Sacrifice to Lead:
Monastic Leadership (Lessons from the Medieval Church)

In the late ancient and throughout the medieval church, as Christianity was endorsed by the Roman leadership, the movement of people from the cities to places of solitude for spiritual devotion became vogue. While this drained the cities of some of the more devoted Christian followers it may have served to raise up Christian leaders in an environment where religious studies were the complete focus. As church leaders were needed, we find that a large number of influential church leaders, even popes, came from this mass exodus of sanctuary in solitude and celibacy to lead the church. Read the rest of this entry »

I feel compelled to write this…I’m embarrassed and ashamed of many of my Christian brothers. For months I’ve been hearing repetitions of a rumors that Willow Creek released a pretty major statement of “repentance”…that it feels the seeker sensitivity movement was an incorrect view of church, and that they’ve since changed the way they’re doing church. News that would be headline-worthy…IF were really true. That’s where the shame comes in. I am taken back at the number of times I’ve heard this rumor recalled by friends and “church people”. So many have been willing to share the news, but none had any reputable source to back their claim. Why share something if you are not sure it’s true? Willow Creek is a very well know association with a reputation of integrity…so why didn’t anyone think the rumor deserved research? (Hang on everyone, this is destined to be a long entry)
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