Leadership that matters to God
- Leadership in endeavors and issues that matter to God.
- Just because I’m leading and people are following, doesn’t mean that I’m leading in things that matter to God.
- Are Jesus and I on the same page?
We’re the plan
- You are the light of the world, let your light so shine among men that they’ll give glory to the father.
- We’re the ones that get to share the good news, that get to be the good news.
- When people in pain see the body of Christ show up, then they actually can believe that God is good.
Injustice
- The abuse of power to take away the good things that God intended for them
- Rank injustice makes it hard for people to believe that God is good.
The Big Idea: “If you want your leadership to matter, lead in the things that matter to God.”
- This is the pivot point for great leadership.
- Leadership that matters, matters precisely when the calling is hopeless, scary and hard.
What have we learned about leading when the task seems Hopeless?
- By re-centering the basis of our hope
- Jesus asks his disciples, “What do you have; will you give it to me?”
- He doesn’t ask for what is needed, he asks what we have, and he will be responsible for getting it done.
What have we learned about leading when the task seems Scary?
- Lead by reminding the people of God that Jesus did not come to make us safe, he came to make us brave.
- Safety=Stuck
- God asks us to follow him beyond what we can control. Do it, and you will experience the adventure.
What have we learned about leading when the task seems Hard?
- Bring people to a place where it is absolutely unsafe to go without God. They will either go with, or fall away.
How then should we choose to lead:
- Choose not to be safe
- Choose to pursue deep spiritual health
- Choose to pursue excellence (let us be the generation of church leaders that resets the bar for excellence)
- Choose to seize the joy
Pray that God would rescue us from all things petty.
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