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59 Gill and Cavaness, 115. 60 Brown, 182-185. 61 Ronald W. Pierce, Rebecca Merrill Groothuis, and Gordon Fee, eds., Discovering Biblical Equality, Complementarity without Hierarchy (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2004), 120. 62 An example of progress in this is the resolution passed in the 2008 Southern Missouri District Council to incorporate gender inclusive/neutral language into official documentation and district correspondence. 63 Grant Wacker, Heaven Below (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2001), 112-120, 158. Wacker explains that in early Pentecost the presence of well-known female preachers promoted Spirit baptism and new opportunities. Some historians conclude that these “high-profile figures like Aimee Semple McPherson and Maria Woodworth-Etter were exceptions who proved the rule.” Others believe “the Pentecostal revival afforded opportunities for women that they did not enjoy in most denominational contexts.” One might conclude that the subject of female preachers and ministers moved from a dormant position to an active discussion as a result of the Pentecostal revival. 64 David Willis, “God‟s Call and Practical Methodology for Establishing Longevity in Ministry (D. Min. Diss., Fuller Seminary, 2003), 121. 65 Recommended coaching books include Gary R. Collins, Christian Coaching (Colorado Springs, CO: NavPress, 2001) and Jane Creswell, Christ-Centered Coaching: 7 Benefits for Ministry Leaders (St. Louis, MO: Lake Hickory Resources, 2006), and Robert Hargrove, Masterful Coaching (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass Publishers, 2003), and Thomas G. Crane, The Heart of Coaching (San Diego, CA: FTA Press, 2001). 11
Encounter: Journal for Pentecostal Ministry, Summer 2009, Vol. 6 The Root of Busyness and Its Counter-Cultural Cure Kirk Hadden (M.Div., Intercultural Studies, 2009) Originally presented as a spring 2009 AGTS course paper for “Building the Disciple Making Ministry” with Dr. Stephen Lim. A pervasive sense of hurry and urgency drives contemporary Americans to be more efficient, to get more done, to do more things, and do it all at once. From CEOs to high school students, most people concede that their lives are constantly characterized by one word: busyness. Yet most people express pain over that fact, longing instead for rest and a slower pace of life. Due to an economic structure that rewards hard work, the United States has the largest economy of any single nation in the world. 1 However, the frenetic lifestyle of many Americans seems to be breaking new thresholds. People are working more, and more people are working. 2 Even when not in the office, technology connects Americans to work while at home in the evening, on the weekends, and even on vacation. Leisure time is also busy, filled with more and more activity and a sense that there are always more obligations than time. Excessive busyness impinges on health. Dr. Archibald Hart expects that in the near future stress-related diseases will be the leading cause of death in the United States. 3 A constant state of hurry causes the body to exist in a continuous mode of emergency, which can result in enormous physiological and psychological damage. The pace of modern life rarely allows for rest, especially the kind of rest the human body truly needs to relax and heal itself. 4 In addition to diseases directly caused by stress, 1 Americans also lack the sleep and exercise they need to remain healthy. Richard Swenson notes that in 1850, the average American regularly slept nine and a half hours per night. Today, it is closer to seven and still dropping. 5 Busyness also takes a severe toll on human relationships. In her landmark study, The Overworked American, Juliet Schor noted the effect of Americans’ increased busyness on family relationships. Half of those surveyed reported that they did not have enough time for their families. 6 Her study showed that between 1960 and 1986, the time parents had available to spend with their children dropped by at least ten hours per week; it is likely that this fact is highly linked to the significant increase in troubled teenagers over the same period. 7 Busyness can have drastic effects on marriage as well. Surely the lack of time spouses spend with each other in two-income families is strongly linked to the huge increase in divorce over the last several decades. Busyness is the enemy of the American soul. According to Dr. Siang-Yang Tan, The enemy of our souls knows full well how hurry sickness or unrest can ultimately destroy us. He will do his best to keep us from God’s rest. He entices us to drive ourselves onward,
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