“Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interest of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: Who… (took on) the very nature of a servant.” Philippians 2:4-5
There are really only servant leaders in His body; every church ministry person whether receiving the offering, or teaching the Word, must have the attitude of Jesus. Jesus embodied and personified the servant/leader attitude. He had the consummate attitude of servitude. Even though He was God in the flesh, He humbled himself. Leading has to be humbling. If leading puffs you up, try following for a while until you get over it. God’s work gets done through those who are fully committed to Him and His way. His way is gently firm. His way is realistically visionary. His way is spontaneous and disciplined, fun-loving and heart felt. His ways are not our ways. We must decide to put others before ourselves when we lead. Leading is serving and serving is leading. Hence, servant/leaders are the key to a thriving ministry. All effective leaders know how to follow and how to be supportive of other leaders. When we know how to follow humbly, He can use us to lead, humbly.
In His Service with you,
Pastor Fred
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