Power

Andy talked to us this week about the book he was writing on power. The main thing that struck me was how prevalent power is regardless of our desire for or against it. If I'm teaching a Young Life Bible study, I have power to speak uninterrupted or disputed. There are all these layers and levels of power that I've never thought of.

But his main premise is that to discern if power is used correctly is if the result of power is human begins flourishing. That at the end of a talk that people would be more alive inside or growing. That leaders would pray and lead so that others would flourish.

A few quick definition of flourish:

To be in a vigorous state; thrive

To be in its or in one's prime; to be at the height of fame, excellence, influence

To be successful; prosper

To try and combine, to flourish, to be at one's prime, the prime of how and who we were made to be