"Even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." Matthew 20:28
If you cannot follow, you cannot lead.
Michael Lombardi (no relation to Vince but an NFL exec himself) writes a column called "The Daily Coach," and in it is example after example of failure to follow that creates doubt in one's self to your team to your coach simply because "my will be done." His writings apply to life using sport as an example.
That applies to life, from the family to organizations to government to you name it. I know in my personal experience to lead, problems arose when I failed to listen, to clarify, to make clear our mission and goals, to express our hopes and aspirations...basically when I failed to speak in terms followers desire to hear and understand or act in ways that drew out the best in people.
Christ is addressing a mom in Matthew 20 who wanted her two sons to be at His right and left side when He triumphed. His response was, "Do you even know what you are asking?" You want the glory? Here is what that will look like. We eventually see who is at Christ's right and left side at the day of crucifixion.
When we are placed in leadership, the key ingredient is humility and the ability to serve. We pray for that in all of our leaders, especially for our families and in the church.
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