The Leadership and Strengths Movements have it all wrong, according to author Leonard Sweet. Life and Biblical Christianity are supposed to be grounded in weaknesses, human folly and complete devotion to following Jesus. Only a community of Christ followers, discipling one another and living in the (often unexpected, almost always uncontrolled) rhythms of the Spirit can truly find and serve as examples of the way we are intended to live.
There are shards of wisdom and sharp
insight here; Sweet sheds clear, cold light on legitimate flaws
within the leadership movement. He makes startling and
thought-provoking observations, many deserving of exploration and
reflection. Clarion calls for reevaluation of Church programming and
formating in the complete absence of one-on-one discipleship are
valid.
Unfortunately, these gems are lost in a
morass of tangled tangents, excessive quotes, and disorganization.
There is no systematic argument or logical transition between points.
No clear suggestions of how a body of believers should function in a
leader-avoiding society informs his feel-good generalization of
equality and harmony. Barely a quarter of the extensive quotations
and anecdotes are appreciable and many are just distracting.
While the topic clearly merits
discussion and action, this will not be the manifesto to move it
forward.
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