Transcript Jesus on Leadership Becoming a servant leader Welcome! Please answer the following questions: A.

Jesus on
Leadership
Becoming a servant leader
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Welcome!
Please answer the following questions:
A. Who is the person (earthly) that has impacted
your life the most?
B. What are 5 POSITIVE qualities of leaders you
admire?
C. What are 3 NEGATIVE characteristics you have
seen in some leaders?
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“In too many churches today, head tables
have replaced the towel and washbasin
as symbols of leadership among God’s
people.”
“Whoever wants to become great among
you must be your servant, and whoever
wants to be first must be slave of all.”
Mark 10:43-44
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Those who want to lead in the Kingdom of God
must do so on bended knees, dressed as
servants, satisfying the needs of those who
follow.
“I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way
be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so
that now as always Christ will be exalted in my
body, whether by life or death. For to me, to live
is Christ and to die is gain.”
Philippians 1:20-21
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Servant Leaders:
7 Principles of Kingdom Leadership.
Leaders Who S.E.R.V.E.
How to E.Q.U.I.P. Others.
How to Serve in T.E.A.M. Ministry.
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Principle 1: Humility
• Servant leaders humble themselves and wait
for God to exalt them.
• Luke 14:7-11
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Humility
• By example, Jesus taught humility. The final
distinction will come from God.
• Leaders without Jesus as their Master can
only be self-serving, not serving to others.
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Principle 2: Follow JESUS
• Servant leaders follow Jesus rather than
seek a position.
• Mark 10:32-40.
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Follow JESUS
• Servant leadership is not about position and
power. Servant leaders follow Jesus as He
serves others and suffers on their behalf.
• You are great when you serve...you are first
when you are a slave.
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Principle 3: Service
• Servant leaders give up personal rights
to find greatness in service to others.
• Mark 10: 41-45
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Service
• When you make Jesus the Lord of your life,
you become a servant to others.
• To lead in the Kingdom of God is to serve
others and to follow the King.
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Principle 4: Risk
• Servant leaders can risk serving others
because they trust that God is in control of
their lives.
• John 13:3
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Risk
• Jesus knew Who was in control of His life
and ministry – God, the Father.
• The secret in risking servant leadership is
the assurance that God is in control of
your life.
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Principle 5: Meeting Needs
• Servant leaders take up Jesus’ towel of
servanthood to meet the needs of others.
• John 13:4-11
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Meeting Needs
• Your greatest test of leadership may be
to wash the feet of those you know will
soon betray you.
• If you are not wearing a servant’s towel,
kneeling at the feet of others, you are in
the wrong place.
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Principle 6: Delegate
• Servant leaders share their responsibility
and authority with others to meet a
greater need.
• Acts 6:1-6
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Delegate
• The Apostles delegated authority so that the 7 could
satisfy needs.
• Jesus delegated authority to His disciples to satisfy the
greatest need – Evangelize the world!
• Servant leaders know that they are more efficient when
they share the ministry with others, and work with them.
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Principle 7: Multiply
• Servant leaders multiply their leadership by
empowering others to lead.
• Exodus 18:17-23
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Multiply
• When leaders try to lead by themselves, alone, they burn
themselves out, and discourage those around them.
• Being responsible for a task does NOT mean that you have
to do it alone.
• Jesus multiplied His leadership by the power of the Holy
Spirit in His followers.
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A Biblical Perspective on How God
Has Prepared You to S.E.R.V.E.
God has prepared you to be a
leader who serves. (1 Peter 4:10)
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God Has Prepared You to
S.E.R.V.E.
• Spiritual gifts, those gifts God gives through His Holy Spirit.
• Experiences, those events God allows which mold you into
a servant leader.
• Relational style, behavioral traits God uses to give you a
leadership style.
• Vocational skills, those abilities you have gained through
training and experience which you can use in service to
God.
• Enthusiasm, that passion God has put in your heart for a
certain ministry to others.
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Spiritual Gifts
• As a servant leader, God desires that you know how
He has gifted you.
• God gifted you for His glory, not your gain.
• Each member has a place in the body, and every
part belongs. The church is many members gifted by
God, and united for service.
• “Each one should use whatever gift he has received
to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace
in its various forms.” (1 Peter 4:10)
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Experiences
• Servant leaders trust that God works in their personal
history to bring about His plan for their lives.
• God can take what has already happened in your life to
help accomplish His will.
• Spiritual markers remind you that God is at work in your
history.
• Servant leaders accept experiences in their lives as the raw
material of God’s work as He shapes who they are.
• You can have hope for the future when you realize God’s
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Relating to Others
• God can use any relational style that is submitted
to His will to serve His purposes.
• God intentionally created a variety of styles, none
being more important or more needed that
another..
• The fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22-23) is always a
vital part of a servant leader’s
relationships.
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DISC: Relational Styles
• Dominant: Works toward achieving goals and results;
functions best in active, challenging environments.
