There is a lot of division amongst our church as to who is the “right man” for the job. Everyone wants someone that can relate to them. This obviously is not a bad thing. However, superman is just not available, and the disappointment of a man that doesn’t live up to unreal expectations could potentially be dangerous. The vision needs to be so clear, and the body needs to unite as one towards the goals of that vision, otherwise it will just fail.
Leo Dehon Leo Dehon was a very important person that made a huge contribution to the Catholic Church. Without Leo Dehon the Church would be extremely different. Leo Dehon founded the Sacred Heart in 1877. The Sacred Heart was a guide for christen living and an apostle of social justice. Men wanting to become priests would come Priests would come and learn at the Sacred Heart.
The Sandinistas were so sure that he would facilitate peace and denounce America’s support of the Contras, they encouraged and provided transportation for about 800,000 persons to see the Pope (Hoyt, 1983). However, their dreams would not be realized. The Pope told the people not to promote violence and even though he acknowledged Archbishop Romero as a martyr, he basically said do not follow in his footsteps and do not allow his memory to be a politically oriented one. He also chastised some other priests for holding political positions and telling them that is not their path. He further stressed unity of the Church as the way to promote peace and asked the people to abandon their “…unacceptable ideological commitments…”for the faith (Hoyt, 1983).
Francis is a great model for modesty. He never fully believed in himself, Francis always relied on God to show him right from wrong and how to correctly lead his followers. He tried to live by the words of Mother Teresa, “One perfect soul can do more for God’s glory than a thousand ordinary souls.” Another example where Francis showed modesty is when he was recruited to become Father Guardian at a monastery in Trujillo. Though he refused, constantly saying someone else would be much better at leading the monastery, but Francis felt that God was telling him to go. So he followed God’s Word and became the Father Guardian.
BISHOP T. D. JAKES: A LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVE CASE STUDY Team B Yvette D. Best, Mario Gilbert, and Brenda Glover Belhaven University MSL601, Introduction to Graduate Studies Dr. Bridget M. Jackson March 20, 2014 Abstract Great leaders last a lifetime by making deliberate actions and living a purposeful life. Bishop T. D. Jakes by far is one of the greatest contemporary Christian leaders. Bishop T. D. Jakes is a phenomenal transformational leader with a charismatic leadership approach. His mission and vision to lead the masses the True and Living God is exemplified thorough his great works in his ministry, community, and globally. This paper a case study of his leadership perspective integrating biblical principles for an exceptional Christian worldview.
Here and there he will make small references for the kid even though his belief is cloudy. The kid had a lost childhood; if the dad were gone what would he then have a reason to stay alive then for? The father could also have found a presence of God in his son, “If he is not the word of God then God never spoke.” (5) Its obvious he knows about God and was possibly previously a believer, but he has gone literally gone through hell in this toxic wasteland, so he could have lost that connection to Him. Why would God be doing this to us, maybe there isn’t one? It’s hard to know what he actually thinks but through him we see the previous faith being installed in the son.
Oscar Romero began his teachings in the Catholic Church as very shy and took a rather conservative approach to spreading the word of God. He practiced religion as a priest in El Salvador for about 30 years before ultimately becoming the Arch Bishop in 1977. Oscar Romero was the fourth Archbishop of San Salvador. Romero was chosen to be Archbishop because he was thought to be a moderate man with whom all could agree with. They also called him “bishop of the poor” because he defended the Salvadoran people.
After he was about to witness a miracle of Jesus Christ, St. Paul became one of the greatest missionaries of the Christian Church. In the early years of Christianity, missionary work was mainly known as preaching the Word of God to both believers and non-believers. This was a challenge as missionaries were threatened by non-believers for preaching what they thought of as false word. This threatening typically included, for example, death, stoning, crucifixion, or beheading. St. Paul missioned in this
Another thing that the Church was often criticized for was the lack of separation between Church and State. In all matters, whether they be religious or political, the Church, mainly the Pope, was the ultimate authority. The Protestants also had a problem with the idea of transubstantiation, or the belief that the bread and wine served at mass are literally the flesh and blood of Christ. The use of Latin in mass was also frowned upon, because no one could understand what the priest was saying. Clerical celibacy yet another thing that the Protestants didn’t like, and because of this, both Luther and Calvin were wedded.
This statement, naturally would anger any Catholic, especially if they were relentlessly worried about not being able to get a job or a house for their family. After the opening of the Northern Ireland parliament, many of the Unionists MP’s wanted to ensure that their control over the six counties would be permanent and could not be challenged. Thus, the RUC and B specials were created. As discrimination was put into gear, many Catholics could not enter the police force therefore creating an atmosphere were mainly Protestants were in control. This was seen as very bad news for the Catholics.