Comments on: Substance — Gaining momentum daily! http://www.leadershipandcommunity.com/2009/09/30/substance-gaining-momentum-daily/ Awareness, Development and Action in the Twin Cities Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:43:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Charles Weatherhead http://www.leadershipandcommunity.com/2009/09/30/substance-gaining-momentum-daily/comment-page-1/#comment-55 Charles Weatherhead Sun, 04 Oct 2009 18:26:10 +0000 http://www.leadershipandcommunity.com/?p=339#comment-55 Tim Huebsch: "Normally I don’t immediately think of churches and other religious organizations when discussing general community and leadership topics" Thank you for the article! I think the quote above is a very interesting discussion topic. I think it depends on how you view or define "church". Some of its definitions according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary are: "a building for public and especially Christian worship" and "a body or organization of religious believers". I tend to think of a community rather than a building when I think of church. As for leadership, there are definitely leaders (I think of a priest/pastor, a parish council, etc.). I don't always think of being in control of a group or having a fancy title when I think of leadership. I think my church calls me to be a leader in whatever role, large or small. For example, helping to lead a fundraiser, or even to spend quality time with your kids by taking a leading role in developing a strong relationship with them and instilling values in them. That's my philosophical two cents! - - - Charles Weatherhead http://www.CharlesWeatherhead.com http://twitter.com/cmweatherhead Tim Huebsch: “Normally I don’t immediately think of churches and other religious organizations when discussing general community and leadership topics”

Thank you for the article! I think the quote above is a very interesting discussion topic. I think it depends on how you view or define “church”. Some of its definitions according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary are: “a building for public and especially Christian worship” and “a body or organization of religious believers”. I tend to think of a community rather than a building when I think of church.

As for leadership, there are definitely leaders (I think of a priest/pastor, a parish council, etc.). I don’t always think of being in control of a group or having a fancy title when I think of leadership. I think my church calls me to be a leader in whatever role, large or small. For example, helping to lead a fundraiser, or even to spend quality time with your kids by taking a leading role in developing a strong relationship with them and instilling values in them.

That’s my philosophical two cents!
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Charles Weatherhead
http://www.CharlesWeatherhead.com
http://twitter.com/cmweatherhead

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