I find it is usually leaders in churches with the smallest sacrificial level who fear the most. Most people in church leadership are at their core great and wonderful people. But we have made leadership sitting in rooms getting fearful as the full definition of our leadership tasks is revealed. Lay leaders should be chosen by their proven record but should also be taught the sacrament of sacrificing with Christ.
When I have sacrificially invested myself in ministry, I build confidence in its outcome. It is the anticipation of having to sacrifice that builds fear. The act of sacrifice rewires a leader. Most church membership is really quite silly. Basically, you can attend a class when you are say 30 and remain a member for the next 50 years, whether or not you have kept your promises.
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