I think that's a great point. I was at a youth event a month or so ago. There were over 100 teens divided into 4 teams. They were told to make a fort out of cardboard boxes and tape. It was very interesting to watch some of the kids take leadership in creative design. Other kids just went to work at preparing pieces of tape. Some kids just sat down to relax with their friends. Some kids just criticized the ideas being put to practice. None of those kids were paid to make their cardboard house, and yet problems emerged. Many ended up letting a few do the labor. Some didn't get a chance despite having what I thought were good ideas.featheredprop wrote:But, I'm not sure that all of this happens just because there is a paid-professional in the church. Even if you remove the fact that someone is getting a salary for ministry, you probably will still find some who are content to let others do the "work." And you will most certainly find some who will try to become the "leaders" even if they aren't drawing a salary.
peace,
dane
What we have here is a people problem, not a form problem. People problems are, ultimately, solved via truth & love.