Went to a well-known religious school in the late 70s. We had to show up a month early for freshman year to take a psychology class. The entire class focused on convincing people to agree with you about whatever it was that you were telling them. Scripture teaching was a very minor thing. Just one of many red flags before I left.
QUESTION - you utilize the term "community" seemingly in place of the word "congregation." Acknowledging the need for close relationship/fellowship/community WITHIN a congregation, I've been thinking lately about creating a distinction between the congregation and the "community" that congregation serves, specifically thinking of trying to create a community 10x the size of the congregation. People who in some fashion or another have regular contact - in person or online - through your church. Maybe they look at your youtube page for devotions, or Facebook for a quick meme or come to a service event at your church or occasionally worship. The thought is that most congregations are too small for many tasks - they lack critical mass, but through a larger community, you often have access to all the resources one needs. Thoughts?
Leaders are by definition visionaries. If you don't have a vision, you are not a leader Managers do things right Leaders do the right things (Peter Drucker
There is no such thing as an "emotionally unhealthy leader" - if they are not a emotionally healthy, they are not a leader. Maybe a "leader" in the wrong direction. Not just emotional health, but emotional strength as you refer to in your resilience discussion
Went to a well-known religious school in the late 70s. We had to show up a month early for freshman year to take a psychology class.
The entire class focused on convincing people to agree with you about whatever it was that you were telling them. Scripture teaching was a very minor thing. Just one of many red flags before I left.
QUESTION - you utilize the term "community" seemingly in place of the word "congregation." Acknowledging the need for close relationship/fellowship/community WITHIN a congregation, I've been thinking lately about creating a distinction between the congregation and the "community" that congregation serves, specifically thinking of trying to create a community 10x the size of the congregation. People who in some fashion or another have regular contact - in person or online - through your church. Maybe they look at your youtube page for devotions, or Facebook for a quick meme or come to a service event at your church or occasionally worship. The thought is that most congregations are too small for many tasks - they lack critical mass, but through a larger community, you often have access to all the resources one needs. Thoughts?
Leaders are by definition visionaries. If you don't have a vision, you are not a leader
Managers do things right
Leaders do the right things
(Peter Drucker
Seminary trains managers not leaders
There is no such thing as an "emotionally unhealthy leader" - if they are not a emotionally healthy, they are not a leader. Maybe a "leader" in the wrong direction. Not just emotional health, but emotional strength as you refer to in your resilience discussion