When I worked at a University, one of the funniest games we played during a holiday party was Simon Says. Now, you’d think a group of adults would remember the rules of a game most of us played as a child, but not so. Our group’s director was one of the shrewdest Simon Says leaders I’d ever seen. He knew how to say intertwine completely normal parts of conversation into the game and before you knew it, you were out. Leadership is not for the faint of heart. A good leader must have a servant’s heart; without that kind of heart, persons wind up being subjected to the whims of arrogant, selfish, self-centered, manipulative liar. There are tons of seminars, workshops, books and classes on being a good leader. If I attempted to quote all of them, this blog would become a book. So, instead of attempting to cite everyone’s insightful principles about being a leader, I elect to look at the life of someone I consider to be the strongest model for providing leadership lessons. This individual was: honest (1 Peter 2:22), caring (John 13:34-35), willing to sacrifice to benefit others (John 15:13), brilliant (Romans 16:27), humble (Mark 10:45), generous (John 3:16 – 17), treated all with dignity and respect (Gal. 3:28) and was a master teacher (Mark 4:23). How about you? What leadership lessons are you providing for others to follow and whose principles are you following? Blessings, Rev. Antoinette
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