Earl Creps - 2nd Message

His second message was about the off-road discipline of Point of View. His illustration of Walter Cronkite and Anderson Cooper particularly hit home with me. We used to get one point of view from Mr. Cronkite, do you remember his famous words, "...And that's the way it is." Contrast him with the Anderson Cooper 360° show on CNN. Mr. Cooper is looking at things from all sides. He has different people saying, "...And that's the way it is" instead of him being the one to tell us all how it is. Here's how CNN states the point of his show,

""ANDERSON COOPER 360°" is a provocative alternative to the typical network evening newscast, going beyond the headlines to tell stories in-depth and from many points of view so you can make up your own mind about the news that affects you."

Of course Anderson has an opinion and will give it to you, but the difference is that others can speak to the topic. It's not just one point of view.

Can we do Christianity in our communities with one person telling us "...And that's the way it is?" Is there room for different points of view in our church leadership? From a senior pastor who dictates vision and expects his staff to follow suit to a student ministry pastor who uses his staff for his purposes to accomplish what he wants for the ministry, I believe several of us still operate like Walter Cronkite in the Anderson Cooper era.