Week 1: Preface & Introduction — The Importance of Spiritual Leadership

1.Sanders opens with a sense of urgency about the leadership crisis in the church. In your own words, why does he believe spiritual leadership is so critically needed in every generation?

2.Sanders draws a sharp distinction between natural leadership and spiritual leadership from the very beginning. What do you understand to be the core difference between the two, and why does that distinction matter?

3.Sanders argues that true spiritual leadership is not something a person seizes but something God bestows. How does this challenge common assumptions — in church culture and in broader culture — about how leaders are made?