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I’m currently reading Blink by Malcolm Gladwell (incredible, by the way) and came across the great story of Paul Van Riper (I’ll delve into this deeper when I finish the book). There’s one quote that he uses that he took from Kevin Kelly:

“…I told our staff that we would be in command and out of control…”

That’s Harmony Church leadership in a nutshell. Our elders will be commanders accountable and subordinate to Christ, but we will be guiding, challenging, and encouraging people to do the work that God has called them to do; not dictating what they should be doing. Our leaders are free to lead: no ifs, ands, or buts about it.