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i read this tonight. it’s by one of my favorite bloggers…a guy named mark batterson, a pastor in washington d.c.
i wish i would have written it.
One of the most important decisions you make as a leader is this: who are you going to offend? You’re going to offend somebody. I promise you that. In the immortal words of Abraham Lincoln: “You can please some of the people all of the time, all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time.” You will offend someone. The only question is who. I wonder if we try to appease the people Jesus offended. Jesus offended self-righteous Pharisees. We ought to follow-suit. If you want to reach the unchurched you’re probably going to have to offend some Pharisees along the way. Why? Because Pharisees find lepers and prostitutes and tax collectors offensive. So who are you going to offend? All I know is this: Jesus reached out to the people the Pharisees found offensive! And offended them in the process. Thou shalt offend pharisees.
nice.
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