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By the way to RLCers reading this, please note this fact. The main teaching to leadership for many years has been modeling is the highest form of teaching.
timeforchange this is possibly the most important point that can be made that you!
In the 12 years I attended RLC on many many occasions I heard this from Tony also. I also heard from him that Jesus is the definition of normal. I also heard him say that Jesus' relationship with the 3, 12, and 70 is our example of how to make disciples. And you know what all that is truth.
However I've never observed Tony or any of the RLC Elders or Pastors model any of that.My supposed discipleship relationship with Dan Flory consisted of biweekly meetings where in I told him about what God was saying to me to me, being asked how my prayer life and bible reading was Going, me asking Dan's advice on various life topics, praying together, and Dan sharing with me from scripture what God has been speaking to him. I've spent years reading, meditating upon, and studying the Gospels in depths and that is the smallest part of th the example I see in Jesus' relationship with his disciples.
With regard to Tony's Modeling if I were to follow his example:
I would act like the CEO of a major corporation.
I would have a team of people surrounding me that serve me hand and foot.
When in public gatherings I would stop and make a limited number of obligatory short conversations with as few people as possible that our outside the specially chosen few to make it appear as if I'm approachable.
I would stand in front of People and tell them how to live for Jesus without modeling it first.
Modeling requires people actual see you doing it.Outside of public settings I would make it a habit of practicing the opposite of everything I have invested great amounts of time and effort teaching others with great explicitness what to and not to do as a follower of Christ.