“... the Lord said to David, I took you from the sheepfold, from following the sheep, to be ruler over my people, over Israel. —2 Samuel 7:8"
The greatest leaders are those who first followed well. Even Jesus was not intimidated by being called a servant. I can think of no better place for a person to start toward leadership than to first learn to be a follower, and I can think of no better book or person to begin that journey with than this book and Bryan Horne. Loyal, laboring, loving, and continually learning—these are the words and works that speak of Bryan. Bryan teaches only that which has been “wrought” in him first (Romans 15:18). Don’t just read this book; let this book read you. If you do, your life will bear the same fruit and favor of its writer.
Phil Munsey Chairman of the Champion Network of Pastors, Joel Osteen Ministries Lakewood Church, Houston, Texas“In a cynical time in the earth, we need a book that is rooted in honor.”
This is a book so filled with honor. It honors the established leadership of your local church, which invariably builds the heart of your leader. In a cynical time in the earth, we need a book that is rooted in honor.
Secondly, the clear, applicable, and easy-to- understand principles are not so far above the average reader that he or she can’t grab them and make them his or her own. Bryan has a writing style that invites people in and doesn’t “write down” to them.
Sometimes people with great expertise write in order to impress themselves. This is not the case with you. It is clear from your content what your heart’s intent is: to encourage and empower people to understand the power of Followship, which leads to greater places of intimacy and fellowship.
Congratulations, my friend! Love you!