Step Two: Consider Why You Went into Ministry From time to time, I have encountered people who believe me to be against all church leadership. Their perception is that I frequently cast it in a bad light. Ironically, there is nothing further from the truth; I am extremely in favor of good church leadership. That being said, I have come across some very poor church leadership on my travels. If some of these leaders had instead been managing directors of secular companies, they would have either gone into liquidation or been fired by the board! On British television, there is a genealogy program called “Who Do You Think You Are?” The format has also been copied for television in the United States. On the show, celebrities research their family trees and find all the skeletons in the closets. I like the title because it is a question I ask of church leaders. I ask, “Who do you think you are? What makes you think you can do a better job than those who have gone before you?” I of...