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Leonard Sweet is an author of many books, professor (Drew University, George Fox University, Tabor College), creator of preachthestory.com, and a popular speaker throughout North America and the world. His “Napkin Scribbles” podcasts are available on leonardsweet.com  

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I AM A FOLLOWER

Thomas Nelson

Contents

Acknowledgments.......................................................................................xiiiREEL TO REAL: SASQUATCH FESTIVAL......................................................................3BEING A FIRST FOLLOWER................................................................................5The Way, The Truth, The Life..........................................................................7Interactives..........................................................................................13VECE: THE PLACE.......................................................................................17What's Your Pleasure?.................................................................................22The Leadership Myth...................................................................................25Two Categorical Imperatives...........................................................................27Among You It Will Be Different........................................................................33The Collapse of the Leadership Myth...................................................................35My Yoke Is Hard; My Burden Is Heavy...................................................................39Chosenness............................................................................................41Three-Part Story......................................................................................46Interactives..........................................................................................49VIA: THE WAY..........................................................................................61Missional Living......................................................................................63Walk This Way.........................................................................................70You Talkin' to Me?....................................................................................73The Law Is not the Savior.............................................................................76A Breed Apart.........................................................................................78Size Matters: From Parking-Lot Churches to Pedestrian Churches........................................82The Great Exchange: From Saul's Armor to David's Sling................................................86Paradise in Paradox...................................................................................89From Measurable Metrics to Growing Fruits.............................................................92Pruning Pain..........................................................................................95Viaticum or Bread for the Journey.....................................................................97The Wayfarer's Fruit of Hope Casting..................................................................100The Wayfarer's Fruit of Heaven Casting................................................................105The Wayfarer's Fruit of Love Casting..................................................................109The Wayfarer's Fruit of Joy Casting...................................................................112The Wayfarer's Fruit of Peace Casting.................................................................116The Wayfarer's Fruit of Patience Casting..............................................................121The Wayfarer's Fruit of Trust Casting.................................................................124The Wayfarer's Fruit of Rest Casting..................................................................126Interactives..........................................................................................131VERITÀ: THE TRUTH................................................................................137Relational Living.....................................................................................139Big J and little j....................................................................................143From Map to Driver's License..........................................................................148From "Take Me to Your Leader" to "Follow Me to the Cross".............................................150From "Show Me the Money" to "Count the Cost"..........................................................155From Knowledge Led to Spirit Led......................................................................158From Strengths to Weaknesses..........................................................................161From Know-It-All to Seeking All in the All in All.....................................................171From Professional Clergy to the Leasthood Priesthood..................................................174False Categories......................................................................................180From In His Steps to In Sync..........................................................................182Interactives..........................................................................................184VITA: THE LIFE........................................................................................191Incarnational Living..................................................................................193Who Discipled You?....................................................................................195From Number One Leader to Coach Ghost.................................................................200From Sages and Gurus to Scouts and Sherpas............................................................205From a Balanced Life to Harmonious Living.............................................................212From Rugged Individualism to Integrated Ecosystems....................................................216From Having the Right Answers to Asking the Right Questions to Living the Mystery.....................221From Strategic Planning to a Spirit of Trust..........................................................228Bigger Upper Rooms....................................................................................233Implanted, Not Imprinted..............................................................................240So They Will Know.....................................................................................244Interactives..........................................................................................246REEL TO REAL: "TICO TICO"—BRAZIL................................................................251THE ART OF FOLLOWERSHIP...............................................................................255Living Your Story as Christ's Story...................................................................257Becoming the Music....................................................................................260Notes.................................................................................................261

Chapter One

Missional living

The voice that we hear over our shoulders never says, "First be sure that your motives are pure and selfless and then follow me." If it did, then we could none of us follow. So when later on the voice says, "Take up your cross and follow me," at least part of what is meant by "cross" is our realization that...