Christian servant leadership is divinely fueled, ministry minded and brings the gospel to people.
Christian Leaders:
- (Col 1:24) Are willing to pay the price
- (2 Cor 11:23-26) Paul’s taking the gospel message forward no matter what
- Suffering and hardship is because of righteousness, not sin
- Never asked how can I get out of this
- Suffer
- Physical, antagonism outside church, attacks in the church, heartbreak of sharing people’s pain
- John 15:20 – Jesus said, expect to suffer
- (Col 1:24-25) Have a ministry mentality
- Minister = servant
- Mark 10:45 Jesus came not be served, but to serve others
- Worldly leadership: Power, influence, leverage, make things happen, top down
- Christian Leadership: compassion, humility gentleness, generosity, patience, servanthood, bottom up
- Servant of God, his Church and his Word
- (Col 1:28) See the Big Picture
- Mission statement
- Proclaim, warn, teach,
- Reach, teach, equip, send
- (Phil 1:18) – false motives, doesn’t matter Christ proclaimed
- …One thing church can do the world can’t, extend grace (paraphrase) – Gordon MacDonald
- …New approach needed
- What should I put in, not take out
- Not our rights but our responsibility
- (Col 1:29) Know the Source of strength
- Struggling, agonizomiai for the Gospel
- 1 Cor 15:10; Rom 16:6, 12; 1 Thes 5:12 work hard!
- His Energy, that he powerfully work within me.
- With God’s help we can accomplish great things
- Don’t work in your own strength (Phil 4:13)
- Do things in “through him” who “gives strength”
- Different leadership styles
- Power – serving
- Profit – over people
- Strong survive – strong most to give
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