Christian
leadership is a topic that has many faces. It is a subject that can be
studied with theses and subdivisions. It is also a leaven that
permeates people's lives, a leaven that creates a person's character,
as expressed in that person's thoughts, words and actions. Such a
leaven comes from many sources, but ultimately all of the sources must
find their foundation in Jesus Christ. It is what Jesus said and did
and if possible to discover, what he thought that guides a Christian
leader. The best place to find the Christian thought is in the Gospels
of the New Testament, in the work of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, and
meditation on those Gospels.
This website is set up to foster
Christian leadership. It is dedicated to the thought that a person can
be transformed into being a Christian leader by reflection on the
Gospels.
One of the best
ways to study Christian leadership is to study our lives with the idea
that Christian leadership will "dictate" certain elements to those
living situations. There is no better place to find them than in the
modern media of film, television, and music. The media presents people
in life situations. One can study those situations and determine what a
Christian leader should do given the circumstances that are presented.
Therefore, this website is also
set up with the idea that the principles of Jesus Christ can and should
be found in the real-life situations that are contained in the modern
media of the twenty-first century.
The most
important part of the website is what is called "Gospel Meditations."
They are the continuation of the daily meditations that have already
begun in print with the publication of "The Gospels in Modern Media."
Every day of the year, a person will find a meditation on Christian
leadership coming directly from the Gospels and a specific selection
from the modern media of film and music. The meditations can be easily
printed from the website and used for personal growth.
People visiting
the website will also be able to see a Christian leader's reflection on
the current top 5 songs (according to Mix 103, KJLS-FM, in Hays, KS,
www.mix103fm.com) and the transcript of Fr. Mike Scully's radio show
"Message at the Top." Both links explore the principles of Christian
leadership that can be found in the popular music of the current day,
as well as the top 20 "Hot Adult Contemporary" music of the 80's, 90's
and 2000's. .
Michael Scully,
O.F.M.Cap.
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