Just about every week I hear about a new book on leadership! Every year I read or hear about another conference on leadership. I am a leader and I have benefited greatly by attending great leadership conferences and reading excellent books on leadership. But what about the followers? Who's writing the books that followers read? Who's leading the conference on followership? Where do the followers turn to learn how to be a better follower. Is it each to their own leader?
So I thought I'd dedicate this blog post to the idea of followership. Jesus said, "Follow me and I will make you a fisher of men." Most followers in the Christian Church context are busy learning many good things. They are learning how to be a godly man or a godly woman. They are learning how to be a faithful husband or wife. They are learning how to be a more effective mother or father. They are learning how to pray and how to be an ethical/Christian business man/woman. They are learning Theology and how to study their Bibles but are they a good follower?
Does the average Christian know what it means to be a good follower of Jesus? Do they know what…
