On Church Leadership Toward Becoming a Missional Community
Thought this excerpted quote a notable perspective to share for further reflection on church leadership toward becoming a missional community….ÂÂ
Today most Presbyterian elders would be genuinely shocked at the suggestion that they too are spiritual leaders. The idea that their primary task is to seek God’s will and lead the church to do it is foreign to them. They defer to the pastor, who is expected to be spiritual enough for everybody. We must make the training of lay people for spiritual leadership and discernment of God’s will in community a priority. Until this neglected art is revived, churches will continue to flounder and even the most gifted Presbyterian pastors will be frustrated. –The Rev. Joan S. Gray, Moderator of the 217th General Assembly, Presbyterian Church (USA)
For the larger posting of this article, see/visit the leadership site at rev.espiritu.netÂÂ
