Comments on: Does God use the gifted? http://wanderingswonderings.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/does-god-use-the-gifted/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:39:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: brunettekoala http://wanderingswonderings.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/does-god-use-the-gifted/#comment-10 brunettekoala Fri, 09 May 2008 23:13:03 +0000 http://wanderingswonderings.wordpress.com/?p=10#comment-10 I think Duncan hit the nail on the head with his last sentence there. Some of the most radical leaders have been those who seem to be the least likely leaders. Personally I go for a moses approach when asked to lead anything 'I can't do that - send someone else God'...sums up my common response when asked to do something remotely out my 'comfort zone'. I think Duncan hit the nail on the head with his last sentence there. Some of the most radical leaders have been those who seem to be the least likely leaders.

Personally I go for a moses approach when asked to lead anything ‘I can’t do that – send someone else God’…sums up my common response when asked to do something remotely out my ‘comfort zone’.

]]> By: anna http://wanderingswonderings.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/does-god-use-the-gifted/#comment-5 anna Wed, 07 May 2008 17:22:20 +0000 http://wanderingswonderings.wordpress.com/?p=10#comment-5 thanks for the comment! when i compare myself to these biblical models, it does change slightly the way I view myself and my "leadership potential". it is hard to imagine how a church could function with leaders like that... it is interesting that Paul's view differs somewhat from the way God choose his leaders, but it all seems to boil down to character- one that is able to be moulded and changed by God thanks for the comment!
when i compare myself to these biblical models, it does change slightly the way I view myself and my “leadership potential”. it is hard to imagine how a church could function with leaders like that…
it is interesting that Paul’s view differs somewhat from the way God choose his leaders, but it all seems to boil down to character- one that is able to be moulded and changed by God

]]> By: duncanmcf http://wanderingswonderings.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/does-god-use-the-gifted/#comment-2 duncanmcf Wed, 07 May 2008 01:43:40 +0000 http://wanderingswonderings.wordpress.com/?p=10#comment-2 I always knew there was something in there that led me to want to be a leader and now I can see it's because I have no obvious gifts, no leadership ability and don't want to be used like that :-) lol! It's a fair point, and how radical it would be if we did think like that, especially in a church located in an affluent area like ours. But then again, we should, according to Timothy 2, be choosing our leaders based on their spiritual character....how often do we do that? I always knew there was something in there that led me to want to be a leader and now I can see it’s because I have no obvious gifts, no leadership ability and don’t want to be used like that :-) lol!
It’s a fair point, and how radical it would be if we did think like that, especially in a church located in an affluent area like ours.
But then again, we should, according to Timothy 2, be choosing our leaders based on their spiritual character….how often do we do that?

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