Comments on: You Need A Leader And God Has Called Me To Be Yours

By: Art Mealer

Art Mealer — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 11:47:01 +0000

“at the end of the day it looks more like a Franchise than a family” Well said.

The focus of a real leader is on their own responsibilities to serve others, in which service they gladly extend themselves to us as our servants. They do not consider the cost; they do not look for return or gain–it is not a transaction.

Anyone pushing the responsibilities of followers has not yet learned what being a leader means. They may be called to leadership, but they have the world’s model distorting their response to Him. This is perhaps the greatest sadness we saints have, seeing those called to labor in the harvest who are willing to respond and sacrifice but who are brought to nothing (or worse, are found opposing the very work of God) for lack of example of true leadership, and lacking in understanding the high esteem God has put in the church for biblical servanthood. This is a great tragedy.

By: Lionel Woods

Lionel Woods — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:31:03 +0000

I agree Alan. I am definitely not trying to say teaching is not service. I believe teaching is a leg in the chair of service; however, we have made it the epitome of service, which I believe to be incompatiable.

By: Alan Knox

Alan Knox — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:13:11 +0000

Instead of saying teaching = service, I like to say that teaching takes place best in the midst of service.

I don’t think Paul or Peter could have ever imagined a “teacher” who did not also serve others… well, at least, not a teacher who was following their example or Jesus’ example.

-Alan

By: Lionel Woods

Lionel Woods — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:03:28 +0000

I do believe teaching is part of service, much like I think Sunday School, small groups, bible studies, AWANA, Back Yard, Vacation Bible School and so forth are, but those guys are not paid for such service

By: brian

brian — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:46:50 +0000

You know many churches have equated preaching and teaching to being the sum total of service. I saw this like never before and i will probably do a blog on it one day with my own family.my aunt passed and i ask my family could i do the eulogy and they responded that the pastor needed to do the eulogy or he would feel hurt. I had talked with the pastor about the very thing and he was cool but we have made such monuments of pastors that leadership is a chaotic myth.