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The pope is the supreme leader of these churches, and also, the head of the universal college of bishops. Each autonomous church has its own patriarch or other presiding bishop: Coptic Catholic Church: Patriarch Ibrahim Isaac Sidrak; Melkite Greek-Catholic Church: Patriarch Youssef Absi; Maronite Church: Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi
This article lists the presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The included persons have served as President of the Church and prophet, seer, and revelator of the LDS Church.
1. Emeritus general authorities are individuals who have been released from active duties as general authorities. However, they remain general authorities of the church until their death. Except for the three former members of the Presiding Bishopric noted, all living emeritus general authorities are former members of the First or Second Quorums of the Seventy. 2. These former members of the ...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) has no dedicated clergy, and is governed instead by a system of lay priesthood leaders. Locally, unpaid and part-time priesthood holders lead the church; the worldwide church is supervised by full-time general authorities, some of whom receive modest living allowances.
John Calvin Maxwell (born February 20, 1947) is an American author, speaker, and pastor who has written many books, primarily focusing on leadership. Titles include The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader. Some of his books have been on the New York Times Best Seller list. [1] [2]
Charismatic leaders eventually develop a cult of personality often not by their own doing. [P]ower legitimized on the basis of a leader's exceptional personal qualities or the demonstration of extraordinary insight and accomplishment, which inspire loyalty and obedience from followers. [13]
The position is composed of several roles: (1) President of the Church, (2) President of the High Priesthood and (3) Prophet, Seer, and Revelator to the church. As President of the Church, the Prophet-President is the church's chief executive and is the leader of the First Presidency, the church's chief executive
The church teaches that there was a pre-mortal existence, a place which existed prior to mortality in which all people and all life were created in spirit form. [65] [66] Central to this is the notion that humans existed as spirits before birth, were raised by Heavenly Parents and had essential human characteristics such as gender. [67] [68] [69]