Yo my bro :) ... you know I've read too much Hauerwas to be naively hopeful toward democracy... or even a Yoderian friendly to democracy approach. :) More to come ... Thanks for chiming in.
I just saw this thread, so forgive the late response. I'm curious, is there any historical evidence that the old frontier Methodists or similar groups, were resistant to narcissistic leadership? I'm thinking this way because they met in accountability groups for prayer, encouragement and exhortation before the local fellowship was large enough to support their own pastor. Sometimes they were together for years before a pastor was assigned to them. Would years of being the body of Christ equip them to quickly identify and resist damaged leaders?
If “power over” is the problem, I’m hoping that the answer you propose isn’t something like “power under” or democratic power?
Yo my bro :) ... you know I've read too much Hauerwas to be naively hopeful toward democracy... or even a Yoderian friendly to democracy approach. :) More to come ... Thanks for chiming in.
Yeah, I’m just not sure that power is the kind of thing that has a resolution other than ongoing forgiveness
This book takes a shot at it ...it's extremely Anabaptist ... would you have time to read the first draft??
100%.
You can email it to me at mpw20a at ACU dot edu
I just saw this thread, so forgive the late response. I'm curious, is there any historical evidence that the old frontier Methodists or similar groups, were resistant to narcissistic leadership? I'm thinking this way because they met in accountability groups for prayer, encouragement and exhortation before the local fellowship was large enough to support their own pastor. Sometimes they were together for years before a pastor was assigned to them. Would years of being the body of Christ equip them to quickly identify and resist damaged leaders?
Sorry bro, can't help you with this research question.
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I look forward to reading your book!