Week 10: Chapter 9 — The Leader and His Followers

1.Sanders uses the image of the shepherd from John 10 to describe the ideal leader-follower relationship. What are the specific qualities of the Good Shepherd that Sanders highlights as a model for human leaders?

2.Sanders argues that people follow leaders for different reasons — some follow out of duty, some out of fear, some out of admiration, and some out of genuine love and trust. What kind of following are you cultivating in those you lead? What kind would you want to cultivate?

3.Sanders points to Paul's tender language in 1 Thessalonians 2 — comparing himself to both a nursing mother and an encouraging father — as a model of the emotional range a leader needs. How does this challenge a purely professional or transactional view of leadership?