179. How to Deal with the Orphan Spirit in Leadership
Leadership was never meant to be lonely, isolated or built around one person.
In this episode, Matt Johnson, Amanda Atkinson and Susanne van Capelleveen unpack how God is shifting leadership in the Church from individual platforms to teams of leaders who serve, sharpen and raise others up.
They explore the orphan spirit in leadership, including performance, insecurity, fear of correction, striving, retreating, and the pressure to be perfect. Rather than using correction to wound, they discuss how godly leadership brings truth with kindness, restores people through relationship, and helps others grow into maturity.
This conversation is for anyone who leads, serves on a team, disciples others, or feels the pressure to perform. God is not looking for isolated leaders on a hill. He is raising communities of sons and daughters who know who they are, know how to receive correction, and know how to strengthen one another.
Key Takeaways
- God is shifting leadership from one-person platforms to teams of leaders.
- The orphan spirit often shows up through striving, performance, retreating, insecurity or fear of correction.
- Healthy leaders do not need to be perfect. They need to be honest, teachable and rooted in Jesus.
- Correction should come with kindness, not accusation.
- Community helps expose blind spots without shame.
- We grow when we let God renew our thoughts and when trusted people help us see what we cannot see.
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