In Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliners: The Story of Success (which I listened to the audio-book during many thanksgiving weekend travels), he discusses the impact that a culture has upon leadership.  (He devoted a chapter to plane crashes caused in part to deference to one’s betters; a lack of speaking clear truth to power.)

I have many observations regarding the book and many more about the impact of culture.  In youth ministry, do we pass along the prevailing culture or are we helping to form cultural enclaves that might make a difference for the individual? <image source>