Whoever wants to become Great among you must be your Servant. (Matthew 20:26).
Speakers included Ken Blanchard, Erwin Raphael McManus, Margie Blanchard, Rosey Grier, Phyllis Hendry, Phil Hodges, Laurie Beth Jones, Patrick Lencioni, John Ortberg, Nancy Ortberg, and Pill Polard, and the worship leader was Eric Lovett.
Last Friday on Oct. 19 I attended Lead Like Jesus Conference held in Walnut Creek. The church was the live site for the simulcast for many places in the States, Canada, and Jamaica. The conference site was packed out and people were very receptive to the messages. I was somewhat familiar with the concepts and ideas they championed because I had read the book Lead Like Jesus authored by Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges before I attended the conference.
I just wanted to share a few thoughts I had while attending the conference. First and foremost, I was reminded that leadership (influence) is on loan. Namely, there is a season of influence. It’s not something we will possess forever because no one is irreplaceable. I thought about the influence I have on our congregation, my family, friends, relatives, and neighbors. I pray God would empower me to empower people around me to be the leaders and winners they need to become in Christ.
John Ortberg said something that's very important. He said, "We can be intentional about our habits. Thomas Aquinas spent 70 pages of his book Imitation of Christ to habits. There’s a difference between trying to be like Jesus and training to be like Jesus. I arrange my life around habits that enable me to do what I can’t do right now." How true!
Toward the end of the conference “Ken demonstrated servant leadership when he stooped to wipe his co-host's shoes with a small white shoe mitt. Attendees then bent down to find mitts beneath their own pews and followed suit. They exchanged hugs before each moved on to another person.” I liked the idea of using the mitt to wipe other people’s shoes, although Jesus washed the feet of his disciples with water. It was symbolic enough of Jesus’ foot washing. Leading like Jesus is servant leadership, not self-serving leadership. The best example is Jesus coming down to earth to give his life as a ransom for many. He clearly mentioned, “I came not to be served but to serve.” Servant leadership was another reminder of what kind of leadership I need to exercise.
Lead like Jesus involves Heart, Head, Hands, and Habits. It is through our hands and habits what happens on the inside manifests itself. I need to take an inventory of my existing habits and see which habits I need to discard and which new habits I need to form in order to lead like Jesus at church, at home, and in the world. Please forgive me when I make mistakes, with the hope that I am a leader training to be like Jesus. I hope that you would join me in that training to lead like Jesus and to live like Jesus.
Speakers included Ken Blanchard, Erwin Raphael McManus, Margie Blanchard, Rosey Grier, Phyllis Hendry, Phil Hodges, Laurie Beth Jones, Patrick Lencioni, John Ortberg, Nancy Ortberg, and Pill Polard, and the worship leader was Eric Lovett.
Last Friday on Oct. 19 I attended Lead Like Jesus Conference held in Walnut Creek. The church was the live site for the simulcast for many places in the States, Canada, and Jamaica. The conference site was packed out and people were very receptive to the messages. I was somewhat familiar with the concepts and ideas they championed because I had read the book Lead Like Jesus authored by Ken Blanchard and Phil Hodges before I attended the conference.
I just wanted to share a few thoughts I had while attending the conference. First and foremost, I was reminded that leadership (influence) is on loan. Namely, there is a season of influence. It’s not something we will possess forever because no one is irreplaceable. I thought about the influence I have on our congregation, my family, friends, relatives, and neighbors. I pray God would empower me to empower people around me to be the leaders and winners they need to become in Christ.
John Ortberg said something that's very important. He said, "We can be intentional about our habits. Thomas Aquinas spent 70 pages of his book Imitation of Christ to habits. There’s a difference between trying to be like Jesus and training to be like Jesus. I arrange my life around habits that enable me to do what I can’t do right now." How true!
Toward the end of the conference “Ken demonstrated servant leadership when he stooped to wipe his co-host's shoes with a small white shoe mitt. Attendees then bent down to find mitts beneath their own pews and followed suit. They exchanged hugs before each moved on to another person.” I liked the idea of using the mitt to wipe other people’s shoes, although Jesus washed the feet of his disciples with water. It was symbolic enough of Jesus’ foot washing. Leading like Jesus is servant leadership, not self-serving leadership. The best example is Jesus coming down to earth to give his life as a ransom for many. He clearly mentioned, “I came not to be served but to serve.” Servant leadership was another reminder of what kind of leadership I need to exercise.
Lead like Jesus involves Heart, Head, Hands, and Habits. It is through our hands and habits what happens on the inside manifests itself. I need to take an inventory of my existing habits and see which habits I need to discard and which new habits I need to form in order to lead like Jesus at church, at home, and in the world. Please forgive me when I make mistakes, with the hope that I am a leader training to be like Jesus. I hope that you would join me in that training to lead like Jesus and to live like Jesus.
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