Don't hate me because I like church. I didn't start out that way. When I was young I assumed church was just a weapon parents used to impose their will on kids without having to do the talking. When I became old enough to make my own decision (go or no go) I just didn't see the point. I took my first voluntary steps into church because I was a stranger in a strange city hoping to find a sense of connection to my "folk who had gone on," all of whom had been church goers. From those early experiences, I learned that church is "leader critical"; good leadership is hugely important. I would come to see the church as "people critical" later.
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