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John,

OK, OK, OK, like usual you rain on my parade and my time to wonder about the TWI former Leader of Leaders is now over regarding reconciliation.

But I am still wondering why you drop out of the Priesthood. I am going to get a background check on you and until you are cleared, I am going to make sure Doug McMullan keeps his goats and sheep away from you.

The Rock of Ages was cute… Did Hope come up with that line? Are you getting quick witted in your old age? Who is going to call Doug and let him know the Party Is On?

I can see it now, back in Sindey, Ohio Fairgrounds when we were all in tents and it rained like cats and dogs. Or when we moved to HQ the first year and we worked our ass off getting ready. Hell, Doug will have us clearing the back forty, stringing wire, building a waste water facility, etc., etc,. etc,. Next thing you know Monty Hobbs and Art Poling will be back bossing everyone around.

Charlie Quillen will have break out his old Way International Security outfit. You have me laughing out loud….

This made me remember the old group of friends we had back then. Such as, Bill Greene, I do not want you to say anything negative about him. He made his life’s choices and I hope him well. Boy, do I have found memories of him… What fun he was and always could make us laugh.

Would it not be great to have a cold beer or two (3, 4, or more) with him. I bet he could make us laugh until we cried… He was always good for a great story.

Will John you did it again. I hate doing it, but I must admit, you have done a good job with this site. You made me reflect and for that I thank you and wish you well…

Your friend, (of course it should be without saying, Let’s Keep our Friendship from a Distance!!! GOAT LOVER)

Dale

(For the benefit of other readers, John and I are having great fun catching up and teasing one another; please don’t think that we are doing anything to harm each other or that we are mad at each other).

Now back to my reply to John’s comments:

John,

Your comment on my blog reminded me of Dan Akroyd comments on Saturday night Live when he would say, “Jane you ignorant slut, once again you got it wrong”. Now John, I have to say, “John, you ignorant goat lover, once again you got it wrong”.

You went right to the conclusion… You might be right but I doubt it… and that is only because you said it and I would be remorse if I ever agreed with you.

John, wondering is like to cooking vegetable soup. It is best when you cook it slow and let it take its time to develop that delicious taste.

For instance lets wonder if a few of the top leaders actually saw benefit by coming together because it made business sense. (Let’s forget the spiritual sense for a while)

Let’s wonder if these top executive would think like the executives of IBM and Cisco for an example.

These executive come together from time to time because they want to alien themselves to accomplish one or many strategic objectives. Let say that the top leaders of these break off segments from the Way saw that it made sense to come together because they could buy Gunnison or even Headquarters. Let’s say the Way was in financial trouble and together they could collective benefit from such an acquisition.

Or maybe they came together and one leader discovered his strengths were in managing and the other was in visionary and recruiting. Do you see the point…? Just wondering?

John, never says never because with the right resource and talent anything is possible. You talked about software & technology development over past few years. Now let’s think about that. Because of the internet and because almost anyone has access to it, people do not have get their information from just the leaders. Look at you, even you can read and make up your own mind. (What a minute, I better ask Hope if that is OK. I remember you did have trouble coming out of the rain).

Sorry, back to the point, because of this site you put up, just maybe a ground swell could get started and people would make things happen.

Leadership and change does not always have to come from the top leaders of an organization. Most good ideas in business come from the people that are touching the customer not always the executives. Again, hoping you see it is nothing more then wondering…

I remember after my 2^nd corps evaluation that I had made up my mind something was very wrong with the organization. I was being told that I had quotas to meet and I was expected to do more. I was volunteering my time and money because I choose to give freely. I wondered back then, why someone would not appreciate what I choose to give. I often wondered how the leadership got confused with someone that was not on the payroll vs. someone on the payroll.

I recently was wondering why someone like Doug McMullan would spend his hard earned money to fight for visitation rights at the Way?

(I would tease him like I tease you John, but I wonder how long it would take him to come to Louisville and kick my ass. So I think I will just tease you and leave him alone… I don’t have to wonder if he could kick my ass even at his age. I would bet on him against a twenty year old)

After reading Shari Weirwille profile and seeing her kids are still involve in teaching the Word, it may me wonder what our children will accomplish? I wonder if they will learn to think for themselves and still do great and mighty things for His Highest.

I wonder why I have so much fun teasing you.

I wonder if after John Linder retires or leaves Headquarters if he will apply for a job in Mayberry? OK, I am sorry I should never make fun of Mayberry.

Will it is Christmas Eve and I am wondering why I even care about replying to you. Even if you were right in all of your conclusions, I just think there is so much to wonder about.

For instances I was wondering how you married a Saint like Hope because you truly are a wonder…

OK, Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays and I do love you.

I will be waiting for your reply.

Love and Kisses,

Dale

Dear Way Corps Brothers and Sisters,

To those of you that know me and for the benefit of those that do not know me, I would like to take the time to post a few thoughts after reading many of your profiles.

My background is that I started off my professional career as an electrician. I went into the Way Corps never with the intent to be a leader in the ministry. I saw business principles that were being taught in Way Builders and other departments of the ministry and I thought I could apply them into my future business that I wanted to start.

