Jesus Never Asked ANYONE to Be a Leader - Dr. John Ortberg
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Jesus Never Asked ANYONE to Be a Leader - Dr. John Ortberg
"Everybody wants to make a difference. We spend billions developing leaders, and schools, businesses, and churches all talk about raising up the next generation of them. But when Jesus began the movement that would change countless lives, his invitation was just two words: “Follow me.”
In this episode, John Ortberg asks what it really means to be a follower of Jesus. He challenges the idea that followers are passive or weak. A follower of Jesus can be courageous, curious, persistent, and willing to learn through mistakes. Following means letting Jesus shape the way we think, see, love, and act.
John also makes the invitation wonderfully concrete: Do one thing today simply because Jesus said to do it. Forgive someone. Refuse to judge. Offer kindness where you’ve felt hostility. Give your time or resources in service of someone else. What might change if, for one moment today, you let Jesus lead?" from the video introduction
0:00 Why is everyone talking about leadership?
2:42 The leadership industry
3:52 Are all these leaders making things better?
5:01 What does it mean to be a leader?
6:06 Jesus’ invitation: “Follow me”
6:27 Reclaiming the word “follower”
7:21 Jesus follows the Father
8:24 What a follower of Jesus looks like
8:48 If you follow, stay behind him
9:47 Move at Jesus’ pace
10:15 Do one thing because Jesus said to
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