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New Seasons Mean New People at neoLeader — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:43:53 +0000

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By: Gilles V.

Gilles V. — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:13:42 +0000

Reconciliation.
Letting go.
Forgivness.
Hard but necessary in ALL situations.
This is Christ’s basic message.
Biggist proof of love is giving our life for a friend.
My opinion is second biggest proof of love is forgiveness in all situation.

By: jr. forasteros

jr. forasteros — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:32:11 +0000

I know in my heart that this is true, but what do we do with the charge that we are to be ministers of reconciliation to all? Doesn’t this still include the old guard? I know we will take a lot of wounds and end up with many scars if we engage these persons, and I know that Jesus usually reserved his strongest words for the pious…

…but if we’re going to fight for those outside the church, shouldn’t we fight for our brothers and sisters too?

I know this is where discernment and the Spirit’s work take place… I guess I just like lines in the sand a little too much.

By: Vince Farrell

Vince Farrell — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:54:21 +0000

This is great! I talked about some of these same thoughts at http://vincefarrell.blogspot.com/2009/10/blocks-scaffolding-and-rocks.html

By: Fred McKinnon

Fred McKinnon — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:34:56 +0000

Good word, Craig .. wow, how true!

By: Ken Eastburn

Ken Eastburn — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:21:49 +0000

Wouldn’t this be so much easier if it didn’t require that we actually trust God to do his part?

By: Sherrye

Sherrye — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:02:38 +0000

This is very good.

By: AdamF

AdamF — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:15:14 +0000

You can’t force people to stay. So you can either help them want to be a part of what God is doing in the new season or you can help them move on to where they can be used somewhere else.

More headaches come from people who stay that need to go than vacancies awaiting the right leader.

By: Travis

Travis — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:30:09 +0000

My experience:
If we don’t “allow people to move on” they can become critical of the “new season”, thus hindering the momentum with the new leaders.
I’m guilty too many times of hanging on to the “old guard” too long.
Awesome post.

By: Brandon Duff

Brandon Duff — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:27:10 +0000

This has been one of the hardest areas of ministry for me. Not the letting go of people that need to move on but the emotional toll is takes on all involved. It’s hard to say goodbye to people that have given so much in the past, but we can’t hold onto “founders or old guard” just for the sake of it. It’s not prudent for anyone involved to operate this way. Kingdom work takes an all in commitment because the costs are too high to be unsure of who is on the team.

Let me say this, I have always been impressed with the “old guard” that are willing to change and/or are willing to step back when they know it’s the best for the Kingdom. We all need to be self-aware.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:18:03 +0000

“Allowing some people to move on.” This is a tougher thing the smaller the church - having been and served in a variety of church sizes. I am still working on this - I am getting better. What is also tough is when you are able to let others go but those around you do not undertstand and they are unable to do it. This to me is when the pressure gets tough. I too am enjoying these posts.

By: bill (cycleguy)

bill (cycleguy) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:10:57 +0000

“Allow some people to move on.” What a tough thing to do when you have to watch people you thought were allies in the fight decide to take their sword and “play” somewhere else. I still find that hard to do though not as I once did. Being willing to let go is one of the hardest lessons I have had to learn. But like you have stated it is so essential the church is to move ahead. Sort of the old “lead, follow, or get out of the way” philosophy. Enjoying this week’s posts Craig.