In the Wake of the New Way

[Curious]

Originally Posted by aron

Given that TC was only part of the Great LC Schism of 2007, I think there's more than this. The other rebel party, that of DYL, played no such niceties as TC. There it was, "Here's what we're going to do." In both cases, however, the "regional apostle" claimed the mantle of Charisma whilst the Blendeds said Charisma is over and the age of Bureaucrats is come.

Looking at it, I said that TC and DYL were the true followers of WL, in that they aped his methods to the 't'. DYL and TC, like WL before them, used Charisma as control. I met some Brasilians once who told me about watching DYL sitting in a hammock with his wife, just like RK told us about WL walking down the street with a bag os seashells. In both cases the object of the story was imbued with the Special Power, making the mundane into the divine. The Bureaucrats would never claim that. TC and DYL both did.

Just a comment from me to round up this subject, about the two styles of leading, ‘inspired individual’, or 'bureaucratic'. Very interesting observation about the differing directions of those who followed WL's methods, through observing his ways, and those who followed a take on his teachings, and became the 'blended bureaucracy'. (A fun new term for them?)!!

Just my thoughts on it: At the end of the day, neither is necessarily wrong though each has different vulnerabilities to going wrong, which have been considered in this thread. Too much personality driven can end up exulting the individual. Too much bureaucracy becomes rigid, legalistic, harsh and inhumane. Either can work when the key, which is leadership that is properly submitted to God, with enough faith to genuinely follow Him, and serve people, is central to the heart and calling of the leader or leadership team. It's not about having 'the right' system, but the right heart intent and spiritual maturity of the people in charge, that determines weather they go off-track or stay on-track. It is critical to have been prepared by God for the role before being released into it. Like David, who learned to trust God as he was being pursued by Saul in the wilderness. Any 'system' can work when the heart of those leading is right. That's just my 2 cents worth opinion on this matter, anyway.