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Leadership Sex

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“Sex Scandal involving _________ Leader.”
Prominent leaders are in the news on a recurring basis not for their leadership but rather because they got caught with their pants down.

Incase you missed them, here are a few names & links:

Bill Clinton / Tiger Woods / John Edwards / Ted Haggard / David Letterman / more! / even more!!

Beyond the details, here valuable observations for aspiring leaders:

Observation #1 - These leaders will be forever remembered for their sex life decisions before they will be remembered for the positive changes brought about by their leadership and abilities.

Observation #2 - The pain these leaders experienced and caused to others is greater the the fun that they had while they were screwing around.

Observation #3 – Everyone wrestles with something, even high capacity leaders. Everyone has a personal demon to slay daily or temptation to overcome. Too often we place leaders on pedestals. And too often leaders place themselves there.

Observation #4 – Position, power, money and influence will naturally lead towards entitlement. It is only through personal discipline, humility AND allowance for authentic accountability that a leader will avoid great falls such as these.

Bonus Observation: If you ever find that you have made a bad decision in this arena, follow the “come fully clean the first time” strategy.
For the record:
* I am a big fan & advocate of forgiveness for those who are truly seek it – I am VERY fallible myself.
* I am not taking a political side or voicing my opinion about the individual leaders and their other characteristics.

just show up

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Just show up… the Biblical reference is “GO!“      

it sounds so much easier than it is. to get started on ‘going’ requires risk. with this mandate laid on my heart, I have been pushing through a bit of anxiety and fear to move out from an arena where i am comfortable and confident into new opportunities and ministry where i actually need God.
Partnering with Craig on StripChurch has refueled my passion to “GO!” where God is leading or making opportunities. Craig, starting with debates and the AVN show, has struck up a friendship with Ron Jeremy, most notably for me (and hopefully for you) from the Surreal Life, season II.  Yesterday, we linked up with Ron in Hollywood and spent the afternoon eating, talking, laughing and sharing perspectives on God, sex & eternity. It was interesting, weird and refreshing.
I am adopting one of Craig’s axiom’s - ‘Show up where people don’t expect you to be’. To that I would like to add that when you do, ‘God will do what you don’t expect him to do’. This isn’t as hard as it sounds, but it really has become something that most of us as followers of Christ really struggle to do. We are more in the church (buildings) than out there sharing grace with the world as a Church (followers bound together in Christ). We struggle to “GO!” and would rather make programs @ our churches for people to ‘COME’.
I am planning that my new efforts for Christ will be ones where I have opportunities to be friends with people like Ron. May God use us all to bring grace and love to the world. May GRACE always be held just in front of TRUTH.