Leading like Jesus is the antidote to Church celebrity culture

We often see Jesus portrayed as meek and mild, but he actually led with a fierce humility and was often confrontational, says Paul Friend. In today’s celebrity-obsessed culture, the Church must return to Christ’s example of leadership if we are to model a better way

It’s a horrible feeling - you know the one - you’ve sent a confidential email but managed to send it to the exact wrong person by accident. It’s a terrible moment. You want the ground to swallow you up to escape the embarrassment as you attempt to salvage what is an unsalvageable mistake.

We can look at these moments and say that we have been humbled. However, there is a big difference between being humbled and humbling ourselves. The former is where we look stupid and are found out; the later is where we make a choice to lower ourselves before God and others.