tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28989602.post116256209869018363..comments2023-09-25T10:14:21.220-05:00Comments on Broken Steeple: Luther on LeadershipMatt Snowdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05226430967272870040noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28989602.post-1162857263855154342006-11-06T17:54:00.000-06:002006-11-06T17:54:00.000-06:00Kevin,Wow and thanks! I think your charge to the c...Kevin,<BR/><BR/>Wow and thanks! I think your charge to the candidate will set someone up well for fruitful ministry. I appreciate your awesome comment.Matt Snowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05226430967272870040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28989602.post-1162842255621706652006-11-06T13:44:00.000-06:002006-11-06T13:44:00.000-06:00Brother Matt,I did not think I had much worth cont...Brother Matt,<BR/><BR/>I did not think I had much worth contributing to your valuable question. But I am preparing an ordination message and found plenty of answers in Titus 1. <BR/><BR/>Paul began by telling Timothy that these leaders must not be argumentive hot heads, men of violent passion. Instead, they must be humble, meek men. Then he turns right around and tells them that they must rebuke sharply those lazy, lying, gluttonous natives of Crete. Why? Among other reasons, some of those new pastors would actually demonstrate the same characteristics (compare Zech. 11 to that).<BR/><BR/>I don't see strong leadership as contradictory to what Paul is saying. It is possible to rule well and not rule as the authoritarian hot head that characterizes some. <BR/><BR/>In my own ministry, not that it's much of one, I find that following a plan guards against the laziness that can creep in. I also find that if I do what Paul told Titus to tell the Cretians, if I retain the word of God--if I memorize and obey it--I will not rule with force and cruelty.<BR/><BR/>But that's one traveler's opinion. I am sure there are other opinions out there that are more eloquently stated.Kevin, Somewhere in Southern Americahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08626012795690485950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28989602.post-1162574432333731332006-11-03T11:20:00.000-06:002006-11-03T11:20:00.000-06:00Nathan,My real concern is a developing leadership ...Nathan,<BR/><BR/>My real concern is a developing leadership failure in my own ministry. I truly desire to rid myself of the beasts Luther talked about. Any help in that area is appreciated.Matt Snowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05226430967272870040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28989602.post-1162571401834508002006-11-03T10:30:00.000-06:002006-11-03T10:30:00.000-06:00thanks for your comment on Jason's blog, I agree r...thanks for your comment on Jason's blog, I agree regarding your take on the recent apparent but developing leadership failure.Nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17476323178278061415noreply@blogger.com