Why the Montgomery Bus boycott worked

I was recently reading a little bit about Martin Luther King Jr. in the book Leaders (by General Stanley McChrystal). A contemporary of King’s highlighted a few reasons why the boycott of the Montgomery city bus system succeeded when previous desegregation attempts had failed. This was the one that stood out to me:

It relied upon the active participation of people who had a daily task of action and dedication. The movement did not rely exclusively on a handful of leaders to carry through such fundamental change.

If we want to see a movement of reproducing disciples and churches, we need to listen to this observation.

Can any believer pick up a daily task to contribute to the mission?

Or is the work relying on a handful of leaders?

Think critically about the vision you’re laboring towards and the involvement of any believer in the task.