Strand Theory

If you think about leadership….it is really something REAL, or something made up for people to talk about so that they can justify their teaching  jobs and/or have a nice topic from which to write about to sell books.  Is there anything such as a ‘leader’?  Do they always lead or sometimes do they follow?  If they do indeed change roles, then when do we call them leader and when do we call them followers?

Do bees have leaders?  How do they make honey so abundantly if they are always waiting on a leader bee to show them what to do?  Is leadership always tied to power?  Is leadership always associated with authority or position?

Have you seen any situations where leadership made a difference?  Is leadership courage?  Is a hero a leader?  Is leadership void without faith?  Can leaders fail and still be effective?  Are leaders born, chosen,…or do they emerge?  Are leaders made?  Do leaders become leaders only as a result of a situation, or context?  Can you talk about leadership and understand leadership without being a leader?  Is guiding and leading the same thing?  Is a prophet a leader?  Is a writer a leader?  Do you have to have action to accompany leadership?  Is leadership effective when the followers don’t agree with the leader?  Does hierarchy imply leadership?

Do leaders seek out leadership opportunities or do they only emerge when such opportunities present themselves?  If one leader is out of town during a certain situation, will another leader take their place…meaning that leadership is always responsive to an event and the only question is how effective that leadership was?

Do leaders have specific traits or genes that are superior to the rest of us?  Are they more intelligent?  Are they more gifted or more talented?  Are good-looking people chosen to be leaders more than not-so-attractive people?  Do tall people make the best leaders? Do we expect our leaders to behave a certain way and look a certain way?

Is leadership a Biblical principle?  Does faith play a part in leadership?  How does Christ exemplify leadership?  Is followership a form of leadership?

Lots to talk about as we move forward together.

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