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Secret #8: A Theology of Congregational Leadership
Okay, so you want a theology of congregational leadership to assure you that you are doing the right things because a functional description is not enough. Look no further than the story of the Gerasene demoniac (Mark 8:28-34). The bruised and battered madman who was feared and pitied all at the same time by those who knew of him, begged Jesus to take him in the boat with the disciples. “No, you go home to your friends and tell them how much God has done for you, and what mercy you have received.” As an ordained minister who is in the leadership of a congregation you have been left behind like the madman; left to those who have become your friends but with whom you are always an outsider. You may have wanted to go on a more prestigious adventure with Jesus but you have been left behind to tend the congregation because that is where your power lies. You are the steward of that power. You need to let Jesus and his closest disciples go do their thing and then go on doing the thing you have been given to do: figuring out better and more successful ways to grow a thriving congregation because that is your job. The larger your congregation the more opportunity you will have to share the gospel and that is the point of all this splendid effort after all.
Posted on Jun 25, 2010
