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A Message from Reverend Lanier. . .

Are You a Servant Leader or

Simply a Ministry Manager?
4 Ways a Spiritual Leader Serves
Those He Is Leading
By Dr. Paul Chappell
It is all too easy to allow the responsibilities of
leadership to morph into the routines of
management.
Management, of course, is necessary for
leaders. We manage projects and coordinate
efforts to match them. Good leadership
includes wise structures of management. But
make no mistake about it, leadership is more
than management.
Leadershipespecially
s p i r i tu a l
leadershipinvolves shepherding people. It
involves connecting hearts with the lifechanging truths of Gods Word. This requires
a Spirit-filled leader with a heart large enough
for people. It requires a leader who sees
management as necessary to leadership but not
defining of leadership.
In what ways, then, does a spiritual leader
serve through their position as a leader? There
are many, but these four are crucial to any
work for God:

June 12, 2014

1. Servant Leaders Serve by Providing an

Example in Ministry
Those things, which ye have both
learned, and received, and heard, and
seen in me, do: and the God of peace
shall be with you.Philippians 4:9
It is not enough to say, Do as I say. Servant
leaders must live a Christian life that is worthy
of emulation. None of us are perfect, and every
leader should be seeking to become more like
Christ every day. But we should be able, with
a clear conscience, to say, Do as I do.
This applies not only to our lifestyle but also to
our zeal for the Lord and our involvement in
ministry. The best leadership is not done from
a desk or an armchair but with those we lead
and serve.
2. Servant Leaders Serve by Providing
Support in Ministry
And he gave some, apostles; and some,
prophets; and some, evangelists; and
some, pastors and teachers; For the
perfecting of the saints, for the work of
the ministry, for the edifying of the body
of Christ:Ephesians 4:1112
As kids, we envision leadership as a chance to
be in the limelight. We think recognition and

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leadership are synonyms. The truth is,
leadership is about enabling others. As a
pastor, for instance, I want to see our church
family succeed in their Christian walk. I want
to see members grow in their walk with God,
their marriages, their family life, their
Christian witnessin every way. My goal is to
lead and equip them in these ways.
What does practical support in ministry look
like? In my case, it includes writing notes of
encouragement, making visits, preparing and
preaching messages with doctrinal truths and
practical applications. In short, it means
equipping the saints for the work of the
ministry.
3. Servant Leaders Serve by Providing
Structure in Ministry
Take heed therefore unto yourselves,
and to all the flock, over the which the
Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to
feed the church of God, which he hath
purchased with his own blood.Acts
20:28
Spiritual leadersparticularly pastorsare to
be overseers of the flock. This oversight which
w e a r e t o p r ov i d e n e c e s s i t a t e s
orderstructure. We are to, as Paul wrote to
Titus, set in order the things that are
wanting (Titus 1:5).
Structure requires both delegation and
inspection. As we first equip others in the
work of the ministry, we delegate
responsibilities to other leaders in the church.
These may be Sunday school teachers, ushers,
staff, or deacons. Whatever the case, in order
to delegate, we must always be developing
new leaders according to the pattern of 2
Timothy 2:2.
The second component to structure is
inspection. Because a leader is ultimately
responsible as the overseer, it is vital that we
have pre-determined checkpoints to provide
accountability and continued training.
4. Servant Leaders Serve by Confronting
Indifference in Ministry
Nevertheless I have somewhat against
thee, because thou hast left thy first
love.Revelation 2:4

June 12, 2014

One of the most difficultand therefore

perhaps the most neglectedaspects of
leadership is lovingly confronting those who are
slipping. Sometimes confrontation is needed to
address work and/or character flaws in a staff
member. Sometimes it is needed to challenge a
church member in your Sunday school class or
sphere of influence to renew their heart for
God. Always, it requires sensitivity to and the
filling of the Holy Spirit as well as careful
compassion in your timing and approach.
By this listproviding an example, providing
support, providing structure, and confronting
indifferenceare you a servant leader? Or are
you simply managing the status quo?
Ive primarily used pastoral examples in this
post because I am a pastor! But all four of these
points apply to spiritual leadership in any
formparenting, teaching, youth work,
individual areas of ministry oversight, and
many more. In whatever position you lead or
influence, dont let yourself slip into ruts of
simply managing responsibilities. Lead by
serving others!

Ushers for June 15

A.M. Jerry Adams
Michael Williams
John Johnson
John Hughes
Billy Tyson
Sonny Alvarez
P.M. Ken Triplett
Thank You
Wednesday Meal and time of fellowship, we all
had a good time. Thanks to all.
Fathers Day Sunday June 15 th
Thank God for all the fathers, for those who have
worked hard and showed their sons the way to
God and the way of responsibility. Thank God
for those who will be fathers. Thank God for
those fathers who have passed on and we hold
their lives in fond memory. May we take time
to be the kind of father God wants us to be, and
the father our families can rely on and depend on
in these difficult times.