| Healthy |
Unhealthy or Abusive |
| A place of blessing and refuge for those in need. A place people want to go. Lives are blessed. |
A place of slavery. A place people want to leave. Lives are embittered. |
| Benevolent leadership genuinely concerned about the welfare of those it leads. | Malevolent leadership concerned about control over those it leads. |
| Leadership concerned about loyalty to the people. |
Leadership concerned about the loyalty of the people. |
| Devotes the system to meet the needs of the people. |
Exploits the legitimate needs of people for its own ends. |
| Leadership builds up the people. |
Leadership tears down the people. |
| Healthy structure established for order and taking care of the people. Whole structure works for the good of all. |
Unhealthy structure established to control the people. “In” groups, rivalries, favoritism, rewards and punishments to ensure loyalty to the leadership and system. |
| Leadership is secure, welcomes outsiders. |
Leadership is paranoid, afraid of outsiders and disloyal members. |
| Contributions made willingly |
Contributions made under compulsion. |
| The good of all is what matters. |
The system and one’s position in it are what matters. |
| The system serves the people. |
The people serve the system. |
| Leaders serve the people. |
Leaders control the people. |
| Hardships related to the task at hand. |
Hardships arbitrary, inflicted by the leadership |
| Negative aspects of system discussed and corrected for the good of the people. People who identify problems are put in a position to address these needs for the good of all. |
Negative aspects of system silenced. People who identify problems are viewed as a threat. They are marginalized, stigmatized and cast out of the system.. |
| Welcomes helpful changes. |
Resists changes. |
| Prayers of thanksgiving and praise. |
Prayers of anguish and pain. |
| God leads people to go there. |
God leads people to leave there. |
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