rules or results?

I think Jesus got himself in trouble with the 'religious managers' of his day because he continually pushed their 'bureaucratic buttons'! The Pharisaical position is "here is what we do, here's why, and here's how - because tradition tells us". They shake therir fist at Jesus and mumble to their neighbor over coffee at Tim's. Yet Jesus, being neither a bureaucrat nor a manager, does the 'leadership thing'. He places the focus on results, not rules. If someone needs to be healed on the Sabbath, then get it done! Forget the stupid policy. Leaders get it done. If it offends those tied up in tradition, so be it. Good leaders will accomplish the mission/purpose/mandate and you would think that should be enough to speak for itself. The 'proof is in the pudding thing'. Yet even then, after so many miracles and so many inspirational sermons, and after so many of those living on the fringes experience grace, the best leader the world has known is still given the death penalty. Politicians learn to placate the opposition. Usually this means compromising the results. Leaders like Jesus go for the results and sometimes face an unjust lynching. I'd vote for courageous leaders any day. At least it makes life more interesting. Here's to the adventure of leading.