Easter for LEADERS April 10, 2009
Posted by Dan R. Dick in Church Leadership, Easter, Mission of the Church, Religion in the U.S., The United Methodist Church.Tags: Church Leadership, Easter, Mission & Purpose, The United Methodist Church
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As Christian leaders, we NEED Easter. We need it because it reminds us of who we absolutely must be as clergy and laity guides in the Christian faith. It reminds us that we are entrusted with three (at least…) impossible tasks, made possible by the Lord and Savior we follow. These three irrefutable, unimaginable, and seemingly impossible tasks are:
- love sinners
- lead change
- create a counter-culture
If we as pastors and laity leaders are not doing these three things, then we need to get out of the way of people who will, because they are the basic characteristics of Christ’s ministry on earth that got him first, hung on a tree, and second, raised to new life.
