Followership: The Leadership Principle That No One Is Talking About

I had high hopes for this book, but I will be honest... I was very disappointed. Some authors will say the same thing as other authors, but with a different twist, and it makes something you already know - fresh. Some authors have a new take on an important truth, and you walk away with helpful insight. This book accomplished neither.

Pastor Tracey Armstrong writes this book with great experience. You can tell by the depth he has gone. Chapter 7 about the Armor Bearer was so encouraging and enlightening. This book has made me a better person. This book will change your perspective on things. Thank you, Pastor Tracey Armstrong.

This book is the clearest job description for leaders and those that are seeking success. Pastor Tracey reaches into the Word of God and pulls out the best of what it means to truly become a leader. If one leader in your church or business would begin to truly live a life of followership, it would transform it into a place of honor, hope and freedom. The results that I have seen in my life and in the life of my congregation have been exciting, surprising, challenging, and at the end of the day we are living more in line with the heart of God! If you want to lead others, learn the art of followership, and they will follow.

Everything met expectations. Great book to study and discuss in bible study!

This book is awesome. We are using it for Bible study.

OH YEA

Speaking to that mountain and it will be removed!

I am thankful for any attempt to bring the topic of followership to the front of our minds and consideration. Armstrong offers Christians an opportunity to consider that intentionality in living and serving is not limited to only leadership functions and roles. He puts forth some good Bible passages to explore, and his analysis of Jonathan and his armor bearer (Chapter 7) is one of the highlights of this book.Armstrong clearly aims this book at leaders (referencing followership as a "leadership principle" in the book's subtitle), oftentimes aiming his comments directly at situations that seem mostly relevant only to those who are in authoritative positions; this makes several parts of the book less helpful to those of us who are simply followers. As he puts forth his "leader-servant" idea (is this different from the popular notion of "servant leadership"?), he clearly assumes an aim toward everyone becoming a leader.Unfortunately, the helpful content in this book is at times drowned out by the quality of the writing, the unclear chapter topics, and the all-too-frequent divergences onto tangents and soapboxes (the eating of pork & the leader's hygiene, to name but two). However, as there is currently little written on the topic of followership for Christian audiences (nor much written even in the non-Christian realm), this book is at least one opportunity to consider this crucial aspect of what it means to live and serve others in a godly way.