| Perfect love casts out fear. |
|
May God build First Mennonite Church with
Structures of Love. |
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Structures of FEAR
| | Structures of LOVE |
make demands
| -
| invite participation
|
tell and sell
| - | listen, consult, and pray
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| lord it over others | -
| regard each person equally
|
| compete | -
| cooperate
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| manipulate | -
| wash feet
|
| seek to win | -
| seek peaceful resolution
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| threaten to reject | -
| accept other's freedom to say no
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| seek to control | -
| seek to include
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| avoid conflict | -
| risk conflict to arrive at peace
|
| overrule minorities | -
| seek Spirit-led consensus
|
| rigidly hold to the standard | -
| reach for new leadings of the Holy Spirit
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"Structures of Fear - Structures of Love" from Moderator Ron Kennel's
address to the Iowa-Nebraska Conference in annual session
on August 3, 1984.