• Influencing: Works toward relating to people through verbal
persuasion; functions best in friendly, favorable
environments.
• Steadiness: Works toward supporting and cooperating with
others; functions best in supportive, harmonious
environments.
• Conscientious: Works toward doing things right and
focuses on details; functions best in structured, orderly
environments..
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Vocational Skills
• A vocation is what you do to provide for your needs in
society, recognizing God’s work in your life to lead you to
that choice.
• A vocational skill is any ability you have learned that
enhances your calling in life.
• Calling in the Bible is one’s position in Christ, not one’s
position in the world.
• Calling is God’s call to salvation in Christ Jesus and to a
special mission in you life for His purposes.
• God can use your skills for His glory.
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Enthusiasm
• Enthusiasm is a God-given desire to serve Him by
meeting the needs of others.
• Your God-given enthusiasm is sometimes your
only source of joy in ministry.
• What has God burned in your heart to do for His
mission on earth?
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How to E.Q.U.I.P. Others
• Encourage others to become involved in
ministry.
• Qualify them for service.
• Understand their needs.
• Instruct them.
• Pray for them.
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1. Encourage Them to Serve
• Your job is to discover and identify people ready for
service.
• Jesus equipped His closest followers by encouraging
them to count on His power while they served.
• Servant leaders share their responsibility and authority
with others to meet a greater need.
• Servant leaders know the joy of finding their place of
service and want others to share that joy.
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2. Qualify Them for Service
• The ideal person…not the “perfect” person.
• A servant leader qualifies those he equips by
holding them up to standards of discipleship, and by
testing their willingness to be a servant to others,
• A servant leader qualifies those he equips by
knowing their skills and giftedness related to the
ministry he has asked them to do.
• Use the Bible and pray.
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3. Understand Their Needs
• Understanding their needs imply responding to them
as well.
• Spend time with the people so that you can
understand their needs.
• Observe them while they minister.
• Listening is another way to understand the needs of
the people you are preparing for ministry.
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4. Instruct Them
• Followers need to know what is expected of
them, and how to do the task assigned to them.
• Jesus constantly taught His disciples using
different ways and in different occasions.
• Servant leaders equip those who follow them by
instructing them in a variety of ways on different
occasions.
• Servant leaders equip others by instructing them
in the specifics of their ministry.
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5. Pray for Them
• Jesus made prayer for His disciples a priority (John
17: 6-19)
• Servant leaders know that their power comes from
God, not themselves.
• No servant leaders should stand to lead until he
kneels to pray with those he serves.
• Prayer gives discernment, protection, and power to
those who lead. Prayer is God’s answer to our
weakness as leaders.
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How to Serve in T.E.A.M. Ministry
• Togetherness.
• Empowerment.
• Accountability.
• Mentoring.
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Team Ministry
Team ministry is a group of disciples bound
together under the Lordship of Christ who are
committed to the shared goal of meeting a
particular need in the name of Christ.
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1. Togetherness
• Servant leaders serve best when they serve with others.
• Team ministry occurs when there is a sense of unity –
“We are in this together.”
• Each person belongs, and each person is respected by
the others.
• Team members have a deep sense that they share a
common and important reason for being together.
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2. Empowerment
• If team members are not empowered, the leader does all
the work.
• Empowerment is about giving team members authority
and resources enough to do their work.
• Every person has a place on the team, and each one can
make a contribution toward the team’s goal.
• Team ministry means all members contribute to the goal
in their own ways.
• Jesus empowered His disciples – Matthew 28:18-20.
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3. Accountability
• No group can become a team until it can hold itself
accountable as a team.
• Leaders are accountable to God for those in their care.
• Team accountability can happen when team members
become servants to the goal of ministry and slaves to
those on the team to help them reach the goal.
• Remember – Servant leaders follow Jesus rather than
seek a position.
• “Calling the Twelve to him, he sent them out two by two
and gave them authority over evil spirits.” (Mark 6:7)
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4. Mentoring
• Servant leaders are mentors to persons with them in
team ministry.
• Mentoring is how the work of Christ is passed on to the
next generation of servant leaders. To mentor is to
multiply Christ in the life of others.
• Leaders in team ministry guide where their team is
going and model the Christian lifestyle they want their
team members to follow. Their actions weigh as heavy
as their words.
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Next Steps for a Servant
Leader
• Make Jesus’ model of servant leadership the pattern for
how you will lead.
• Stay aware of how God is working in your life to mold you
into a servant leader.
• Continue to seek ways to E.Q.U.I.P. others for ministry.
• Team with others in ministry.
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“True greatness, true leadership, is
achieved not by reducing men to
one’s service but in giving oneself in
selfless service.”
J. Oswald Sanders
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The process of becoming a
servant leader is a life-long
process.
What has God told me
in this conference?
How will I respond to
God?
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