Anyone that had ever heard me teach God’s word knows that I have a hard time rightly dividing electrons and protons. Many of you will remember that every time I taught the Word, even the dogs and cats would cover their ears.

So let me make it clear, I am not a teacher, prophet, evangelist or anything else, I am a businessman that has been making my own payroll with the help of my wife Dawn since January, 1980. We have never received a paycheck from anyone else and we are very proud of that fact.

On the other hand, I see that many of you still run bible studies, home fellowships, home churches, or a host of other names that we once called twig fellowships. I bet some of you out there might even be pointing fingers at the other saying that their organization is a Cult.

This caused me to reflect that many of you did go into the Way Corps to become teacher, prophet, evangelist, etc... or cult leaders… Come on put a smile on that face, I am just trying to keep this somewhat light.

The writer, John Maxwell said, “That great things are not accomplished when extraordinary people come together. In fact in most cases that is one of the causes of the organization failure. They fail because too may egos get involve. He continued to say, that Great Things are accomplished when Ordinary People come together to accomplish Extraordinary Things”.

Again after reading many of your profiles, I thought that there must be hundreds or even thousands of fellowships running throughout the world that are Rightly Dividing the Word every single day. But are we speaking with one accord? Are we one church? Are we one body? Are we likeminded?

It made me remember that history always repeats itself. I again wondered, which way would many of you answer this question?

1. Are you living like the first century church in the 1^st phase when they spoke with one accord?
2. Or the 2^nd phase when envy and strife took over?

I promise everyone of you that I am not hear to judge because if you look at my life you would say, that I am a sinner and I fall short in every category of the Christian walk.

On the other hand, I was wondering if anyone of you is like me and just wondering???

In business or in any great mission, it takes a leader to set the vision, it takes a leader to make sure the team has the tools and resources necessary to accomplish the mission set before them. A leader must be a problem solver with the wisdom to surround himself with a multitude of wise and ethical council. A good leader does not upset the apple card unless he has a plan to improve his or her operations.

I was wondering how many of you leaders want to get the ship we all started back on the right course? As I remember many of us in our early twenties and thirties we had a lot passion but little experiential knowledge. God, how I love youth… But as I grow older youth without experiential knowledge is what got me in most of my life’s troubles.

Many of you are older and hopefully wiser. Again, just wondering? Can we reflect on history or an event that caused ordinary people to come together to accomplish an extraordinary mission.

I was wondering how the early colonies came together an elected the leaders to represent themselves to build a more perfect Union. WOW, what vision, what leadership in took, how in the world did the facilitator of that egomaniac group get them to stay the course without killing each other? What motivated them?

Again, just wondering is it possible for some of you leaders to find a facilitator that could get this ministry back on track? Or are we doomed to be segment?

Do not interpret my question that I have a desire to go back to the Way International because that is not the trip I was wondering about. Just felt like I needed a little clarification on my part. Nor do I have the time or the capabilities to facilitate this effort.

Hell after thinking about it, it might not be worth the effort? Gosh, who would be the leader in the end? Who would want to give up their titles and responsibilities or it may even come down to paychecks and cash flow. Again, I was just wondering???

Funny, like I said after reading your profiles earlier, their must be hundreds and even thousands of fellowship throughout the world that is rightly dividing the Word but the leadership is segmented. What a sad state of affairs.

Remember, I never wanted to be a leader in any ministry and I know that there are so many of you out there that are truly, Leaders of Leaders.

I wish all of you well. By the way, I have already received my 1^st Goddamn you email. So if I pissed you off, please accept my apology and my condolences that you do not see the humor in life. And please do not send anymore of those, it made me cry tears the size of horse turds.

I am just having fun and was wondering. After the GD email, I was wondering why I would give a shit but what the hell it is fun to wonder… I hope all of you still enjoy wondering like I do… I believe it keeps us young.

Enclosing, don’t let the bastard get you down and in a few years after your are dead remember that most will have forgotten your name. So my philosophy, is live life, be fair, clean up your messes, and keep the negatives out of my space. It is my life and I am going to live it to the best of my ability.

I hope you enjoy the journey because we only have one life to live on this world.

Love and kisses,

Dale

I have a teenage daughter at 54. (Help me Jesus and God!!) Rosie is a junior in high school and likes the things most juniors in high school like I suppose. Since she was small I always tried to teach sweet little Rosie to be bold and adventerous. I guess I am reaping what I sow but in a somewhat different manner than I expected.

She's bold alright! Here she is dancing on stage with "The Used" at an all day rock concert she was at last week. Ugh!

Click here to see "sweet little Rosie" who is not so little anymore (but still sweet.)
Roise and friends dancing with "The Used" at Next Big Thing

Click on the imbedded video to see the dancing. She is to the right of the stage.

It was a thrill for her since this is one of her favorite bands and the featured group at the end of the of the whole day. If I were 17 again I would have probably been there too.

But I think I was home asleep in front of the TV. Ha, ha!