“You’re the One.” Of course, you may indeed have valuable wisdom,
but the need to be of special importance creates a dangerous condi-
tion, where leading can become misleading.
Some people are very lucky to have a bruising experience that
serves to awaken them early in their career, before anyone else gets
hurt. Tony Robinson, the senior minister at Plymouth Congrega-
tional Church in Seattle, describes the experience of how he fell
from his pedestal.“When I first started out, I moved to Honolulu to
take over the ministry of a church where my predecessor had com-
mitted suicide. When I arrived, I asked myself, ‘What do I want to
do with this?’ Like many folks who’ve gone to the ministry, how-
ever, we have ourselves confused with God. I thought I’d just ...