Kingdom Leadership and the Future of the Church

We’ve been talking a lot in our house church about what the future looks like.  What does it mean to be a church made up of more than one house church? What does leadership look like in an environment like this?

So this morning I ran across a post by Len at Next Reformation that captures some of the spirit of what I believe Kingdom leadership looks like in the days ahead.  Here’s the quote:

“Brian McGaffigan writes,

The job of facilitator/change agent was described by Ifor Ffowcs-Williams when he asked the question: ‘Would you like a job that offers no formal authority; a high degree of uncertainty; no regular hours; and you will need to earn respect from skeptics; be proactive when the limelight fades; work with energy drainers; lead from behind – no ego tripping. The upside of the job is that you can break patterns; cross boundaries; build bridges across your community; be a hero finder uncovering talent; make things happen through others; influence people in and beyond the cluster; satisfy your hunger for Action; and make a dent in the universe?'”

Obviously there are a lot of character qualifications and Kingdom mandates left out of this description.  But if you marry the kind of person Scripture says should lead with these characteristics, I think you get a much clearer picture of what Kingdom leaders look like.

What about you? What would you add to this list? How is this different than leaders you see in the world?

Photo Credit: Desert Leader by Hamed Saber