The Chicago Invitation

I read the following in the Monday Business Section of The Globe and Mail, June 30, page B6. It’s from Harvey Schachter’s weekly page on best practices for management. As I read it, I thought that his advice is tailor made for the RCA. Our current management models (including our use of Carver) are all about centralized direction, closed discussions, and small selected groups making all the decisions, discouraging debate, restricting information, and speaking with one voice. Well, those are hardly best practices.
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Perhaps you read the recent announcement of a new Coordinator of Multi-Racial Initiatives and Social Justice. This appointment was announced by the Director of Congregational Mission. I haven’t mentioned names because the persons aren’t directly involved in my comment. I expect that Earl James is a terrific person and Ken Eriks is a faithful servant. At issue is a profound shift in Reformed practice. Read more…

The Carver Model, or I should say, the misuse of the Carver Model, is causing damage at the local level. The denominational staff is advocating this model to some of our young, idealistic, and inexperienced pastors for the reorganization of their local congregations. Read more…

Three items might be of particular interest to readers of this blog. Read more…

As members of the RCA we all agree that we are a Pentecost dispensation and have no business in Babel. So what were we thinking when we agreed to hire an Imhotep as General Secretary?
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