Some leaders are unaware, while some are overwhelmed to discover their every word, every smile or frown, their every attention or inattention, is under a microscope, and broadcast through a megaphone. Leaders need to be aware of the heightened importance of who we are and how we behave. Those we serve among are Berean students focused on us with keen observation, and they will adopt what we are to a frightening degree. This can be for good or evil. May our hearts bring forth good alchemy, changing ordinary metal into another more precious, not less.
Every saint has some part in the leadership of the local church.
Dr. Winston also well sums up the call for a new type of leader, Management writers of today cry out for role models, mentors, and leaders with a human touch. We know these to be leading servants, not hierarchical rulers. I submit these leaders are best found among folks whose heart is becoming transformed after God s own heart in the anvil of circumstances in the encouraging company of other saints. I submit those who follow Christ in willingly suffering for the good of others and in submission to their Head who offers to mold them in His image, those who take the lowest place, those who esteem others better than themselves are best equipped for leadership, true leadership that is transformational. Sadly, these writers are not finding many such in the church.