I was made aware of the following YouTube video clip through an e-letter I receive each week. The title is “Leadership lessons from dancing guy.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW8amMCVAJQ. Check it out. Think about it in terms of making disciples of Jesus. Who are the key figures? If the dancing guy is Jesus, for example, who are the first followers? Did Jesus accept them as equals as suggested in the video? It appears that Jesus “selected” those first followers. However, did He select them from among those who had already shown an interest in following?
Switch gears a bit. As you think about creating a movement of multiplying disciples of Jesus, what is your role? Are you the leader or are you one of the first followers? If you are the leader, can you see the first followers – who are they? How will you encourage them? If you are not the leader, who are you following and who are those most likely to be influenced by your actions as an early follower?
In attempting to create a movement, do we place too much emphasis on being leaders? As leaders, are we willing to fade in prominence as followers come along?
