https://orthodoxleader.paradosis.com/2011/07/22/leadership-levels-the-problem-of-illegitimate-leadership/ Reflections on leadership in the Orthodox Church Wed, 17 Jul 2013 04:07:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 https://orthodoxleader.paradosis.com/2011/07/22/leadership-levels-the-problem-of-illegitimate-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-8078 Archpriest Mark Koczak Fri, 19 Aug 2011 00:00:35 +0000 http://orthodoxleader.paradosis.com/?p=706#comment-8078 I would like to add my voice in agreement watching for the illigit leader. Could we include the cult of personality leader so successful in the world and so often warned about in the Scriptures. Kondratick was one of the best of this type. I am glad you brought up the use of secrecy and influence. These are al most always tools and signs of illicit leader, the Gnostics were the very best at this, as are their direct spiritual decsendents that lead many denominations today. Anyone that uses another human being with power, money, influence, or other tools of the world is the illicit leader. Do they mention Christ? Do they mention service? Or do they continue to limit themselves and others, trapping them in the sins the cares of the world that will give them nothing in the end. For those of us who have spent our lives working in the world, myself 20 years in the US Navy as an Orthodox Chaplain, we have worked with and for the illicit leader.

]]> https://orthodoxleader.paradosis.com/2011/07/22/leadership-levels-the-problem-of-illegitimate-leadership/comment-page-1/#comment-7839 Matushka Elizabeth Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:54:35 +0000 http://orthodoxleader.paradosis.com/?p=706#comment-7839 Again, very well done, Father. Amen!

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