Leadership matters

This morning begins our Annual District Council. This year, for the first time in over 20 years, we will be electing a new Superintendent. On the one hand, I am not sure that God is nearly as concerned as we are about how we choose our leaders. On the other hand, it is more important that we sometimes realize just who is chosen. I am not talking about talents or abilities, though those things are important. But far and away what is important in all leadership, and especially leadership in the church, is character. I heard someone once say that, once elected, we really have no idea what is going to happen to derail or turn us away from our plans. It is character that will determine how we react when that happens. God calls each of us to learn that He really does care and offers to guide us in the middle of all this "mess" we call life. My prayer for this council is that God will speak to us and enable us to elect the person who will listen carefully and follow closely the God who cares and speaks.

Pastor Ken