Found the quote above on a blog today--Linda Merrill.
It is a post about designers as resources for their clients. But got me thinking about leaders in the church. As a philosophy of ministry there is a lot to adapt there and think about- both what we are doing and how we go about sharing the Good News that we have with the world.
has an entire assortment of roots (connections) going all directions.
even a bit messy and hanging out a bit in someone else's territory
and always complicated.
mingled and interwoven
Sometimes the pattern
is a pretty straight forward linear protocol
Top down.
Does that also allow for bottoms up?
Taking the learning and sharing that with
"upper level?"
Side by side but not interwoven very often.
Individual silo effect.
Whether or not we have defined ourselves
with images in ministry as the
holders or connectors-
think about how the use of
social media Gospel-
might take the work of an everyday
Christian around the world
to impact the faith life of
another person in the world-
looking for Jesus.
Whether they know it or not.
The way the Holy Spirit works-
is that we don't have to be
in charge of how it spreads-
or where it spreads.
We are simply called
to be faithful and obedient-
and use all possible tools -
for the sake of the Gospel.
So….
Are you a holder or connector?
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