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I Am a Follower The Way, Truth, and Life of Following Jesus

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ISBN-10: 0849946387

ISBN-13: 9780849946387

Edition: 2012

Authors: Leonard Sweet, Lance Ford

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It's time to leave the leadership obsession behind. It's never been about leading. "Leadership" has become a runaway obsession for those who are called to equip the body of Christ for service in the Kingdom of God. The concept of "followership" is all but lost in the wake of this leadership fetish, a near hypnotic obsession. Jesus' clear call, and the pattern of New Testament leadership, are actually found in a pattern of followership. We've been told otherwise but when it comes to a movement in our churches, our families, or the workplace, everything rises or falls on followership. Sweet proposes an intentional shift from leadership cults to followership cultures. He critiques the issue of…    
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Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Thomas Nelson Incorporated
Publication date: 1/2/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English

Acknowledgments
Prologue
Reel To Real: Sasquatch Festival
Being A First Follower
The Way, The Truth, The Life
interactives
Introduction
Vece: The Place
What's Your Pleasure?
The Leadership Myth
Two Categorical Imperatives
Among You It Will Be Different
The Collapse of the Leadership Myth
My Yoke Is Hard; My Burden Is Heavy
Chosenness
Three-Part Story
Interactives
The Way
Via: The Way
Missional Living
Walk This Way
You Talkin' to Me?
The Law Is Not the Savior
A Breed Apart
Size Matters: From Parking-Lot Churches to Pedestrian Churches
The Great Exchange: From Saul's Armor to David's Sling
Paradise in Paradox
From Measurable Metrics to Growing Fruits
Pruning Pain
Viaticum or Bread for the Journey
The Wayfarer's Fruit of Hope Casting
The Wayfarer's Fruit of Heaven Casting
The Wayfarer's Fruit of Love Casting
The Wayfarer's Fruit of Joy Casting
The Wayfarer's Fruit of Peace Casting
The Wayfarer's Fruit of Patience Casting
The Wayfarer's Fruit of Trust Casting
The Wayfarer's Fruit of Rest Casting
Interactives
Truth
Verit� The Truth
Relationai Living
Big J and little j
From Map to Driver's License
From "Take Me to Your Leader" to "Follow Me to the Cross"
From "Show Me the Money" to "Count the Cost"
From Knowledge Led to Spirit Led
From Strengths to Weaknesses
From Know-It-All to Seeking All in the All in All
From Professional Clergy to the Leasthood Priesthood
False Categories
From In His Steps to In Sync
Interactives
The Life
Vita: The Life
Incarnational Living
Who Discipled You?
From Number One Leader to Coach Ghost
From Sages and Gurus to Scouts and Sherpas
From a Balanced Life to Harmonious Living
From Rugged Individualism to Integrated Ecosystems
From Having the Right Answers to Asking the Right Questions to Living the Mystery
From Strategic Planning to a Spirit of Trust
Bigger Upper Rooms
Implanted, Not Imprinted
So They Will Know
Interactives
Epilogue
Reel To Real: "Tico Tico"
The Art of Followershipp255
Living Your Story as Christ's Story
Becoming the Music
Notes