40% of pastors were so exhausted, stressed out and discouraged, largely because of polarization within their churches, they were seriously considering quitting the pastorate. That's not only a spiritual distortion, that's a civic danger. The effort to help create curricula and resources to equip pastors to resource their congregation seems to me to be an urgent matter of the public good.
We’ve witnessed story after story about the abuse of power practiced by Christians and Christian institutions. Does that mean that, to quote Lord Acton, that “power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely?” How should followers of Jesus relate to the possibility of wielding power? Cherie Harder, the President of The Trinity Forum, is ideally suited to address these questions. She’s spent a lifetime in the corridors of power and shares a wealth of theological and practical wisdom on this important topic.
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For a helpful theological examination about power, check out Andy Crouch’s Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power.
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