, watches the Antelope Valley girl turn an onstage fumble into a sympathy - inducing bonus and murmurs, «They learn fast» (a mere reaction - shot cut to him at this point would have verged on the excessive; the line kills any validity the moment might have had); a drummer (screenwriter Jerry Belson, no less) watches one contestant segue into a striptease whose impiications are hilariously ambivalent in the context of so much plastic puffery, then exchanges glances with the orchestra
leader and gives his drumstick a ribald stroke.
But
sometimes, outsiders, including state
leaders and philanthropy, are the ones driving
local reform efforts.
The topic of October's panel discussion will be «Parent Choice» and will feature conversations with
local leaders on the education choice landscape in Indianapolis and how families can navigate the
sometimes complex system to access more educational opportunities.