Flash mobs appear to be spontaneous events apart from leadership. The reality is just the opposite. Leadership is always needed.
There is something very appealing about flash mobs. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be in a mall when people spontaneously began to sing “The Hallelujah Chorus” (as below)?
The reality, of course, is just the opposite. People do not move forward in concerted ways apart from leadership. You can be sure that wherever a flash mob takes place, there are one or more visionary leaders rallying people to the cause.
The need for leaders is true in general, and in particular in local churches. Hence, Paul left Titus in Crete (Titus 1:5) and Timothy in Ephesus (1 Timothy 1:3) to be sure that the right kind of leaders were in place.
Don’t expect people in your local church to spontaneously burst into the same song apart from leadership. Flash mobs aren’t real. Instead, pray for a plurality of godly leaders who proclaim sound doctrine.
