Comments on: Professional what? http://www.pastortimclark.com/?p=698 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:16:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: admin http://www.pastortimclark.com/?p=698&cpage=1#comment-4459 admin Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:43:09 +0000 http://www.pastortimclark.com/?p=698#comment-4459 Hmmm...thanks Stacy, good thought. Do we run our church organizations as if they were "for profit" or do we lead them as if they were prophetic? Of course, financial accountability, good stewardship of resources, etc.. are vital (and biblical), but I think some of us may have reached the point where the pendulum needs to swing the other way a bit. Hmmm…thanks Stacy, good thought. Do we run our church organizations as if they were “for profit” or do we lead them as if they were prophetic?

Of course, financial accountability, good stewardship of resources, etc.. are vital (and biblical), but I think some of us may have reached the point where the pendulum needs to swing the other way a bit.

]]> By: Stacy Hausler http://www.pastortimclark.com/?p=698&cpage=1#comment-4452 Stacy Hausler Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:52:15 +0000 http://www.pastortimclark.com/?p=698#comment-4452 This brings up some questions: Was Jesus professional? Was the early church professional? Does "being professional" leave room for passion? What about caring for widows and orphans...does that only fall under the clinical professionalism? Does being professional mean we are "for profit"? I really like your statement: "…though we are in need of structure and excellence and hard work (I’m not suggesting we are called to laziness), what defines us is prophetic, not professional." This brings up some questions: Was Jesus professional? Was the early church professional? Does “being professional” leave room for passion? What about caring for widows and orphans…does that only fall under the clinical professionalism? Does being professional mean we are “for profit”?

I really like your statement: “…though we are in need of structure and excellence and hard work (I’m not suggesting we are called to laziness), what defines us is prophetic, not professional.”

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