{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#273 - Executives or Elders","description":"Lynn Green tackles two widespread misunderstandings about YWAM's move away from executive-style leadership: that &quot;flattening the chart&quot; means no hierarchy at all, and that it means less accountability. He traces the shift from title-based authority to biblical eldership \u2014 trust earned through character, not position \u2014 using Old Testament Israel's resistance to kingship, Lauren Cunningham's example of refusing an &quot;empowered position,&quot; 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. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Chapters:  00:00 \u2013 Intro &amp;amp; personal health update (hemi-facial spasm, upcoming surgery) 05:07 \u2013 Two misunderstandings: flattening the chart &amp;amp; accountability 05:34 \u2013 Where &quot;flattening the chart&quot; came from (Friedman's The World Is Flat) 08:08 \u2013 Authority based on trust, not title 10:56 \u2013 Executive chart vs. eldership structure 11:59 \u2013 Myth #2: less hierarchy means less accountability 14:10 \u2013 Eldership isn't about age 16:13 \u2013 Why executive authority relies on consequences 17:20 \u2013 Israel's tribal leadership as the biblical model 19:45 \u2013 Why God resisted giving Israel a king 21:39 \u2013 The conundrum: great leaders create empowered positions anyway 22:16 \u2013 Lauren Cunningham &amp;amp; Cameron Townsend as counterexamples 25:21 \u2013 Making himself &quot;not needed&quot; \u2014 avoiding a successor cult 26:27 \u2013 Money, tithing to leaders, and avoiding power incentives 28:39 \u2013 Paul, Barnabas, and appointing elders in every city 32:08 \u2013 What plural eldership actually gains you 33:13 \u2013 Closing: hierarchy is everywhere, but the body of Christ is different  \u2022 \u2022 ** This is a personal podcast and reflects my thoughts and convictions. It does not represent any official position held by Youth with A Mission.**   ","author_name":"Thoughts from a Resident Alien","author_url":"https:\/\/lynngreen.blog","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/42593115\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/42593115"}