Why Christian leaders should stop building their platform

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?