Rethink Your Success Mindset: Times are getting tougher. We need tougher mindsets to ensure that we go beyond survive to thrive.
So often in the church, being a pastor or a "spiritual leader" means being the example of _"godly living." A pastor is supposed to be the person who is really good at this Christianity stuff____he person others can look to as an example of righteousness. But as much as being the person who is the best Christian, who "follows Jesus" the most closely can feel a little seductive, it's simply never been who I am or who my parishioners need me to be. I'm not running after Jesus. Jesus is running my ass down. Yeah, I am a leader, but I'm leading them onto the street to get hit by the speeding bus of confession and absolution, sin and sainthood, death and resurrection____hat is, the gospel of __esus Christ. I'm a leader, but only by saying, "Oh, screw it. I'll go first.
Accidental Saints: Finding God in All the Wrong People
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So often in the church, being a pastor or a "spiritual leader" means being the example of _"godly living." A pastor is supposed to be the person who is really good at this Christianity stuff____he person others can look to as an example of righteousness. But as much as being the person who is the best Christian, who "follows Jesus" the most closely can feel a little seductive, it's simply never been who I am or who my parishioners need me to be. I'm not running after Jesus. Jesus is running my ass down. Yeah, I am a leader, but I'm leading them onto the street to get hit by the speeding bus of confession and absolution, sin and sainthood, death and resurrection____hat is, the gospel of __esus Christ. I'm a leader, but only by saying, "Oh, screw it. I'll go first.
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