In leadership circles, conversations usually revolve around either leaders or followers. However, the Well Done leader must embrace both leadership and followership. In other words, leaders not only lead followers, but leaders are followers as well. Jesus illustrates the principle of followership to His disciples in one of His most shocking acts: not long before going to the cross, He gets on His hands and knees and washes His disciples’ feet. The disciples of Jesus, who came to serve Him, were now being served by Him.

1. CXP CEO Summary: Followership -
A Key toWell Done Leadership
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Experience Question:
How do you feel about the idea
of followership? Why do you
think God wants His leaders to
understand and embrace the role
of followership?
Experience Question:
Why is it essential for a leader
to give authority to their team?
How do you handle it when
a team member uses their
authority inappropriately?
Experience Question:
Do you find easy to trust people
on your team to do their job?
How can a leader enhance their
ability to trust their team?
Leaders not only lead followers,
but leaders are followers.
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Resources, Team Training, Customer Service, Submission, Order, Delegation, Management
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“‘Come, follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will send
you out to fish for people.’ At once they left
their nets and followed him.”
- Matthew 4:19-20
In leadership circles, conversations usually revolve around either
leaders or followers. However, the Well Done leader must embrace
both leadership and followership. In other words, leaders not only
lead followers, but leaders are followers as well.
Jesus illustrates the principle of followership to His disciples in one
of His most shocking acts: not long before going to the cross, He
gets on His hands and knees and washes His disciples’ feet. The
disciples of Jesus, who came to serve Him, were now being served
by Him.
It is worth repeating the statement Jesus makes to His disciples in
verse 15: “I have set you an example that you should do as I have
done for you.” In Christ’s mind, followership is not an option, but an
essential component of pleasing God and working to Well Done. In
fact, when Peter was recoiling at the idea of the master practicing
followership, Jesus rebukes him with the words: “Unless I wash you,
you have no part with me” (v. 8). Jesus was demanding that Peter
embrace this idea and act likewise as he sought to lead the early
church.
Business leaders and CEOs can lead their organizations better when
they become not only better leaders, but also better followers.