Leadership advice

I don't know about you, but I have always been interested in who among the churches of Christ attain some level of noteriaty. A few months ago, someone posted a list of our brothers/sisters who were well known in entertainment, sports, business and politics. Most were surprises to me. A couple of weeks ago, one of our brothers was feted in Boston by educators and theologians and others. Bob Randolph, who as served Mass Inst of Tech for many years, was installed as the institute's very first chaplain. You can watch the whole thing here.

While watching it, I was impressed by the remarks by Peter Gomes, a longtime teacher in the Harvard Divinity School. While his remarks are directed to Bob, they make a great fit to our little congregation here in Reno as we study NT teaching/example of elders. Dr Gomes, using the tried and true Baptist preaching method, provides his advice with four "P" words: Practice, Patience, Presence and Persistance. The video above is about 25 minutes. I hope you'll take the time to watch.

Actually, this advice should be heeded by all of us -- men and women alike -- as we strive to provide LIGHT and SALT to our homes and community.

I'll be reporting on my trip to Oregon later.

Love to all, Dan