[L]ast time I covered the body of Christ implications of power neutral systems. This time I’d like to spend a few words on the idea of mutual submission. The idea of unity is a huge part of the vision for Christianity. Paul covers it at length in many of his writings. Heres a couple sections…
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Power Neutral Systems, Part 1
Unlike previous items where I’ve mentioned one key of healthy systems per post, I’m going to have to break this one up over several to adequately communicate my ideas. We’re now up to the fourth of six keys for healthy church systems that I laid out in an earlier post. The topic of power neutral…
Shepherd Nominations
This really isn’t following where I wanted to go, but part of the slowness of posting has been because of an increase in church stuff to handle, which really is a blessing. We’re currently in the process of trying to appoint additional shepherds, which we desperately need, and while we’re not having the evangelists do…
The paradox of the visible/invisible church
One of the biggest challenges I’ve experienced with church is the overlap between the spiritual and the physical. Ideally, everything in church is a spiritual matter. However, there are lots of places that physical separates from the spiritual at its core. What color should the song books be? Should we have song books? What type…
Issues as my study begins
As I’m working on my first bit of postable study on the topic of church, I’ve already run into a few issues that I thought I’d bring up. This is probably just a little bit of insecurity that is making me feel like I have to explain before I start, but I think they are…
Getting the Road Map Ready
I am an avid overpreparer. My wife might call it being a control freak, but I really don’t like surprises. Preparation and laying out a good plan are key to a smooth trip. Before family trips in the days before online mapping services (how did we do it?), I would study the atlas to determine…
The Heart of the Matter
I came to an incredible realization while at Abilene Christian University for my practical skills and theory class. Well, at least it was incredible to me. I’ve lamented here frequently that I get frustrated with “church” and how little it looks like what the New Testament says it should. I’ve whined and moaned a little,…
Organizational Commitment
There is a piece of paper that has sat on my desk for the better part of a year. It sits by my phone, and I’ve been using it as a coaster for the last several months. It wasn’t until a few weeks ago that the paper came to my attention when the humidity was…
Competing forces in Conflict, Part 3
So far we’ve looked at conflict as a point in space/time as well as a line that connects the two parties. I’m sure you could hear me tripping out about the bonds that hold people together in conflict. This next part is the most mentally stimulating of the competing forces thus far. Unfortunately, it is…
Competing forces in Conflict, Part 2
Yesterday I wrote about viewing conflict as a simple point in space, which you should read before you decide to read this post, most importantly because this post will consist mostly of an expansion on that topic. Viewing our conflicts as a point in space is easy and simple and is attractive for many reasons. …
