Something There Is That Doesn't Love A Wall
I spent the last three days of this week honing my leadership skills and learning some new ones with a group of lead pastors from around the country (and one from Canada). I was the only Presbyterian in a room full of non-denominational, Pentecostal and Baptist leaders, which was a bit outside of my comfort zone. Whatever our theological differences might have been, however, we didn't dwell on them. Every single one of us in the room was after the same thing: We wanted to be better pastors and leaders--for the purpose of sharing the Good News with a world that needs to hear a word of hope. Every so often I find myself grieving over the seemingly hopeless divisions between Christian groups, churches, and denominations. And sometimes my grief turns to anger, and my anger leads me to create barriers. The walls that have been up between Christians have done very little to advance the kingdom of God, which was the focus o...