The Shepherd and the C.E.O.

On the SBC Voices blog, Clayton Pruett, an SBC pastor in Illinois, wrote about The Shepherd and the C.E.O. Though I don’t agree with all points as he expressed them, I think the following excerpt below comparing the Shepherd and C.E.O highlights some problems with the “C.E.O mentality” that permeates American churches. It is good that someone in the SBC speaks against it.

·         C.E.O. Leaders use people for progress

o   Shepherd Leaders love and invest into people

·         C.E.O. Leaders see friendship and pastoral work as an obstacle to success.

o   Shepherd leaders see friendship and pastoral work as success.

·         C.E.O. leaders see accountability as a challenge to their authority.

o   Shepherd leaders see accountability as caring for their heart.

·         C.E.O. leaders know how to work the system and manipulate to get their way.

o   Shepherd leaders know how to work through things with others to get God’s way.

·         C.E.O. leaders build a talented team to carry out their vision.

o   Shepherd leaders build a talented team to cultivate the church and each other.

·         C.E.O. leaders see other churches as competition.

o   Shepherd leaders see other churches as family.

·         C.E.O. Leaders use the Bible to reveal their vision

o   Shepherd leaders use the Bible to reveal Jesus

You may read the entire article at the link above.