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WINTER BOOK CLUB

The Call to Follow: Hearing Jesus in a Culture Obsessed with Leadership

Reexamining the Nature of Leadership and “Followership” in Light of Biblical Teaching

The market is flooded with books, conferences, and workshops on how to be a better leader. In most companies, leaders are noticed and applauded while followers are often viewed as weak and passive. However, Scripture tells us a different story; although leadership is valued and respected, being obedient followers of Christ is at the very heart of faith.  

In The Call to Follow, Richard Langer and Joanne J. Jung teach readers that “followership” is essential to both organizational and spiritual flourishing. They argue that followership requires the development of specific skills and virtues modeled and extolled throughout Scripture. They point to examples of people from the Bible and church history who focused on following in the footsteps of their Savior rather than positions of leadership among others. This helpful book seeks to dismantle the idol of leadership that’s so prevalent in our culture and points us instead to the biblical concept of followership.  

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Reading Schedule

Week 1 | Week of January 30 | Introduction, Chapter 1 & 2
Week 2 | Week of February 6  | Chapter 3 & 4
Week 3 | Week of February 13 | Chapter 5 & 6
Week 4 | Week of February 20 | Chapter 7 & 8 
Tuesday, February 21 7:30 PM CST | Live Q&A with the Authors 

Meet the Authors

DR. RICHARD LANGER

Richard Langer (PhD, University of California, Riverside) is a professor of biblical and theological studies and director of the Office for the Integration of Faith and Learning at Biola University. He is an ordained minister with over twenty years of pastoral experience and a coauthor of Winsome Persuasion and Winsome Conviction. He and his wife, Shari, are members at Fullerton Free Church in Fullerton, California.

DR. JOANNE J. JUNG

Joanne J. Jung (PhD, Fuller Seminary) is a professor of biblical and theological studies and the associate dean of online education and faculty development at the Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. She is the author of Knowing Grace; Character Formation in Online Education; and The Lost Discipline of Conversation. She and her husband, Norman, attend Harvest Community Church in Irvine, California. 

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