tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447301436108536646.post6320659284564751409..comments2010-02-01T06:17:13.851-08:00Comments on 1 Month to Meet the Baptists: 16. CHALLENGES FACING BAPTISTS: CLERICALISMRowland Croucherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13473460918145751334noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447301436108536646.post-67734816181095443552008-05-17T07:26:00.000-07:002008-05-17T07:26:00.000-07:00critias, I guess it would depend firstly on what y...critias, I guess it would depend firstly on what you understand 'leadership' to be. If I suggested that true leadership (a la Jesus Christ from the New Testament) is very much a servant proposition, would that affect your comment?<BR/><BR/>Rowland referred to leaders/pastors trying to accrue power - this is a separate issue to that of being a leader. A leader does not have to monopolise power to be effective.<BR/><BR/>Or to express it in another way, leadership can be open and receptive, rather than autocratic.<BR/><BR/>I personally don't see the use of the term 'leader' and the notion of 'leadership' being unavoidably linked with pastors trying to accrue power.Philip Brookeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13906371808404342481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5447301436108536646.post-3760645407015897042008-05-09T04:45:00.000-07:002008-05-09T04:45:00.000-07:00So Rowland, I guess you'll be avoiding the term 'l...So Rowland, I guess you'll be avoiding the term 'leader' and the notion of 'leadership' and seeking the Spirit's leadership while we all join in MINISTRY.Critiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16237963162637891378noreply@blogger.com