Tribes

I've been reading Tribes, by Seth Godin. I'm a big fan of Seth, I like what he writes. I also like most of Tribes. If it is read in the vein of servant leadership it can help change the face of the church for the better. If it is read in a spirit of self-centeredness, what can I get, then I'm afraid of some of his followers.

And that is the crux of the matter. Many times followers of authors or disciples of leaders, take the themes to extremes.

I have watched this past couple of years, from very close proximity, 6 or more church coups. It seems that the spirit of Absalom is alive and flourishing in our culture. I will grant that there are some old guys (my age) who have decided to hang on rather than grow. But the tragic part is that always there are people lost to the Kingdom of Christ by the strife that happens.

For the next week, I am going to reflect on Tribes. I encourage your dialogue because I'm not always the most critical reader.

In the meantime, I suggest reading one chapter of Philippians for every chapter of Tribes.