to say, “Want a paper clip? Have a whole box.” So I’d suggest pulling together the gifted leaders in your church and letting them recruit and develop potential leaders. That requires tremendous security within the pastor, but we’ll have that security when we understand what fosters loyalty from the congregation’s leaders. Loyalty is the result of respect. You won’t be loyal to a person you don’t respect. In my dad’s day, the pastor got loyalty because he was the pastor. These days, people will
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