Christian Leadership is about Being a Follower
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In a culture that glorifies leaders, celebrities, and those who get ahead, it's not easy to be a follower. Jo Kadlecheck of Gordon College writes, "Following entails standing at an intersection of roads and focusing on the guide beckoning you toward him. Each step, then, requires you to give up power and yield control. And who wants to do that?"
Christians, however, are--at their core--Christ followers. Kadlecek wonders if people of faith sometimes blindly pursue leadership strategies and career goals, instead of humbling asking God where He wants to lead them next. "Maybe we need a new approach, a new genre of resources that celebrates the contributions of great followers through the ages--Mother Teresa, the desert fathers, forgotten missionaries--narratives that explore the secrets to contented lives of service rather than the habits of effective leaders."
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