Good followership

It's vital that we submit wisely to the authorities God has ordained | Janie B. Cheaney

Illustration by Krieg Barrie

Everybody agrees on the need for good leadership in the church. We need strength, vision, inspiration, wisdom, tact, perception—and with all that, humility. Do we know such a stellar individual in our struggling local body? Yes we do: her Head.

Well sure, you might say: The Head is perfect, but who's going to preach on Sunday, minister with patience, set our direction, define our focus for this little corner of the Christian community? Get real!

But I am. Who's more real than Christ? And what's easier to forget than that simple fact? We are all followers of Christ, even our leaders. And while the training, nurturing, and appointing of good leadership is vital, we must also attend to the principles of good followership.