Title
Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Does a title imply power, responisibility, humility?
Recently I've had the pleasure of playing services in Prince George, and following with us was a man holding titles "Dean" and "Doctor", worshipping next to a guy and a girl with titles "Team Leaders".
It's obvious that in a hierarchy of musicalness that a Dean and Doctor is higher than a Team Leader, as both first titles are officially recognized, and Englishly dignified (this is to say boasted by the English language, dictated by society), and a Team Leader is a made up authority, one which can just as easily be brought down.
I observe all of this as our team leaders did no leading that trip. Nor do they do any of that during practice. In fact, it would seem that our team leaders are not leaders at all, and through no fault of their own.
Do we have misunderstandings of authority and responisibility, respect and titles? Can we construe and misconstrue each others titles for the sake of making them up and adversly breaking them down?
When does a title become a name? When no longer it is seen as something attached to, but more as a part of a person. When does the shift from imposed power to endorsed power happen? And why is this always from the people's view? When will the peoples rise up and annoint an endorsed power?
So the simplistic answer to all of these questions lies in the mouths of those made comfortable by their candy-saturated upbringings, favoured by their governments, favoured by their parents; that it seems I have problems dealing with authorities.
Recently I've had the pleasure of playing services in Prince George, and following with us was a man holding titles "Dean" and "Doctor", worshipping next to a guy and a girl with titles "Team Leaders".
It's obvious that in a hierarchy of musicalness that a Dean and Doctor is higher than a Team Leader, as both first titles are officially recognized, and Englishly dignified (this is to say boasted by the English language, dictated by society), and a Team Leader is a made up authority, one which can just as easily be brought down.
I observe all of this as our team leaders did no leading that trip. Nor do they do any of that during practice. In fact, it would seem that our team leaders are not leaders at all, and through no fault of their own.
Do we have misunderstandings of authority and responisibility, respect and titles? Can we construe and misconstrue each others titles for the sake of making them up and adversly breaking them down?
When does a title become a name? When no longer it is seen as something attached to, but more as a part of a person. When does the shift from imposed power to endorsed power happen? And why is this always from the people's view? When will the peoples rise up and annoint an endorsed power?
So the simplistic answer to all of these questions lies in the mouths of those made comfortable by their candy-saturated upbringings, favoured by their governments, favoured by their parents; that it seems I have problems dealing with authorities.