There is a shifting taking place in the spiritual landscape, and I believe part of that shifting is a work of Holy Spirit within His own Church. This is not a call to reject leadership, despise authority, or tear down those whom God has genuinely called. Scripture leaves no room for such a conclusion. Christ gave apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers for the equipping of the saints and the building up of the Body according to Ephesians 4:11–13. Paul instructed elders to lead faithfully, Timothy was entrusted with significant responsibility, and Titus was commissioned to establish order among the churches. Biblical authority is real, necessary, and worthy of honor.
The issue is something far more subtle. The danger begins when authority ceases to function as service and begins functioning as status; when an apostolic gift becomes an apostolic class; when honor becomes hierarchy; and when attention that belongs to Christ begins gathering around personalities. That distinction is critical because religion seldom enters a movement by openly denying Jesus. More often, it enters by slowly changing what surrounds Him. Christ remains in the vocabulary while human importance grows in the structure. His name remains on the banner while personalities increasingly occupy the center of the room.
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Radical Disciples - A Remnant Revolution 