Often they have lost the will and the courage to venture out to battle in the secular wilderness. The average pastor has this fortress mentality. His first concern is membership, program, edifice, and finances. His second is his denomination. If he longs for fellowship with his peers, he finds it among his fellow ministers.
If he is frustrated by the limited opportunity within his own church, he finds expression in the denominational program. Many ministers spend very little time evangelizing non-Christians and devote more and more time to board meetings, committees, denominational gatherings, and ministerial fellowships. As the pastor goes, so goes the congregation. The laymen too become church-minded. When they rise to positions of responsibility within the local church after years of minor service, they usually have not developed the desire or the ability to evangelize.
And they resent newcomers who have. Evangelistic zeal and ability on the part of new Christians calls into question the dedication of complacent church members. Therefore, if zealous members begin to go out to call on non-Christians, complacent members criticize their efforts. If the pastor decides to go out to call on non-members, the old guard are likely to complain of being neglected. To avoid being misunderstood I must clarify my position at two points. First, I am not making a sweeping judgment of all pastors and all laymen.
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Fortress mentality - "a situation in which a group of people feel they are under attack and therefore refuse to listen to any criticism or views that do not fit with their own position and aims.
If each member of the team has their own ideas or agenda, the end result is likely to be unsatisfactory to all. When planning a project, it is vitally important to find a collaborative partner, one that has significant amounts of experience, professionalism, and a track record of accomplishments.
While following this mandate is important at every step of the job, it is especially important when contemplating unique architectural and functional elements to new construction or remodeling, like ornamental staircases, railings, and formed metals. The idea might begin with the owner, and pass to the design or architectural firm. It will pass through the bidding process with generals, who in turn will interact with subs for some of the detail work.
The owner will select the general contractor based on a number of factors, including the bid price; intangibles also figure into the equation, such as the contractor's track record in general, past work on similar projects, valued-added services that they can bring to the project.
The project owner must evaluate the bids, taking care to make sure the general has a history of being able to co-operate with everyone involved in the project.
These centers, permanently staffed and linked with each other, should reduce misunderstanding and tensions in times of crises. Any fortress wall is vulnerable; they will all, sooner or later, be taken.
No matter how good its defenses, every network can and will be breached. The trick is avoiding a siege altogether! In the hard world of power politics, this might not always be possible, but through an increasing emphasis on international cooperation and focus on common security interests, nations will be less vulnerable in the long term. Click here to read the article in the Foreign Policy Journal. The Cyber Fortress Mentality. Commentary November 29, Senior Fellow. What would better international cooperation look like?
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The present situation, even in the limited communities which are trying to be created and enlarged, like the European Union, does. When a woman has to choose between breast-feeding her child and keeping her job in management; when a woman has to choose between looking after her sick children and the risk of being sacked; when a woman finds that the people at work are more understanding if she asks to leave early in order to take the car in for a service than in order to pick up her child at the.
Europe's domination of other continents at certain times in history must not be used as an excuse for continuing along this path. James had t h e mentality o f a leader, that is why the community of believers chose him as the first bishop of Jerusalem. The e-learning programme called Business Case for Diversity, taken by those encountering international mobility, is of note;.
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