Good to Great

There is a good business leadership book called “Good to Great”- it has been on the bestsellers list for past 2 years or so.  The study of truly great companies showed that they focused on working with their team to “get the right people on the bus, let the wrong people off the bus, and helping everyone find their right seat on the bus” before taking the bus on a journey.  This is something I am working through right now with the Christian.com leadership, and it will not happen overnight, but it is essential for us to take this community from “Good to Great”!

Christian.com will continue to follow the “essential doctrines of Christianity” as laid out in the TOS and as commonly accepted in the Nicene Creed and the Apostles Creed.  However, we recognize that not every member of the site will agree with myself personally or others in leadership on the site, and we will certainly not require them to.  As long as members do not teach against the essentials, we can have a diversity of denominations, doctrinal beliefs, and perspectives on this site, as one community being respectful of one another.

I do not agree with everything the Baptists teach, or Methodists, or Catholics, or other Protestants and non-Protestant Christians.  But many of them are my brothers and sisters in Christ, and many of them serve Jesus Christ and are seeking the truth of God’s Word.  In order for God’s Church to have unity, we have to agree to disagree on certain things, with the love of Christ. 

People who want to be in leadership but are dogmatic to the extreme on their beliefs and can’t be respectful of other Christians are ones who have to “get off the bus” as far as leadership is concerned.  Leaders must be respectful of other’s opinions, but balance that with always seeking and embracing God’s Truth without compromise and encouraging others to do the same.  I believe this is true in the local church, on Christian.com, and any Christian community.