leadership 101 (Chapter 3 of "the great giveaway"

Some pretty good nuggets from chapter 3, regarding Pastors and their leadership. He tackles some interesting things in the evangelical/megachurch world of how the pastor has a CEO appeal, dealing with things from the top-down structure of business and says with adapting a business model from the world to the church, the integrity of a pastor living his faith out for simply growth in his faith is compromised and then focused on how the pastor's moral success, in that business model, becomes responsible for the success of the church.( and that can not be a good thing!)

Definitely good things to be aware of. I've read lots of books on leadership and I did take a class on leadership in Bible college. I loved diving into this topic. My favorite book on this topic is by C. Gene Wilkes, a book called "Jesus on Leadership", where he, the author and pastor, found himself dealing with that very thing, the "success" of his faith being the outcome of the church's success. he ended up being asked to take a leave and came back stronger than ever after learning pretty much what David had taught here. a Biblical model of leadership...a servant style of leadership....scripture oriented integrity of the pastor to remain faithful not so he wouldn't get fired, but so he could actually embrace more of God's character in his own life.

"British theologian John Milbank rightly contests that the work of theology and the church must start first from who we are as the people of God in Christ and work out from there." (page 78).

What a great little test to check ourselves and find motives in our hearts for why we should pursue God as Christians.

He also quoted some works of Yoder, which will probably be on a post or posts in the near future.
I didn't get too wrapped up in his continuing breaking down this movement from modernity to post-modernism. He described it enough in the last chapter of how it has gone from evidence and intellectual conversations (debates maybe?) and seeker friendly services to now being a world that wants to see it lived out.
I believe non believers have always wanted to see it lived out in community. Ever since I became a Christian, all i've heard since 1995 is how there are nothing but hypocrites in the church. So that tells me right there that they have been paying attention(but failing to realize a certain aspect of grace), to how the believers in Christ live.

on the chapter 4!