WHO WE ARE
Salt and
Light: Jesus said that we, His disciples, are
the "salt of the earth", yet our present paradigms
of leadership and mission seem to have failed and lost
their saltiness. He said that we, His disciples, are the
"light of the world", yet our present approach to being light seems to have also failed and is
evidenced by the current loss of a moral center in the
United States. The question is: "What are we going to do
about it?"
Time for Change: As people whom many in
the Institutional Church consider Revolutionaries, we believe that the old systems
of Christian institutionalism and leadership
hierarchies cannot be repaired. We are not willing to
continue to try to fix them. We are not looking for a process improvement, but a process
revolution. It is time for change!
Need for Leadership: We recognize that
there is an overwhelming need for quality Christian
leadership in every part of our society. There is a need
for new leadership in the Church and in the marketplace
everywhere. Leaders who know how to nourish and rely on the
innate creativity, freedom, generosity, and caring of
people. Leaders who are life-affirming rather than
life-destroying. Leaders who will listen to what God has to
say through others and not insist that they know it all.
Unless we figure out how to recognize, nurture and release
this new Christian leadership, we can't hope for peaceful
change in our state, nation or the world. We will, instead,
be confronted by increasing anarchy and societal
meltdowns.
The Mind of Christ: Please understand
that we neither believe nor claim that we have solutions at
this time to offer for the problems and challenges we face
as a nation or here in Florida. We do believe substantive
change can happen through the collective actions of
ordinary Christian leaders operating in community. Leaders
who are willing to lead without being possessive, to be
helpful without taking credit and who are ready to let go
of control in order to achieve together more for the cause
of Christ and His Kingdom. We believe that the problems and
challenges of these times call for the collective
intelligence of the whole "Body" of Christ.
Invitation to Participate: We are
inviting Christian leaders and aspiring leaders throughout
Florida, both in the church and the marketplace, who
identify with the Decisions That Define Us, to become a
part of the Florida Revolution and work together in the
spirit of Christ, to co-create the solutions we
seek.
Revolution that results in Reformation: Please note that we are not about developing hierarchical
organizations, but rather bringing men and women of God
together with Christ as our head, for the common cause of
discovering and implementing solutions to America's and
Florida's woes. In other words, a Revolution that
results in Reformation!
JOIN THE COMMUNITY
Have you read the Decisions We Have Made? Do these decisions resonate with what
God is saying to you? Do you feel God
leading you to connect with our community? Then contact Dave Shirkey at the email address below. |
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