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THE DEATH OF A LEADER

October 1, 2013 No Comments

He had a reputation of being disciplined and sold out. She was considered to be the quintessential model of a Christian woman. Now they make money, spend money, go places but there doesn’t seem to be any visible impact for God. Where they once invested in and influenced hundreds of young people, they now only invest in their life. What happened?

He stopped studying his Bible, stopped praying and started getting critical of everyone else. It seemed that if he admitted that anyone else was right that he would then have to admit that he was wrong. His stability and discipline faltered. He backed out of leadership because he couldn’t follow a new leader and welcome a new method.

She, claiming submission to him, began to disconnect from leading, serving, and fellowshipping with the ladies. She began to say things like “We no longer felt like we fit in” or, “We aren’t needed anymore” or, “I woke up this morning and realized that I don’t even know if we are supposed to be here anymore.” What happened?

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