Jesus is our role model for leadership. He was and is the greatest leader who ever lived. He
led by being a servant to all those around Him. He knew who He was because of
His intimate relationship with His Father, and out of that relationship He
ministered to the needs of individuals. He was secure and He was free to serve
as a leader – a servant-leader. Two most important values of a servant leader:
#1 Secure in God’s love,
doesn’t demand for respect or approval from others; and #2 Freedom in Christ, free to serve without force or
half-heartedness. In Matthew 20:25-28, Jesus warned His disciples not to be
influenced (maybe they were) by the leadership patterns of the Gentiles. Jesus,
however, explain to them that leadership in the kingdom of God is servanthood.
An attitude of serving is
the key to servant leadership when leading a small group Bible Study. In Matthew
25:40, Jesus says that “whatever we do
for one of the least” of His brothers and sisters – His disciples – we do
for Him. In Matthew 9:36 too we see Jesus’ compassion for the people. His
attitude was always to serve. Leadership must have the same heart attitude to
serve.
A true Christian leader is
a servant and has an intimate relationship with the Father, having a
faith-action, humble and being totally dependent on the Lord Jesus. I often
observes a true leader when he or she is not in the spotlight before and after
Christian fellowship in campuses and outside. I also saw a true leader serve
whenever he or she finds an opportunity. There are countless ways we can serve
others in a small group. We are modelling servanthood by being willing to lead
a small group or assist a small-group leader.
Don’t look at numbers –
small-group is better. Here we all can learn to serve and to be served by
others.
THINK BIG.
START SMALL. GO DEEP.
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