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Friday, February 01, 2008

Leadership From Inside Out

So I'm reading this book by Wesley Granberg-Michaelson called Leadership from Inside Out and it is really making me think about some of the ways which the church operates. Of course he covers a multitude of topics, but there was one chapter in particular that stuck out to me as counter-cultural. When we discuss these things, they seem so obvious, but when we reflect on the way we actually function... well, I think we're in trouble.
In a chapter about instilling new values into the culture of any organization, one of the values that the author emphasizes is the importance of Sabbath. Not your typical Sunday morning "obligation" to go to church, but rather the significance of building REST into your schedule. How does this apply to the corporate world? Or to the Church?
How doesn't this apply to either? Look at the ways which we operate. Most of the time, the Church is no different than the corporate world (if not worse) in its expectations of those in positions of authority. Pastors are stretched so thin that they burnout before they've even reached their peak. Church staff members are expected to do so much with so little time, that they neglect their families and their own physical health.
What can we do as a church to act counter-culturally to this illusive "need" to be always working? How can we go against the grain of "production" and allow for the self-care that is necessary in everybody's life? It'll definitely ruffle some feathers, but it MUST be done.

1 Comments:

At 2:38 PM, Anonymous Existential Punk said...

Hello Josh,

i just wanted to thank you for the link to my blog, Existential Punk. How did you find my blog? i am always amazed to see how small the world can be at times!

i tried emailing you but it was returned to me.

Warm Regards,
Adele

 

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