The secrets to success in leadership are a) surrounding yourself with smart people b) delegating responsibility and c) most importantly, listening to the people from a and b. Moses did a and found b by following c. A man who was essentially the voice of God for these people was humble enough to listen to the advice of his father-in-law and made the lives of his followers better and his own more efficient.
As we participate in the synod's renewal process, we need to do more listening. Listening to each other, but most importantly, listening to what God is calling us to do. We aren't much a praying/Bible study congregation, but if we want to truly find ourselves through God's eyes, we are going to need to jump in the deep end. So get out and pray and read the Bible for God's sake!
I just found a cool new blog site that I have added to my blog subscriptions. It has some great articles from all angles with a Lutheran perspective:
http://livinglutheran.com/
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