Andrew Paradigm The: How to Be a Lead Follower of Jesus

The current trend in church leadership involves looking for a highly gifted leader who will take over direct the future cast a vision and attract the faithful to a new mission or purpose. This desire for a leader to come to the rescue is eerily reminiscenet of the desire of the Israelites for a king so they could be like every other nation. In spite of Samuels warnings the people insisted so God reluctantly gave them King Saul. That didnt go so well.While we always need good new and talented leaders we also need leaders who know how and when to be good followers. Particularly in a culture of distrust leadership must be granted earned and supported by those who are willing to follow. Leading begins with the counter-intuitive command: Come follow me.This imperative is far from easy. Many turned away from Jesus unable to follow. However one excellent model of followership stood out from the rest - the little-known disciple Andrew. In fact Andrew is the model and paradigm for being a Lead Follower.Excellent Christian leadership is more about following Jesus than it is about learning the latest fads or tricks from business the marketplace or the academy. Being an excellent Christian leader involves first and foremost being an excellent and faithful follower of Jesus Christ.