{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1.1","title":"Stephen Braunius","home_page_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org","feed_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/json/","description":"<p>Seek | Do | Share</p><p>I have always loved to learn new things and put that knowledge to use. 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Most of the time he wants to confront you with your foolishness.”</li>\n<li>“You will not find the definition of success for your ministry or organization until you help the people I sent to you to succeed.” - \"The object of leadership for many leaders is their own success, but the object of Christ’s leadership was the success of His followers</li>\n<li>John 14:12 – for Christ the object of his leadership was not Him, it was the success of His followers</li>\n<li>this takes the focus off of us and on to the people. Ask, “What are their needs? What are their problems? What are their issues?”</li>\n<li>Selfishness is the focus of many leaders – James 4:3</li>\n<li>“Following you should hold the promise of life change for those who follow you.” – Mathew 4:19</li>\n<li>In many cultures being a leader makes you superior to the people you are leading. In such a culture leaders don’t empower others. - Mark 10:42 – Jesus is lived in such a culture</li>\n<li>Powerful are very powerful and powerless and are very powerless</li>\n<li>“The downside to power distance is that it can leave followers with low self-esteem and afraid to challenge a leader’s views.” - they tend to wait for approval before they do anything (a permission seeking culture)</li>\n<li>people will not give feedback to the leader</li>\n<li>leaders can be less accountable</li>\n<li>“Jesus crushed the power gap between men and women, adults and children, leaders and their followers.” - Jesus embraced the children and told adults to be like them</li>\n<li>Jesus healed on the Sabbath to confront the power structure</li>\n<li>“As leaders, we should create the Jesus type of power structures”</li>\n<li>Matthew 10:1 – disciples given authority and power</li>\n<li>“Jesus gave power away.”</li>\n<li>Jesus said to Peter, if I can do it you can do it to</li>\n<li>“There is something about leaders and talented people that makes us think others cannot do what we do.” - Numbers 11</li>\n<li>Shepherds feed sheep which allows sheep to give back to sheep and invite more sheep</li>\n<li>There is a huge opportunity in parts of the world where people are oppressed and there are power gaps. - It is not the absence of money that makes you poor. You need ideas to make money.</li>\n<li>There are opportunities to empower people</li>\n<li>“Jesus did not only crush the power gap, he overturned it”</li>\n<li>Luke 22:27</li>\n</ul><p><em>Originally published on stephen.braunius.org</em></p>","content_text":"Global Leadership Summit 2015\n\nSession 7a\n\nSam Adeyemi\n\nCrushing the Power Chasm\n\nborn into a middle-class family with dad a government employee\n\nconstruction in the family\n\nfamily went through financial hardship\n\ndesired success and comfort\n\n“When God asks you a question it is not because he doesn’t know the answer. Most of the time he wants to confront you with your foolishness.”\n\n“You will not find the definition of success for your ministry or organization until you help the people I sent to you to succeed.” - \"The object of leadership for many leaders is their own success, but the object of Christ’s leadership was the success of His followers\n\nJohn 14:12 – for Christ the object of his leadership was not Him, it was the success of His followers\n\nthis takes the focus off of us and on to the people. Ask, “What are their needs? What are their problems? What are their issues?”\n\nSelfishness is the focus of many leaders – James 4:3\n\n“Following you should hold the promise of life change for those who follow you.” – Mathew 4:19\n\nIn many cultures being a leader makes you superior to the people you are leading. In such a culture leaders don’t empower others. - Mark 10:42 – Jesus is lived in such a culture\n\nPowerful are very powerful and powerless and are very powerless\n\n“The downside to power distance is that it can leave followers with low self-esteem and afraid to challenge a leader’s views.” - they tend to wait for approval before they do anything (a permission seeking culture)\n\npeople will not give feedback to the leader\n\nleaders can be less accountable\n\n“Jesus crushed the power gap between men and women, adults and children, leaders and their followers.” - Jesus embraced the children and told adults to be like them\n\nJesus healed on the Sabbath to confront the power structure\n\n“As leaders, we should create the Jesus type of power structures”\n\nMatthew 10:1 – disciples given authority and power\n\n“Jesus gave power away.”\n\nJesus said to Peter, if I can do it you can do it to\n\n“There is something about leaders and talented people that makes us think others cannot do what we do.” - Numbers 11\n\nShepherds feed sheep which allows sheep to give back to sheep and invite more sheep\n\nThere is a huge opportunity in parts of the world where people are oppressed and there are power gaps. - It is not the absence of money that makes you poor. You need ideas to make money.\n\nThere are opportunities to empower people\n\n“Jesus did not only crush the power gap, he overturned it”\n\nLuke 22:27\n\nOriginally published on stephen.braunius.org","date_published":"2015-08-07T16:00:00.000Z","date_modified":"2026-10-28T20:32:59.798Z","_microfeed":{"slug":"gls15-session-7a-sam-adeyemi","authors":[{"name":"Stephen Braunius","type":"Person"}],"web_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/i/gls15-session-7a-sam-adeyemi/","json_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/i/oda9LZIQpay/json/","rss_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/i/oda9LZIQpay/rss/","guid":"http://stephen.braunius.org/gls15-session-7a-sam-adeyemi/","status":"published","date_published_short":"Fri Aug 07 2015","date_published_ms":1438963200000}}],"_microfeed":{"publisher":{"name":"Stephen Braunius","type":"Person","url":"https://stephen.braunius.org"},"authors":[{"name":"Stephen Braunius","type":"Person"}],"microfeed_version":"1.0.13","base_url":"https://stephen.braunius.org","categories":[],"subscribe_methods":[{"name":"RSS","type":"rss","url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/rss/","image":"https://stephen.braunius.org/assets/brands/subscribe/rss.png","enabled":true,"editable":false,"id":"3ruTYsoZVaf"},{"name":"JSON","type":"json","url":"https://stephen.braunius.org/json/","image":"https://stephen.braunius.org/assets/brands/subscribe/json.png","enabled":true,"editable":false,"id":"5nhVQKje4_K"}],"description_text":"Seek | Do | Share\nI have always loved to learn new things and put that knowledge to use. 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