Lead or Get Out of the Way!

A very smart and spiritual man told me once, "the purpose of leadership is not to make decisions, but to lead people into the presence of God."

I struggle with leadership. I have always believed that I was a leader, but I am not so sure now. The paradigm that I have worked through most of my life may not be the one that truly shows leadership. I believe I know what to do. I believe I know how things are to be done. But that is where the issues begin. Most of the people I know who might be considered leaders are the ones that are good at making decisions - so what do we do?

Do I lead people into the presence of God? It is more than being the preacher. It is more than being an elder? CEO? CFO? or boss. At the end of the day if all that matters is whether you are closer to God, then there should be fruit to show it. Being a servant leader means that it is not about meetings, decisions, plans, or paradigms. It is about you getting closer to God. It is you consuming God. Then it is about asking others to join you on your journey, rather than telling them what they need to do to straighten them out.

May our leaders, whether preachers, elders, teachers, administrators or bosses, lead us closer the Creator. May our lives be enriched by those who have chosen a path to God and asked us to go along. May we enrich others by asking them to join us on our journey, so that they may see God.

Sid