There are no perfect leaders. Im not a perfect leader. Neither are you. But Jesus is. Theres no better teacher on leadership than Jesus. What made him such as effective leader? Lots of reasons. In this article Ill give you seven of them.
1. Identification: I must know who I am. To be a leader youve got to know who you are. All great leaders know their strengths and their weaknesses. Were a bundle of both. Leadership is not ignoring one in favor of the other. Its being honest about them. Good leaders dont try to be something they are not. They are self-aware.
Jesus had no doubt about his identity. He said:
I am the light of the world.
I am the Son of God.
I am the way.
I am the truth.
I am the life.
I am the bread of life.
Jesus defines himself 18 times by saying, I am
He didnt let other people define him. He defined himself. If youre going to be a leader, you must know who you are.
2. Clarification: Know what you want to accomplish. You must clarify what God has called you to do with your life. The direction of your life is your choice. If you dont like the direction your life is headed right now, change it. Nobodys holding a gun to your head. Nobodys making you a victim. Nobodys forcing you to serve in the manner youre serving.
Jesus knew exactly what God had called him to do. He was a straightforward leader who established clear-cut goals. In John 8 Jesus says, I know where I came from and I know where Im going. Jesus had a clear purpose. He knew not only who he was, but what was he trying to do with his life. He truly was a purpose-driven leader.
God has a purpose for your life and ministry. If you dont fulfill it, you have wasted your life. You were put on earth to live for the purpose God created you for. A leader knows that purpose and pursues it with passion.
3. Motivation: Know who youre trying to please. You need to settle the issue of motivation. You cant please everybody. Just about the time you get one person happy, youll tick someone else off.
Jesus lived for an audience of One. His whole purpose was to please his heavenly Father. Jesus says this in John 5, I only try to please the One who sent Me. Jesus wasnt trying to win a popularity content; he just wanted to please God.
Thats a lesson we have to learn as leaders. Youve got to learn not to care about the opinions of others. Youve got to focus on Gods opinion of what youre doing. Dont pay attention to those who cheer you or jeer you. Either one will sidetrack you.
4. Collaboration: Work with a small group. You never lead by yourself. You always do it in context of a team. All great leaders are great team builders. In fact, if you dont have a team, youre not a leader. Youre a loner. The test of leadership is whether anyone is following you.
Jesus modeled this kind of ministry. He never did ministry alone. Mark 3:14 says, He appointed twelve designating them apostles that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach. Jesus enlisted other people to serve the cause with him.
If God gives you a vision for your ministry, hes going to bring other people with the same idea together with you. If nobody agrees on your idea, guess what? Its not from God.
5. Concentration: Focus on whats important. Leaders must focus on whats important. Life is filled with things that will distract you from whats important. Sometimes we can be distracted by good things as well. If Satan cant mess up your life by getting you to do wrong things, hell mess up your life by giving you too many good things to do. Continue >>









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