Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Nepotism Is Toxic in Synods Too

"Dad, we are giving you the Left Foot of Fellowship."
"No son, I am extending the Left Foot of Fellowship to you.
Possibility Thinking."



LA Times:

Currently serving on the board are Schuller; his wife, Arvella; daughter and senior pastor Sheila Schuller Coleman; son-in-law Jim Penner; and five independent members. Schuller Coleman serves as a non-voting member and interim chairwoman.

The new board comes weeks after a controversy erupted when Schuller's son, Robert Anthony Schuller, said his father had been ousted from the board. The deciding votes came from Rick Mysse, a former official with the cathedral's governing body, and Gwyn Myers, the church's former financial consultant.