Emotional Manipulation: How Leaders Exploit Our Fears and Desires
Description
Whether it is politicians saying that we can deport illegal immigrants because you are separating children from their parents or the bill needs to pass because it is the biggest spending cut ever, politicians lead primarily with stirring up emotions. The church isn't much different as music and stories are used to create an atmosphere so the people first respond emotionally rather than with reason. It is then easy to get them to agree with the reasoning when they are emotionally invested already. So here’s the question: How should emotion be used in leadership?
Timecodes
00:00 Intro
06:05 Emotions can bring blind followers
28:06 Christians should be reasonable people
44:03 Leaders whose first appeal is emotion should not be followed
55:11 Church as an Example
01:12:48 How you use emotion in your home
Production of Reformation Baptist Church of Youngsville, NC
Permanent Hosts - Dan Horn, Charles Churchill and Joshua Horn
Technical Director - Timothy Kaiser
Theme Music - Gabriel Hudelson
United States
