Brad Lomenick describes himself as “a passionate follower of Christ, and have the privilege of directing a movement of young leaders called Catalyst.” To learn more about Lomenick, read his blog, friend him on Facebook, or follow him on Twitter.
Recently he shared a list of attributes of good followers:
- Good followers are great finishers
- Good followers anticipate
- Good followers criticize in private, and praise in public
- Good followers are trustworthy
- Good followers are vision copycats
- Good followers make their leader better
- Good followers lead themselves
So What?
Jesus: Whoever wants to become great among you will be your servant (Mark 10:43b, GW).
- For those who are followers of Christ, what does it look liketo live out each good follower characteristic? What grade would you give yourself for each?
- For those who aspire to lead, how well are you doing now as a follower (based on Lomenick’s list)? What steps can you take to focus on your growing edges?
- For those who lead and aspire to true greatness, how do you succinctly define servant leadership? Based on that definition, how well are you doing as a servant leader?