Wilkinson’s success in American publishing did not translate into success in Africa. Our Western, white cultural captivity allows us to lift up Western values and norms of success in our churches and in our leaders—leading to a paternalistic attitude in how we duplicate and multiply Western, white models in non-Western cultures and systems. Material success in the West generates heroes who are out to solve all of the world’s problems with a five-step plan. Usually this approach results in the perception