The Corruption of Biblical Leadership

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Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Today, Mike and Tim discuss the implications of current events, the responsibilities of Christians towards marginalized communities, and the concept of cruciformity in relation to leadership and community engagement. The dialogue emphasizes the need for empathy, awareness, and a commitment to serving others in the face of societal challenges. In this conversation, Mike and Tim explore the transformation of church leadership and community through the lens of grace and cruciformity. They critique the consumer-driven metrics of success in churches, emphasizing the need for a shift towards a more authentic and vulnerable leadership style that prioritizes love and community over prestige and power. The discussion highlights the dangers of traditional leadership models and the importance of fostering a culture that values people and their growth. But first... Andor? Sinners? Beyonce'?

"I am an individual with an inalienable bill of rights and constitutional freedoms; I am an American citizen, promised upward mobility and a shot at the American dream if I just work hard and believe in myself; I am a consumer of religious goods and services, church shopping until I find a church that meets my needs; I am engaged in a culture war that can only be won through the exercise of political power against my political opponents who are ruining our country..."

"I am one of the ‘holy ones,’ and a minister, formerly dead and enslaved, but now, because of the mercy of God, I am alive and rescued into a newly reconciled human community, called the church. Belonging now to the new humanity, I am saved and transformed utterly by grace, so that the basis of all human boasting, status seeking, and rivalry has been removed. I am therefore free to receive others as gifts and siblings."

Chapters

00:00 - Movie Reviews and Cultural Commentary

04:59 - Current Events and Social Issues

09:46 - Immigration and Christian Ethics

20:00 - Cruciformity and Christian Identity

30:06 - Cruciform Leadership and Community Engagement

31:31 - Transformation Through Grace

32:00 - The Church as a Community

34:29 - Redefining Leadership in the Church

41:04 - The Dangers of Success Metrics

46:52 - Cruciform Leadership

50:28 - Shifting Perspectives on Leadership

56:00 - The Broader Implications of Leadership Dynamics

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0:00.0	Indoor's so good.
0:12.5	Is it?
0:13.6	Yes.
0:14.3	It's weird how good it is or how close it hits to like reality because they no
0:20.2	doubt filmed it before this term started but it's like
0:22.6	holy moly and or it's really good it's like some of the okay i mean i love the first season we just
0:29.3	got rid of disney plus because there was just it was a wasteland it's good for like i'm not
0:34.5	saying it's great for a star war show it's great great. Period. I'm not a businessman. I'm a
0:41.2	business man. This is how we should start. She gives a great speech though. The speech of the
0:47.8	end of the last, good Lord. Is that okay? So she gave the last speech of the last episode, right?
0:53.3	Yeah. It's so good.
0:55.3	Okay, okay, okay, okay. I'll watch it. I'll watch it. Big Nate saw sinners and he said,
1:02.2	that was pretty, pretty intense. It's pretty intense. It's not the movie you can recommend for
1:06.4	everybody to watch because it's got some gnarlyly parts but man he plays with some themes in there
1:11.3	yeah he said and there's this musical number in the middle that is one of the best things i've
1:15.6	ever seen in a movie what it like it blends all of this like african like from music from
1:22.2	africa up through kind of the blues and then into hip hop and this dance scene in this barn and it's all in one shot
1:29.5	just kind of blending together all these cult like this lineage of music and expression it was
1:34.7	just beautiful and so well done I love that it's pretty wild we should start with just movie
1:40.3	reviews I like that idea although although you're the only one that sees movies.
1:44.9	I literally wait for you to watch.
1:47.2	And I heard it was great.
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