Follow Me To Freedom: Leading And Following As An Ordinary Radical (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
It took me ages to read this book, perhaps it was the format or maybe it was was just very challenging. But I finished and i'm glad I persevered. Without attempting to be an indictment of the Church and North American Christianity it should leave the reader looking and asking after the state of their faith. The book reveals a gospel that is seldom preached and seldom modelled. I can only hope after reading this to reevaluate and make changes. Worth a read, but doesn't cover much new ground. There were several points where I took down notes on things that were really compelling or indicting (compared to Claiborne's first couple of books when I would have been noting things on every other page). The stories were great, and many of them were new. I thought Perkins brought a lot of wisdom, and I really appreciated his perspective; I got a little bored with some of his longer exegeses, though that may say more about me than him.One larger issue I had with the book is that the authors do very little exploration of the idea of "freedom" and only at the end. This is a huge concept, and they probably could have written something beautiful about it, but I felt that it was an afterthought.Also: I spotted five-ish typographical or spelling errors in the text. Without dwelling on it, given that the authors had an editorial staff and their prior work has been fine, this came as a surprise.
What do You think about Follow Me To Freedom: Leading And Following As An Ordinary Radical (2009)?
Inspiring, especially considering the author's background of evangelical Christianity.
—Mustafaa
Great book on leadership for a new generation.
—elina
Challenging, but preachy...the entire time.
—pricillamejia
