City Consultations and Conversations: News from Jon Sharpe
Tough times... Reminds us of the comments in the Book of Revelation... "In one hour Babylon is destroyed and the merchants of the earth wail and weep." Our major commercial centers will not recover quickly from the "humpty dumpty" fall taking place in our global economy. All the kings horses and all the kings men will have trouble putting this together again. Business leaders are experiencing angst that we have not seen in our life time. Regional downturns have been known and survived but now there is no where to hide. If you are home builder you can't just pack up now and go to another part of the country. If you are a banker you can't just go to another bank.
Building community will take on new meaning now. We need each other. We have to think in a new way. We have to pull together. Life is not going to go on as it has in the past. This is time for the transformational leader to step forward. People who care deeply about change that lasts. People who will step forward and work for a lasting change reflecting the values of Jesus for people, places, and systems. This is a time for new systems to be created with everyone in mind, not just the smart, powerful, few.
Friday, January 16, 2009
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