Training Quality Followership Through Optimized Leadership

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to underscore the significance of followership and the need to train followership in the church for the glory of Jesus Christ. Chapter 1 identifies the need for this study highlighting the significant paucity of literature for the church about followership. Chapter 2 discusses the importance of followership, featuring the value of followership in light of changes in modern culture and among secular leadership theoreticians. Chapter 3 explains the glory of followership as an elevated call from Jesus Christ, the church’s Shepherd. Chapter 4 outlines the 8 practices of followership detailed in the New Testament. Chapter 5 lists four character traits of Christ that should be emulated by church leaders to foster followership.