"Without
the capacity to rest and wait,
the
call to belong can degenerate into craving for affirmation and approval;
the
call to be holy can degenerate into religiosity and eccentricity;
the
call to be human can degenerate into inappropriate self-protectiveness;
the
call to serve can lead to anxiety-driven activism;
and
the call to lead can construct mission and ministry as project management with criteria
for success and failure that miss the heart of the gospel by a mile.”
Gordon Oliver, Ministry
without Madness SPCK