Session Description
Work in Christian ministry and worship leadership often brings a struggle with image, reputation, and audience-pleasing. In this workshop, we’ll learn about the vice of vainglory—both the patterns of its temptation to show off a false self and time-tested spiritual disciplines of resistance to this vice. In a world captivated with selfies and social media, we’ll explore virtuous practices that can help Christians handle the limelight well and show appreciation for each other in ways that glorify God.
Conference Title
2017 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Event Date
1-27-2017
Event Type
Workshop/Seminar
Type (recording/text)
Text
Subject Area
Homiletics
Topic
Spiritual Formation/Discipleship
Keywords:
Vainglory, Temptation, Virtue
Recommended Citation
DeYoung, Rebecca K., "Limelight and Christian Leadership" (2017). Symposium on Worship Archive. 29.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/uni-cicw-symposium/2017/allitems/29
Included in
Limelight and Christian Leadership
Work in Christian ministry and worship leadership often brings a struggle with image, reputation, and audience-pleasing. In this workshop, we’ll learn about the vice of vainglory—both the patterns of its temptation to show off a false self and time-tested spiritual disciplines of resistance to this vice. In a world captivated with selfies and social media, we’ll explore virtuous practices that can help Christians handle the limelight well and show appreciation for each other in ways that glorify God.