The Michelangelo Impact

Three years into my role as senior minister of our church, a former senior minister returned to live in our city and serve on our staff.  Charles Prince was thirty years my senior, Harvard educated, and a member of the Mensa society.  I was in my thirties, a rookie, and a charter member of the Dense Society.  Charles said, “There will be no tension in our relationship.  I’m going to be your biggest cheerleader.”  And he was— for twenty-five years, until the day he died! Intentional encouragement has a Michelangelo impact on people. The sculptor saw the figure of David … Listen Now