The best we can aspire to is to become first followers, not followers who then go on to be leaders. We are always followers—followers first and then first followers. Even when we are summoned to the front of the line, we still are behind our Leader. This is not to say that a follower does not have tremendous influence. Followers often like to follow other followers as much as they like to follow the Leader. By the way we live, we influence others to follow Jesus one way or another. But first followers