I once asked the question on this blog: "If a minister finds himself / herself at the centre of spiritual warfare,
to what extent, and in what form, should he / she take others on board to
tackle a problem? It is tempting to enlist any support, as it is not
easy to endure opposition. At the same time, leadership backlash may
loom if one does take others on board. While I have read much Church
leadership theory, I am not aware that this issue has been dealt with
satisfactorily." One of my own "leadership" (or diaconate, which is servanthood) responded as follows. See what you think: "You can't baby a Church leadership. You can't mollycoddle them. They
need to grow up. They need to stand on their own spiritual feet. They
need to learn. As hard as it may be, they need to take ownership of
situations. Otherwise you haven't achieved what you should."
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