{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#277 - Eldership - How are we doing?","description":"Lynn Green opens with a health update \u2014 the facial spasm surgery worked, though hearing loss remains \u2014 before returning to the 2002 &quot;tripod message&quot; that moved YWAM from executive hierarchy toward plural eldership. He revisits why God resisted giving Israel a king, why senior-leader succession is so risky, and shares real examples of leadership teams that navigated transitions well because of shared eldership \u2014 making the case, 12 years into implementation, for why plural leadership is still the goal.  Chapters:  00:00 \u2013 Health update: post-surgery recovery 05:49 \u2013 Reintroducing the topic: eldership, 2002 to now 06:22 \u2013 Lauren Cunningham's concern about losing apostolic edge 07:46 \u2013 How YWAM's 1990s hierarchy grew top-heavy 09:05 \u2013 The universal tendency toward bloated support staff 11:08 \u2013 The &quot;tripod message&quot; from China 12:59 \u2013 The priesthood of all believers 14:21 \u2013 Why single-leader structures aren't the biblical pattern 15:57 \u2013 The risk of &quot;God told me&quot; without accountability 16:41 \u2013 Paul's pattern: appointing elders, not one leader 18:26 \u2013 Israel's demand for a king, revisited 20:34 \u2013 The second tripod point: why we need elders 21:40 \u2013 Why even good senior leaders can drift toward tyranny 23:39 \u2013 A letter from Africa: circles of leadership in a leadership transition 25:47 \u2013 The CEO succession story that backfired 26:25 \u2013 A smooth succession example: rotating leaders onto the elder circle 27:19 \u2013 Why plural leadership brings a mix of gifts 29:40 \u2013 Do you still need someone to run the meeting? 30:03 \u2013 Why Lynn avoids the term &quot;director&quot; 30:53 \u2013 Acts 15 and James's chairmanship model 32:06 \u2013 Answering the &quot;no accountability&quot; myth again 33:11 \u2013 Closing: 12 years in, still working on it  \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\/42594790\/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\/42594790"}