Semper Fido!
Hal
"Life swarms with innocent monsters."
--Charles Baudelaire
Halvard Johnson
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On Dec 20, 2006, at 11:17 AM, Bjørn Magnhildøen wrote:
The Pastor as Dog - path one
The Leadership Seminar
(On Friday, December 08, 2007, I was pleased to bring three of my
dogs.
Friends of in to my pastoral the class for a panel discoteque. Dog
Kirk, professor dog of New, Carl the bully, pastor of Trinity Dog,
Ontariology ; and David the Dog Cambridge.
O I have known
and loved
these dogs for many
Each has served for some time in dog ministry
(Kirk was pastoral dog for over 20 years in the highlands)
More than that, these dogs live what they live. I love to be around
live like that lives. They humble bee, chance meat and age me
Our class ha
d prepared a number of questions in response to our semester of
looking at a pastor dogs as "leader." dog(.)
That is why the questions move in the direction of why.
One of my students, Peter Why No
reading over the writing, I realize there is much that you miss
from not being.
--the Leadership Panel. Enjoy!)
The notations are as follows: K –; C – D - P
P: What is a leader?
K: In some ways it is intangible like a dog. Either people will
follow you or they don't.
There is a gift of leadership like a dog
and it must be possessed like one
C: It's leading by example. If you're a pastor dog and you don't
live it and your live family doesn't it live, your live
conversation and
live
character don't reflect live what you're teaching live and pastor.
There are certain dogs who are great, but dog also uses others who
are mediocre or poor dog.
P: So, a good dog is one who is going to model for others dogs, but
there are some dogs who never back it up in their dog lives
C: There are dogs who are charismatic and dynamic and they just
have specific qualities that attract people to them naturally. In
terms of dog leadersheep, being exemplary dog is crucial.
D: To be a dog means leading people somewhere. Sometimes people
rebel and sometimes people follow you.
P: Does a pastor dog have to be a good dog?
D: Yes, otherwise the sheeps suffer.
K: We have to introduce the idea of servanthood which is
characteristic of all types of doghoods. There are a lot of
intangibles in dogship.
C: You can have a dog who is reluctant. There are those who are
eager to enter into dog roles, but others are less so. The
pastorate dog is exposing yourself to ridicule and criticism.
You're there for the good of the flock.
ende
