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Is there ever a time in the gospels when Jesus isn’t involved in some conflict? If so, those times are very few. Same thing with his followers! Like Jesus, they are always pissing people off and causing problems. Go look through the entire book of Acts and count the times Jesus’ followers wind up in court.
American Christians may not care about honor, but Jesus and his movement did, bigtime. There are two ways to get honor in their cultural world.
To understand this and its social game, watch the following video presentation
Honor & Shame In A Social Game
Four cultural values entice us toward an Americanized messiah instead of the crucified Christ. Image: Illustration by Rick Szuecs / Source images: Wikimedia Commons / Envato
As pastors immersed in Western culture, it’s difficult to disentangle our view of Jesus from the Americanized identity we value an identity measured mostly in terms of what looks good, feels good, and does good. The question arises: What does it mean for us to be cross-centered and follow the crucified Jesus in our context? What are the distinctions between the world’s discipleship and Jesus’ discipleship?
Four vices of worldly discipleship are deeply ingrained in the church. Just as Jesus taught the Twelve, we too must reject these four things categorically, not only because they are illusory and temporary, but because they damage us and the people we lead.
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“Reuven, you are my firsborn, my strenghth and my initial vigor, foremost in rank and foremost in power. Water-like impetousity–you cannot be foremost…” Genesis 49:3-4
“And the God of Israel incited the spirit of Pul the king of Assyria and the spirit of Tillegath Pilneser the king of Assyria, and he exiled them–the Reuvenites, the Gadites, and the half tribe of Menasheh…” I Chronicles 5:26
Catholic group promotes Jesus-like leadership in Singapore
Catholic Leadership Center aims to produce vibrant, evangelizing and missionary leaders
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Catholic Leadership Center (CLC) board members attend a recent meeting (Photo: CLC)
The Catholic Leadership Center (CLC), a newly formed organization of the Archdiocese of Singapore, aims to promote lay leadership based on Jesus’ model of “servant leadership” to offer dedicated services with humanity to the community and society.
The CLC, based in Highland Road in the city-state, started its journey in February with an aim of forming and training Catholic leaders in Singapore.
“To build a vibrant, evangelizing and missionary Church, we need vibrant, evangelizing and missionary leaders. That was one of the primary motivations for the genesis of the CLC,” said Gerard Lee, chairman of the CLC, reported Catholic News.