Will Willimon: "It is more important for a pastor to prod and empower than to pacify. Conflict... is an expected, necessary byproduct of transformative leadership in the name of Jesus. The church begins (Acts 2) in fire and earth trembling; the church dies by files and regulations."
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We're gonna miss him here in North Alabama.
And it's going to be interesting at Duke, I'm betting. I'm looking forward to having him as a professor.
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