Leadership and Teamwork Assignment 2
This reflective essay will centre on the process of change regarding how communion is carried out in Living Hope Christian church, Hull. The leadership model of 'Teamwork` will form the central basis of the piece. I will argue, that even the most delicate issues often need to be analyzed; and, at times acted upon. Yet, an acceptable platform for progress can be achieved, when intrinsic principles such as planning, initiating, informing, supporting and evaluating are advocated by the leader or leaders of a church.
Why Did We Do It?
For many years the ordinance of Communion has been celebrated on a weekly basis, usually at the end of the Sunday morning service, in Living Hope church. However, from time to time I and others, have felt the need to reflect on this practice and ask serious questions regarding safeguarding against familiarity or too great an openness, which may be subject to abuse.
A Christian leader must have an ear to listen to the opinions that arise within the church. These voices can, at times, be very loud and demanding. Over the course of recent months some members of our fellowship began to air their opinion that the ordinance of communion could be carried out in a better way than how it is presently carried out. While a church leader cannot neglect such views, an estimation of an issue must be more inclusive than the voice of one, or a few, individuals. However, the fact was that I also had found communion had become too familiar and this dissatisfaction began to cause me to think seriously about how we remembered and demonstrated Jesus death on the cross.
It was during one such reflection, at the beginning of 2013, that I felt the time had come to consider a ch...
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