Person

Wayne A. Meeks

New Testament scholar of early urban Christians and the social world of Pauline communities.

Why this matters

Meeks reads leadership as social formation—networks, status, and belonging before creeds harden.

book

Meeks, Wayne A. *The First Urban Christians*. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1983.

Book

What Enduring Influence Leaves Behind

What kind of leadership increases the capacity of others to act, care, organize, and lead beyond the originating person.