{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#280 - Why High profile Leaders Fail?","description":"Fresh off the first meeting of YWAM's new Global Eldership Circle, Lynn Green tackles a hard question head-on: why do so many high-profile spiritual leaders end up failing? Drawing on a firsthand account from a former International House of Prayer leader, and looking at well-known cases (Willow Creek, Mars Hill, and others), he traces the pattern back to concentrated authority, unhealthy power differentials, and what he calls the "tripod of temptation" \u2014 money, sex, and power \u2014 making the case for plural, accountable eldership as the biblical safeguard.   Chapters: 00:00 \u2013 Intro: back from Kona and the Founders Circle meeting 01:44 \u2013 Expanding to a nearly 40-person Global Eldership Circle 03:44 \u2013 Why plural leadership matters, and why one-leader models struggle 05:19 \u2013 Today's question: why do high-profile leaders fail? 05:54 \u2013 The weakness of hierarchies: pushing problems upward 06:32 \u2013 Influence-based authority vs. transactional authority 07:38 \u2013 Allen Hood's account of the IHOP leadership collapse 08:58 \u2013 How IHOP was built around one man's charisma 10:50 \u2013 The allegations and investigation findings 11:45 \u2013 Other well-known cases: Willow Creek and Mars Hill 13:10 \u2013 1 Peter 5 and John 10: what elders are actually called to 14:22 \u2013 Old Testament kings as a cautionary pattern 14:39 \u2013 Why God resisted a single-leader hierarchy for Israel 16:32 \u2013 How YWAM's plural eldership model works in Harpenden 18:02 \u2013 Lauren Cunningham's early accountability structures 19:09 \u2013 Why concentrated authority creates outsized temptation 19:51 \u2013 The Epstein files as an example of power differential exploited 20:43 \u2013 "Who was I to say anything?" \u2014 why people stay silent 22:06 \u2013 Why hierarchies form in the first place 23:24 \u2013 Vulnerability in early-stage, small pioneering teams 24:23 \u2013 Hierarchy, culture, and honor killings as an extreme example 25:30 \u2013 Cultural norms shaping how much power leaders are given 26:20 \u2013 Plurality as a limit on the abuse of power 26:56 \u2013 The limits of "accountability" alone 27:28 \u2013 Why leaders shouldn't hold financial authority over those they lead 28:35 \u2013 Why Lynn opposes tithing to leaders directly 29:08 \u2013 The "tripod of temptation": money, sex, and power 30:59 \u2013 Why persecuted, non-hierarchical churches see less leadership failure 32:10 \u2013 Closing: choosing openness and accountability voluntarily   \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":"