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Stuck With Each Other

John — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:50:02 +0000

By Who’s Authority by Paul Munn posted up at the Jesus Manifesto just happened to catch my attention, here is one thought from the post.

And [Jesus] taught his disciples not to rule over each other, that they had one Father and they were all brothers and sisters. When someone has been given special abilities or wisdom from God, we naturally follow them as “authorities” because we see they have what is good, what is from God. There is no need of human force to make us obey.

…God backs up the authority of those whom he has chosen.

God’s design requires constant together-ness. We are incomplete without each other.

How does someone that is trying to fill the role of a leader in one of these faith communities learn from this commentary? Sometimes a guy has to know when he is at the edge of his gifting and when to hand the baton off to keep things going.

Hellfire Preacher Stirs Up Campuses

John — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:13:41 +0000

I caught this article on Newsvine.com today. Its the classic fire and brimstone lone wolf on the corner story but something caught my attention. He does this to stir up a spectacle and then has real conversations with people afterward. As an alumni of a nationally recognized party university I know that guys like him become very popular on a college campus. Anywhere else this guy would be hated but on college campuses like those he visits he is a celebrity who draws a crowd every time. I would never recommend this approach, but maybe his is working in its own weird way. He is making people talk about something they wouldn’t normally be talking about long after his tirade is over.

I wouldn’t do what he does, and he does alienate some. But there are those that walk away thinking about something new. God works in mysterious ways…