Becoming a leader of House of ROC has really gotten me thinking of my Christian walk. When the leadership team openings first were announced I wanted to volunteer to be on the team - but that was because I did not want ROC to end. I prayed that if God wanted me on the leadership team that I would be approached by someone and asked to be on the team - which is what happened.
The thing that scares me the most is what does it mean to live above reproach? We are to live above reproach as a leader within the church and as a Christian in general. If people knew what I was actually thinking - what my heart is - would I be above reproach? I feel so inadequate when I think about this. How do you tell if you are where you are supposed to be to minister to others. How can you minister if you feel lost yourself? I don't know for sure if the two topics are related - unless maybe if I ask it this way - can you lead if you are lost? Is it the blind leading the blind?
Qustions - suggestions - ideas?
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Thanks for your post, Kari. Your vulnerability is refreshing. One thing that I think about often as a leader is that we are all in process. None of us has arrived. In this sense, we appropriately strive to be above reproach but we recognize that, in a sense, we are all in a process toward this. I want to affirm your process and hope that we will come along side each other to be supportive. After all, I am in process too.
It is very easy to forget that we are all in the process and should be in the process together. I having been thinking alot over the past couple of months about the Casting Crowns song Stained Glass Masquerade and how I am so sick and tired of living it. I want to call myself on it yet I am the hardest on who I am because I know what goes on in my head, etc... I received a daily verse today that talked about receiving God's grace. We have all received the grace of God and maybe our struggle is trying to understand how to live it out loud in our everyday life. Nobody has arrived and we all need to rely on God's grace. I think that as a community we may need to grow in this area as we walk together and show each other that we all stumble. You get tired of hearing people say it but not seeing it lived out day to day. At least that is where I am most "encouraged" (?) - when I see someone else struggling and growing than I know I am not alone and it gives me hope.
Hi, very interesting post, greetings from Greece!
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