Something to think about: Kris Vallotton KVMinistries Leadership begins with having followers not fans. Fans and followers can look alike on the outside but the heart of a crowd is completely different than the heart of followers. Justin Bieber draws crowds, Martin Luther King drew followers. One is an entertainer and the other is a leader. I am not saying that one is necessarily bad, while the other is inherently good, I am simply pointing out that they are not the same thing. Hitler was a great leader but he was evil to the core, so he used his incredible leadership ability destructively. Great, empowering leaders can turn fans into followers and transform followers into leaders. Fans come to consume, and to be entertained. Crowds are filled with fickle critics who gather to watch the show. But followers come to contribute to a common cause, a noble purpose, and a epic endeavor. Sacrifice separates fans from followers. In fact the level of sacrifice a movement requires, determines the size of people who will follow. Jesus separated followers from the crowds. He knew that many had come just to watch the show and/or to receive whatever benefit there was from being a fan. He would often raise the bar and see who was really following. For instance, one time Jesus started talking about, "eating His flesh and drinking His blood"...the fans dispersed leaving only 12 followers. But Jesus turned the world upside down with a few followers. Fans gather for comfort not confrontation. They leave at the first sign of a cost and usually not without complaining to as many people as possible that somebody required something of them. They develop philosophies and theologies to spiritualize their desire to live without sacrifice, contribution or cost. I believe that most every fan wants to be a follower...to have something worth dying for and something worth giving their life for too. But for many its just easier to be entertained instead of being detained by a costly cause. Personally I would rather die for something worth living for, than live for nothing worth dying for.
Posted on: Tue, 03 Sep 2013 02:36:43 +0000
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