The people who live across the street from me got a new roof this week. I watched out the window and couldn’t help but get a little nauseous as I watched the guys move around on the edge of the roof. I don’t do heights all that well.
As I watched and winced every time one of them got close to the edge, it reminded me of an article I read recently about leadership. One of the key thoughts centered around the fact that leaders must do things that are different and beyond the known status quo, therefore, leaders will evoke reaction (good or bad). If a leader is not evoking reactions, he or she is not leading.
As I tried to hold this thought while watching the guys on the roof, it made me think about how I would act if I was roofing. I would be the guy in the middle of the lowest part of the house near the soft bushes. Then I started to wonder if I lead that way? Do I stay in the middle or am I willing to get near the edge and cause reaction?
I don’t think we, as a community of people loving God and loving others, can exist in Delaware without causing reactions. If we are, we are not leading the way in living out God’s Kingdom today.
I want Terra Nova to be a leader in this community. Not a civic leader, but a spiritual leader…a prophetic voice in our culture. We might not always be the most popular and we might not always be the biggest or most polished, but we will LOVE OUT LOUD and hopefully, cause a reaction. Are you with me?
Under the Mercy,
Jason
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