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Power in Weakness: Paul’s Transformed Vision for Ministry is unavailable, but you can change that!

Envisioning cruciform community built on resurrection hope. After Paul’s encounter with the risen Christ on the road to Damascus, he turned from coercion and violence to a ministry centered on the hope of Christ’s resurrection. In earthly terms, Paul had traded power for weakness. But—as he explained in his subsequent letters—this “weakness” was actually the key to flourishing community that is...

let go of dearly held beliefs and convictions because I may perceive that living by them will disappoint or upset others. You can already tell how disastrous such an orientation is for pastors and church leaders. Such a person cannot be trusted to be faithful and true to her or his word. No matter what they say they believe, they will bend in the direction of popular opinion, or toward what they feel will make others happy. Second, if I am oriented toward image maintenance, I will be more focused
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