This week I
attended a board of directors meeting and one agenda item was for the board to
appoint a member of the community to a committee. When the chair called for a
motion, one board member said, “Does anyone know who she is?” Another said, “I
don’t know how crucial it is that we know a lot about the person.” In order to move
the motion along, and also cover-up the lack of information on the candidate, the
CEO said to the board, “You are also taking the recommendation of the committee.”
When the appointment was approved unanimously it became obvious that the board gave
little thought to making appointments in their organization. Although Paul was
speaking to the Ephesian elders, his caution to believers about the importance
of vetting cannot be overlooked. Paul said, “Keep watch over yourselves and all
the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the
church of God, which he bought with his own blood. I know
that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the
flock. Even from your own number men will arise and distort
the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. So be
on your guard” (Acts 21-28-31a NIV)!
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