requires almost no formal theological training and a penchant for raw, lowbrow behavior and speech. Increasingly, the secular culture reduces leadership to what sells in the public arena. And the church has fared no better, riding the wave of cultural popularity as long as she can until the next paradigm shift in the popular opinion polls. Is this what influence should look like? How are leaders made? Does someone become a leader simply because others follow? And what about the long-term spiritual