07 June 2007

Whose success, which relationality?

"The reason many of us ignore the formation of our character, says Johnson, is because it will slow us down. Many ministry leaders want success, a big church, or a crowd. But how many of us want a real life? How many of us want a life in God? We can have that, Johnson believes. We can have a character that produces love, peace, patience, kindness…but it will slow us down. It might mean the church won’t grow as big as quickly. It might mean the crowd will get smaller."

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

It might slow us down, but in the long run it will take us farther. The quote I like is, "Our skills might take us farther than our character can keep us." So the character-building is essential.

Andii said...

Thanks Nick, that quote is great. I can see me using it in future

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