@thatchrischase Unhealthy power dynamics and ministry leaders that don’t equip others but see young leaders as a means to an end, a lack of appreciation and low pay. These are the first things that come to mind from what I have seen.
@thatchrischase@pdneumann@DSSanger@SteffanWatson23@karinacarney1 This quote challenges me to be reminded of what a Christian leader should be like. It’s often in conflict with our current practice of a Christian leader. Far too many of us are not vulnerable and are more concerned with what do and accomplish.
@thatchrischase@pdneumann@DSSanger@SteffanWatson23@karinacarney1 The Christian leader of the future is called to be completely irrelevant and to stand in this world with nothing to offer but his or her own vulnerable self. God loves us, not because of what we do or accomplish, but because God has created and redeemed us in love.
Henri Nouwen
@karinacarney1@pdneumann@thatchrischase This is sadly true. It then comes back to leadership and what we envision the local expression of Christ’s body to be. I’d suggest that for far too long we’d made the church in our own image and not His. Jesus help us.
@karinacarney1@thatchrischase I don’t think they could be associated with the district but perhaps like counselling or other professional services they can be referred to churches who need the service. This way it could offset the potential cost and also leaves churches without the excuse of not having HR
@thatchrischase@richvillodas I woke up to hear this signing and was waiting for this interaction. @thatchrischase I appreciate your consistency and I’m now off to see who the Blue Jays have signed
@thatchrischase If only there was something that gave us a way that pastors should behave. Perhaps a letter of some sort maybe even written by an apostle and yet even that would be ignored. Lawd, have mercy.