But they are producing street-wise leadership. We must get behind the leadership God is already producing. Bill Hybels of Willow Creek Church and Rick Warren of Saddleback Church are not transferable. What God does through Rick Warren is not transferable to other clergy, but the underlying principles are. The churches that have learned and applied it successfully are the ones who have brought w hole leadership teams of at least 5 to their conferences and have reflected together on how to implement what they are learning.
Bishops hate to learn something from somebody else.
Bishops don't make a lot happen, but they stop a lot from happening. Many have been destroyed by being made bishops. You need to take the bishop into your confidence so that they know what you are doing. Yet most Episcopalians have never heard of it. Sadly, it is even bad-mouthed.