Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-308) and index.

On being institutionalized: depending on the walls that imprison you -- Slaves are made in such ways: the corruption of Christian leadership -- Pharisaism today: protecting the powerful -- Still in the dark ages: contributing to ignorance in the name of scholarship -- Bound by the chain of command: messed up from top to bottom -- Viewing life through faulty lenses: false dichotomies that obscure our vision of reality -- Parasites on the body of Christ: Why some ministries suck--literally! -- The secret source of leaders: or, where we start makes all the difference -- Organically grown leaders: healthy leadership emergence -- Leadership success: goals of organic leadership -- The new 'up" is "down": the paradoxical kingdom -- Lead, follow, and get out of the way: authority worth following -- Downwardly mobile: following Christ to humility and exaltation -- Incarnational leadership: Christ's life in you -- Knowledge is not power: holistic leadership development and theological education -- The secret to leading leaders: following a middle school master -- Wax on and wax off: life-on-life mentoring skills -- Catalysts for real change: leadership tools that mulitply impact -- Embrace death as if your life depends on it: the cure for all that ails us -- Jesus and the man-purse: payment for service in the church -- Conclusion: rare heroes for a new day.