Okay, so i found another quote that hit me really hard. I have been guilty of this in the past most certainly. I will try and stay far far away from this mentality in the future though:
"Leadership development recognizes the value of people. Our ministry's leaders are the ministry's most important assets. Not to develop them while involving them in ministry is to use, and ultimately abuse them. This is most often the result of an unbalanced, task-dominated ministry. "
example: "Joe pursues growth at the risk of the church's spiritual health. The preoccupation with numbers leads Joe to keep his leaders and volunteers running in the red zone because "there are more people to be reached." Any burnout casualties along the way are justified by the greater evangelistic cause." p.26-27
Wow, amazing line. Using peoples talents without developing them as people and leaders is just using them.
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