I read this today:
"The point of leadership is to go places people haven't been before."
That sounds profound...yet I immediately felt the Holy Spirit revealing to me the error in this statement...specifically regarding Christian leadership. Follow me here:
Modern theology and methodology seems to focus on: the new, the innovative, the never-before-seen, the catch phrase, the entertaining, the hip, the latest, the stylistic, the production.
Yet, true theology and methodolgy focuses on: JESUS. Leadership exists for ONE purpose: to lead people to JESUS. It has been approximately 2000 years since Jesus died on the cross and, 3 days later, rose again. Yet, leadership still exists for ONE purpose: TO TAKE PEOPLE TO THE CROSS OF JESUS CHRIST.
I have no desire to take anyone to: the new, the innovative, the never-before-seen, the catch phrase, the entertaining, the hip, the latest, the stylistic, the production. I have only ONE desire: to lead people to Christ! The story is still the same: Jesus Christ, the Son of God, crucified on a cross, died and rose again on the 3rd day, ascended to heaven and is sitting at the right hand of the Father.
A Christian leader can...and should...only take people to where he HAS been before: to the cross of Christ.
"The point of leadership is to go places people haven't been before."
That sounds profound...yet I immediately felt the Holy Spirit revealing to me the error in this statement...specifically regarding Christian leadership. Follow me here:
Modern theology and methodology seems to focus on: the new, the innovative, the never-before-seen, the catch phrase, the entertaining, the hip, the latest, the stylistic, the production.
Yet, true theology and methodolgy focuses on: JESUS. Leadership exists for ONE purpose: to lead people to JESUS. It has been approximately 2000 years since Jesus died on the cross and, 3 days later, rose again. Yet, leadership still exists for ONE purpose: TO TAKE PEOPLE TO THE CROSS OF JESUS CHRIST.
I have no desire to take anyone to: the new, the innovative, the never-before-seen, the catch phrase, the entertaining, the hip, the latest, the stylistic, the production. I have only ONE desire: to lead people to Christ! The story is still the same: Jesus Christ, the Son of God, crucified on a cross, died and rose again on the 3rd day, ascended to heaven and is sitting at the right hand of the Father.
A Christian leader can...and should...only take people to where he HAS been before: to the cross of Christ.
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