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2 NortheasterN Iowa syNod | .nin.g Hus’ ideas caught on in the Czech region, but were critical o the au- thority o church leadership and resulted in him being summoned to the Council o Constance to deend his views. Hus was promised that he could have the conversation and nothing bad would happen to him. According to Kleinhans, Hus essen- tially told the Council that i they could show him in the Bible where his views were wrong, he would listen. They couldn’t show him that, but he could show them in the Bible where his views were correct. The Council ound Hus guilty o heresy, threw him in jail and sen- tenced him to be burned alive at the stake. Hus was part o a stream o people who were trying to reorm the church but weren’t successul. Luther had the beneft o politi- cal protection, and wars and other conicts during Luther’s time made dealing with church issues less o a priority or the Emperor, so Luther wasn’t killed. He was able to start a dierent kind o Christianity and change the church and the world. “Nobody wants to be killed, but part o the behavior with Hus and Luther is that what they believed in was more important than their desire to be liked or popular,” Klein- hans said. “Hus’ bold leadership was that he was willing to go against the grain, stand up under a lot o pres- sure or what he thought was right, and put his lie on the line or what he believed.” Kleinhans points out that people are always inuenced by those who came beore them and who shaped their views. “The question is, when our time comes, are we going to do what needs to be done?” Very ew church leaders today are in situations where their lives are on the line, but Kleinhans cites the Ebola crisis as a good example o mission and medical personnel who understand their calling to care or others with Ebola. “It can put their own lives at risk, but they do what they have been called to do,” she says. “Their own lie isn’t what’s most important; their calling to serve others is, and sometimes that’s risky.” Bishop Steven Ullestad describes bold leaders as people who listen — to God, to the people they are called to serve, and to those in need who are not part o the church. “People in need o healing and lib- eration and hope are listened to, and bold leaders are compelled to respond and take action,” Ullestad says. “The work and witness o this kind o leadership continues even beyond death, in the same way that those who were inspired by Jan Hus continued his work or generations ater his martyrdom until the next bold leader, Martin Luther, was called to renew the church.” In this synod, Kleinhans cites the response in Postville to help ami- lies aected by the 2008 immigra- tion raid as an example o bold leadership. The recent statement on Today’s leaders are built on a legacy of bold leaders << Continued from page 1 Celebrating Renewal and Jan hus in 2015 In honor o the ap- proaching 500th an- niversary o the Reorma- tion in 2017, the North- eastern Iowa Synod has set a “Celebrating Renewal” theme or 2015 through 2020 to recognize historical church leaders whose actions helped shape the church today. This celebration begins with a year-long homage to Jan Hus (1369 - July 6, 1415), a Czech priest and reormer who was burned at the stake 600 years ago due to his be - lies that the scriptures should be the authority or the whole church. Hus’ courage and leadership qualities are exemplifed through the leaders who have moved the church orward since his death and who serve in ministries o the Northeastern Iowa Synod today. Those leadership qualities will be highlighted in the Star newsletter and at synod events throughout this year: • Collegiality • Ethics & Integrity • Love or the Church & Mission • Evangelical & Spiritual Discipline • Biblical Stewardship • Lielong Learner • Mission Minded • Grateulness • Service to Others “Our preaching and teaching does make a diference, and sometimes we’re not always around to see it .” >> Continued on page 3
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