Aprentis Institute's 2011 National Conference
Dallas Willard & James Bryan Smith
Work on vision [for yourself and others]. When you have it, you’ll find the intention and means
We should say the church is in the business of character formation and it is achieved by being a student of Jesus
You have to embody it as the leader
[If the leader preaches the vision but doesn’t really live it (embodying it consistently, over time, coming back to it again and again, working it out in administration, etc.), then it won’t make a difference. And it will feel fake.]
Asking questions can get past people’s defenses. Let the question be there. Too much of our is spent answering questions people aren’t asking. They might even need to be asking them.
[That’s certainly how Jesus taught]
How are you doing with your kingdom?
Then people can assess religions/philosophies by how they address our kingdoms (what we’re in charge of) and how to handle them.
But don’t fake it. That’s the path to hypocrisy and Pharisaism: trying to achieve high standards, but faking it when they’re not attained.
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