Be-With-Me-Followership Skill: An Exegetical Analysis Of Mark 3:13-19

Abstract

The paper focused on how followers can employ be-with-me-followership skill to glean information and directions from their leader or mentor to become who they ought to be. The 12 disciples' work relationship model with Jesus was adopted from the pericope Mark 3:13-19. Using a narrative approach, an exegetical analysis was employed to source data from the selected pericope. The exegetical data found was then intersected with the similar experiences of Elisha, Ruth, and Joshua. The lessons learned from the study include be-with-me-followership skill, drivers of be-with-me skill: realization that one has something to learn and seeing a mentor in a leader. Also, the study results showed that those who demonstrated be-with-me-followership skill eventually become who they ought to be. The study findings also revealed that adverse conditions and uncertainty could be used to test for subordinates/followers with be-with-me-followership skill. Keywords: Be-with-me-followership skill, leader, follower.