Instead, communication is a critical role of leadership. Communication people are measured by whether they do things right in terms of time, grammar and technology, but doing the right thing is more than that. Communication is about being clear, reaching those we have a call to reach and articulating what we have to change. Lutherans do a lot of trying to do everything ourselves. Relationships are God-given.
Life can be a whole lot more exciting when working with others.
The more technologically sophisticated we become, the more I am convinced that simplicity still works best. Thirty percent of ELCA congregations are in rural settings, and about 35 percent are in small towns or in cities with a population of up to 50,000.