Transitions in Leadership
- Thu, Apr 19, 2012
The movement of time progressively carries us forward with a motion that we cannot stop. This movement brings with it many seasons and changes. Recently, I have been contemplating the changes brought about by transitions in leadership.
Being a Biola graduate and Torrey Honors alumni I am joining with my fellow chums as we face a transition within Torrey as our beloved and fearless leader, Dr. John Mark Reynolds leaves Torrey to be provost at Houston Baptist University. Despite grief at his departure, Dr. Reynolds exhorted his students to embrace the change and know that the most growth comes from ...
The Spiral of Silence
- Mon, Mar 26, 2012
German sociologist Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann coined the phrase "the Spiral of Silence" after witnessing Hitler and his ilk intimidate citizens until they were afraid to speak out against the most horrible evils imaginable: the mass slaughter of human beings.
Noelle-Neumann said that a society falls into this fearful state, the Spiral of Silence, when it allows a tiny majority of the population to control the conversation. Most people are by nature reluctant to go against the tide of public opinion. Others are frightened, so the majority is silenced.
Have we succumbed to the Spiral of Silence? Have we remained silent while ...
Break the Spiral of Silence - Wilberforce Weekend 2012
- Mon, Feb 27, 2012
The most important thing we can do today in obedience to Christ is to break the spiral of silence that is pervasive in our culture. The way movements start is when people finally realize that in a free society they have to be able to speak out. They can't be cowed into silence. - Chuck Colson
It was a privilege being with Alan Terwilleger, President of BreakPoint®/The Colson Center and John Stonestreet, The Colson Center/Speaker on "The Point®" at the NRB Convention last week (pictured here with Buster Wilson, American Family Radio) and to hear them share more ...