CELIBACY
“Celibacy is not a divine way of Christian life” these were once the words of Dr. Rodig, the head of the Catholic splitter group calling its self ‘The Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ”. Due to this unusual occurrence, the church has found itself in an unprecedented situation that is almost splitting it into two. This has left a growing number of ‘men of the flock’ denouncing the church and found refuge in other denominations and splitter churches.
Father Alberto Cutie, a well known cleric, aged 40, who once despised relationship advice on Spanish radio and television shows and in newspapers, was afterward photographed strolling with a woman on a beach. After joining the Episcopal Church, which allows him to marry, he said that he had fallen in love and broken the celibacy vows.
There are so many father Albertos suffering in silence who have come up with the excuse of splitter groups claiming to be born again and spirit filled. They have eventually adapted a Pentecostal way of worship which contradicts the Catholic doctrine. The number of splitter groups is rising daily, leaving the church with no option but to make a stand. But if they are guided by the Holy spirit as they claim, then the Catholic church should be ready for a split be ready to embrace these changes.
This movement must be giving the Pope a hard time who has the option of leading the Church towards a transition or protecting the doctrines of the church and risk the walk away of half of the flock. But these are very dangerous options for him, a third one could have saved the situation.
EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION
Everyone is a leader in his own ability and capacity. The success behind any kind of organization is effective leadership and administration. However, there are people who are born as leaders but it's important to note that leadership and administration is an art and every art can be learnt. I have met many people who never thought of being leaders but have effectively learnt the art of leadership and emerged as leaders to be admired.
In any kind of leadership, the first area of effective administration is the administration of funds. Be it in business, government departments, church or any other kind of organization, you will have the most effective leadership if you learn to use the funds properly. If any of your employees wants to paralysis your operations and bring down decades your leadership, the first place to target is your finance or/and accounting department. Your employees in this area should therefore be people of integrity and who have internalized the vision of your organization.
The second area that determines how effective you will be in your leadership is managing people. The human resource directly affects the operations of your organization. You must begin by placing every employee in the department where he/she will work best. You therefore begin by identifying where to place your staff. This means that an effective leader is close his or her staff and spends time them. After placing them in their rightful places, you need to monitor their performance. Performance of your staff is closely tied to motivation. Every employee needs to be motivated. This entails different strategies. Know which kind of motivation to use. It is not necessary to promise your staff a reward for good performance. This may bring in unhealthy competition, hatred and lack of cooperation between staff who want to out-do each other. Therefore reward unexpectedly.
Motivation may be as cheap to the organization as recognition, but make sure you recognize a staff in the midst of others. Do not do it in a closed office. It may not serve the purpose. Other strategies may include promotions, gifts, added responsibilities and increase in salary. You must also ensure that your staffs are working as a team. Working together ensures the staffs are focused towards the goals of the organization.
Effective leaders give an ear to every stakeholder of the organization. Know that the whole organization is looking on you to give direction. Begin by listening to every stakeholder then give a direction. Sometimes it's necessary to give directions basing on what you believe is best for the organization regardless of other peoples views. But this should not be always because it does not mean that you are always right. Conflict resolution strategies are important. Know that there will always arise conflicts. The win/win strategy works best for most organizations. Therefore make sure that each of the conflicting parties does not feel offended.
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