Honor The Truth Teller----Must Read!!

[editor]

http://www.harvestnet.org/teachings/truthteller.htm

Here is a short exerpt:

Not Valuing Truth Results in Blindness
Blindness is characteristic of organizations and leaders that do not value  
truthfulness in their relationships.  This is because truth telling has been
stifled in a loyalty-based organizations or individuals.  Because there is  
no honest feedback, they will often be blind to their abusive behavior and  
honestly wonder why others are reacting.  There will be no one to tell  
them that it is wrong to shift the blame for difficulties in the relationships
to the victims of their abusive behavior. The value of truth is what keeps a local church or any organization from becoming like a cult.  Honoring the  
truth-teller is a characteristic of godly relationships.  Dishonoring the  
truth-teller is a characteristic of cults. Cultic behavior, which always  
includes blindness, will result from an overemphasis of loyalty above the  
truth.  Leaders must understand that their own desire for loyalty may  
overcome truthfulness in their subordinates.  They must actively cultivate  
truthfulness along with loyalty in their subordinates.  

[editor]

I'm just posting this to make sure you guys read this.

Especially those who are currently in an Assembly, or sympathetic to the Assembly.

Please read this, it is excellent, edifying, and short!

Brent