Silence is not Spiritual
Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops.
LUKE 12:2-3
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Resources
How Religious Organizations Respond to Image Threatening Events: Research shows evangelical organizations—especially—may believe truth-telling or admission of fault to be fatal to the existence of their community…Therefore, these types of organizations often choose to adopt a variety of strategies to boost approval, status, or a positive image in order to maintain control of the situation and their audience…
In this talk from the 2018 American Association of Christian Counselors conference, Dr. Diane Langberg speaks on the significance of power and its abuse in Christian churches and organizations.
So why do followers have such a hard time carrying out their end of the bargain, when leaders have relinquished theirs? There are three main hindrances for followers who are wanting to do the right thing. These include: toxic systems, conscious and unconscious needs and fears, and beliefs held about what followership means. Let’s take a look at all three…
…Jesus elaborates on the concept of ethical leadership by modeling and defining servant leadership—how ethical leadership most clearly manifests in the Christian worldview. He modeled this posture of servant leadership for us and taught that this is how those who claim to follow him must lead…
In this talk from RESTORE Chicago, Dr. Wade Mullen shares common signs that signal spiritual abuse is present among the leaders of a Christian church or ministry.
Faith
Don’t be surprised when religious institutions and powerful religious leaders turn against you the moment it becomes clear where your allegiance lies. It’s the moment of truth—when you are asked, perhaps by someone you trust and respect, to follow them instead of Jesus. Two roads diverge from the place at which you stand and now you must decide…
If earthly authority is about power, and the right to exercise that power to change the world, what does authority look like for those who are following Christ? Surely spiritual authority is a sanctified version of the same, simply exercised for a greater good—position, confidence, and strength leveraged to accomplish Jesus’s purposes in Jesus’s name.
Unless, it’s nothing like that at all…