Dear Zion
Meditations for Zion Preachers & Other Preachers of the Gospel
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As I move towards maturity in my ecclesiology, I am consistently confronted with the prospect of an over-institutionalized church. The functionary machinations of the institution, the burdening bureaucracy of the organization, and the fervent maintenance of the corporation, transforms and transposes the Church from what it is meant to be, into something that is quite foreign. In such a church, policy and procedure outweigh power and proclamation, politics personal favors are more important than mission and ministry, and getting to the top is more important than dealing with the least of these. In this scenario setting and situation, the church begins to look like the institutionalized religion during the day of Jesus. Replete with 21st cen- tury scribes and Pharisees, the church begins to look like the institution which gave Jesus the most trouble. In this chaotic and criticizing context it becomes difficult for a fresh anointing to fall. In this circumstance the movement of the Holy Ghost is aborted from the womb of human free will and authentic expression. In the end Jesus becomes locked out of the very church that he died to bring into existence. Our text is tailored to teach us that such was the case with Ephesus.
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There is a paradoxical yet paradigmatic approach to pastoring. On one hand, we experience the mountaintop moments of joy. On the other hand, we travel the dismal dark valley of pain, frustration, and disappointment. We often struggle with the bipolarization regarding the very essence and nature of our work. Yet there is a yearning in the soul of every pastor to hear from the greatest pastor that ever lived and the one we must give an account to for our work. Amid the many struggles of pastoral practice and process, Dr. Edward B. Saxon provides pastors with reflective insights from the chief shepherd, Jesus Christ, to accomplish the herculean task.
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Dr. Edward B Saxon is a graduate of Livingstone College, Salisbury,N.C Howard University School of Divinity, Washington,D.C. and the United Theological Seminary of Dayton Ohio. He has pastored 5 Churches and is the author of The Hollyoodization of the Black Church”. and “Dear Episcopate….Show Us Your Scars He has attended the ecumenical institute St Mary’s Theological Seminary, and has also studied at Drew Theological Seminary. He resides in Fayetteville Georgia, has 3 He is married to the lovely Mrs. Sophia Saxon who teaches in DeKalb County,Georgia and is a playwright. Together hey have three sons, Edward Gibran Kwame Saxon, Issac Antonio Johari Saxon, and Asa Elijah Issachar Saxon.