tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403232.post6887100994100529985..comments2024-02-10T08:46:51.419-05:00Comments on Rude Armchair Theology: Self-organizing teamsMike Croghanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18099387827886541138noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403232.post-27939752998663668292008-11-29T18:04:00.000-05:002008-11-29T18:04:00.000-05:00I'm not that familiar with LDS polity, despite hav...I'm not that familiar with LDS polity, despite having lived for years not far from the Hill Cumorah where Joseph Smith found the golden tablets. But I daresay one would have an even harder time convincing me of the overall helpfulness of their hierarchy than in the case of the Episcopal/Anglican one. But I do give them props for doing all they do (and it's a lot!) with all-volunteer ministers.<BR/><BR/>Hierarchies were important, useful, and necessary for most of human history. But then, thank God, we emerged the technology and cultural context required for peer networks! ;-)Mike Croghanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18099387827886541138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5403232.post-76604539129654517472008-11-29T15:13:00.000-05:002008-11-29T15:13:00.000-05:00Hey Mike,I just watched a special on the Mormons -...Hey Mike,<BR/><BR/>I just watched a special on the Mormons - I'm curious if you've looked into their "Ward" leadership structure? They're entirely volunteer run, but thoroughly heirarchically organized. Interesting stuff though.<BR/><BR/>TimTim Mathishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11165425704343342951noreply@blogger.com