If people are really narcissistic or have a need to be seen as more than they really are, or to be admired as having it all together, then they cannot be followed and trusted by others.
Henry CloudI'm not an expert in the sociological realities of all the pastors in the world, but I would say that there are some very, very positive things about the state of integrity in church leaders.
Henry CloudLeadership is not taken, it is given. People give leadership to those that they trust. They allow people that they trust to have influence over their lives.
Henry CloudValues are sometimes worth living and dying for, and are certainly worth dating and breaking up over.
Henry CloudTraining moments occur when both parents and children do their jobs. The parent's job is to make the rule. The child's job is to break the rule. The parent then corrects and disciplines. The child breaks the rule again, and the parent manages the consequences and empathy that then turn the rule into reality and internal structure for the child.
Henry Cloud