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标题：The Great Commission: Discipleship and Followership
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作者：Jon Tomlinson
期刊名称：Inner Resources for Leaders
电子版ISSN：1942-2989
出版年度：2010
卷号：2
期号：1
出版社：Regent University School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship
摘要：Arguably the most influential individual to walk the face of this earth was Jesus of Nazareth. Born over two thousand years ago, the religion of his namesake, Christianity, currently boasts over 2 billion adherents, encapsulating one-third of the world‟s population.1 Some of the most socially, culturally, and behaviourally influential teachings in history are attributed to the individual we know as Jesus Christ. When one considers the term influential, the concept of leadership comes to mind. For example, Bass2 argues idealized influence is one of the four behaviours of transformational leaders (along with individualized consideration, inspirational motivation, and intellectual stimulation). Yet, Jesus did not espouse leadership the way we envision, instructing “...whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be slave of all” (Mark 10:43-44, NIV). This appears to be significantly different from our current concept of the influential, take-charge leader.