Why Christian leaders should stop building their platform

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Publicising your blog, book or conference schedule may look like kingdom work, but what if Christians just trusted God to lead them instead? asks William Wade

When I was a young believer, starting to develop leadership traits and being given speaking opportunities in my local church, I had a disturbing conversation with an older pastor.

We were discussing a friend of mine, who was in his ealy 20s and had very clear preaching abilities. This pastor said: “That boy is for the top, and so are you.” It was clearly intended as a compliment, and I initially took it as such. But it has troubled me ever since. What was ‘the top’ and why were we headed there?

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