Organic Leadership

Neil Cole is one of my heroes in ministry.  He "gets it."  He understands that movements don't happen in systems that are based on buildings, money and professional ministers. 

This weekend Neil has been with us here in Columbia, to train current and future church leaders in the values and priniciples of organic church life and leadership. 

Some of the thoughts he has shared are listed here:

...There are two kinds of Christians in the world:  those who live the adventure and those who only read about it.

...Future leaders are best "farmed" and not "recruited."  We need to start developing people on the journey toward leadership before they even become believers.

...Our God is a "green God."  He recycles trash, turning garbage into glory.

...In God's Kingdom, true leadership is not based on authority; rather, authority grows out of leadership.

...Everyone is aspiring to get to "the top;" no one is aspiring to get to "the bottom," and yet Kingdom values are upside-down to those of the world.

...The best leader is not the one with the most followers, but the one who has transferred leadership capacity to the next generation so they can do it themselves.

...The greatest sin of the American church is self-preservation.

Watch for Neil's new book "Organic Leadership," coming out later this year.