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#273 - Executives or Elders
Lynn Green tackles two widespread misunderstandings about YWAM's move away from executive-style leadership: that "flattening the chart" means no hierarchy at all, and that it means less accountability. He traces the shift from title-based authority to biblical eldership — trust earned through character, not position — using Old Testament Israel's resistance to kingship, Lauren Cunningham's example of refusing an "empowered position," and the New Testament pattern of plural eldership as his case for why body-style leadership is healthier, more accountable, and more biblical than a single executive at the top.       Chapters: 00:00 – Intro & personal health update (hemi-facial spasm, upcoming surgery) 05:07 – Two misunderstandings: flattening the chart & accountability 05:34 – Where "flattening the chart" came from (Friedman's The World Is Flat) 08:08 – Authority based on trust, not title 10:56 – Executive chart vs. eldership structure 11:59 – Myth #2: less hierarchy means less accountability 14:10 – Eldership isn't about age 16:13 – Why executive authority relies on consequences 17:20 – Israel's tribal leadership as the biblical model 19:45 – Why God resisted giving Israel a king 21:39 – The conundrum: great leaders create empowered positions anyway 22:16 – Lauren Cunningham & Cameron Townsend as counterexamples 25:21 – Making himself "not needed" — avoiding a successor cult 26:27 – Money, tithing to leaders, and avoiding power incentives 28:39 – Paul, Barnabas, and appointing elders in every city 32:08 – What plural eldership actually gains you 33:13 – Closing: hierarchy is everywhere, but the body of Christ is different • • ** This is a personal podcast and reflects my thoughts and convictions. It does not represent any official position held by Youth with A Mission.**
Thoughts from a Resident Alien
https://lynngreen.blog
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