Jesus was a failed leader

This post is from the defunct blog "Dying Church"

A provocative post by Ruth Tucker that challenges our emphasis on leadership:

Leadership is a hot topic today. Colleges and universities and seminaries and churches and Christian organizations of all varieties are developing leadership programs...

It was not until I was teaching through the course a second time that I realized what a crock this whole topic is. It’s phony from beginning to end—especially as it relates to biblical models.

That Jesus was a failed leader both by example and by teaching is something we already know—at least unconsciously....Plain and simple, Jesus was a failed leader—though it’s critical to point out that Jesus did not aspire to leadership.

Read the entire post for the full context.

I just may have to read Tucker's upcoming book Leadership Reconsidered.

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