Here are some good statements on leadership by embattled Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger. Exchange "church" for "club," "session" for "board," "pastor" for "manager"...
A strong club is people who make the right decisions. That's why I think the board is important and the manager is important in a football club. And what has gone wrong in modern society? ...
It's not anymore "is this the right decision" but "is this popular or not popular?" "Is to buy this player popular, or not popular? Is to sack this manager or to employ this manager popular, or not popular." That has nothing to do with competence. People with responsibility have to make the right decision. And today, maybe more than ever, make decisions that are not popular.
Living in a culture that glories in...
its shame and has no fear of God, the officers of Christ's Church must stop wanting to be liked. Rather, we must determine to accept being hated and shamed because of our faithful preaching to the conscience, our conscientious practice of church discipline, and our unabashed public confession of our Savior and every last one of His words. We have a thing or two to learn from Mr. Wenger about the sort of leadership needed in our time.
Tim serves Clearnote Church, Bloomington, Indiana. He and Mary Lee have five children and big lots of grandchildren.
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