Jesus on Leadership Becoming a servant leader

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Jesus on LeadershipBecoming a servant leader
Kingdom Impact Kenya 2003
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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 Gods people. Whoever
wants to become great among you must be your
servant, and whoever wants to be first must be
slave of all.Mark 1043-44
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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 120-21
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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 147-11

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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 1032-40.

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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 133

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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 134-11

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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 servants 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 61-6

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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 1817-23

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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 410)

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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 Gods grace in its various forms.
  (1 Peter 410)

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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 Gods work as He shapes
  who they are.
• You can have hope for the future when you realize
  Gods powerful presence in your past.

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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. 522-23) is always
  a vital part of a servant leaders
  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 Gods 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 ones position in Christ,
  not ones position in the world.
• Calling is Gods 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 personnot 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 Gods 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 teams
  goal.
• Team ministry means all members contribute to the
  goal in their own ways.
• Jesus empowered His disciples Matthew 2818-20.

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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 67)

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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 ones 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?