That's what the ERC is doing in creating a new Strategic Plan after Dr. Richardson had the insight to admit that this kind of planning is foreign to Scripture because, after that, he said, in effect, yet all of us know better than to live by the wisdom of the Word, at least in this case.
Key to the vision Dr. Richardson cast for the creation of the new Strategic Plan is his plea that all of us join together in prayer, asking God to fill the strategic planners with His wisdom in developing the plan that we, nevertheless, understand is foreign to the wisdom of His Word.
That is saying, in effect:
"Lord, we're drawing a line in the sand between You and us that WE won't cross over. Please, Lord, defy your own wisdom and step over that line we have drawn and come to us and bless our planners as they defy your wisdom. "
Can anyone see how self-focused, tradition-bound and foolish this is?
It's akin to faithless people in the Old Testament trying to figure out where to put the altar to Baal in reference to the temple and then asking the Lord to bless them as they gather at Baal's altar.
This is a radical image but, based on the Lord's continued lack of blessing on the CGGC, we need to consider it seriously.
Does anyone think that the Lord will bless this Strategic Plan?
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