The Way Leader Should Respond

Leaders in company scenario are those individuals who do really best of the best tasks for the company. They are the ones who truly dedicate their lives just for the sake that the company grows. Why do they act that way? They have extraordinary skills that's why they are required for extraordinary results.

Same holds true with all kinds of leaderships. A leader is always the topman, he is required for a much heavier task than ordinary people, right?

When we talk about christian leadership / church leadership, how should leaders respond? I feel sad about what I see is happening on churches, most of them feel cold, seems everything is being done habitually. As leaders, people should not see you weak, whether you like it or not, act strong all the time.

I remember the time when I was just a ordinary attendee in our youth church. Even though our leaders demand us to attend most of the gatherings, we often not. Its feels boring back then. But now, things are totally different. I am one of the youth leaders now. I don't know how it happened, just that I realized that I am a leader.

The time we still have no responsibilities, we act as if we don't care about other peoples lives. As a leader, you need to care for all of them, though its quite hard. Most of the time, you always need to say yes when God calls you to do something. We really have no rights to say no, why? Because the reason we are being called to do something is because we are the one given much.

Analyze yourself now, are you given much? Are you skillful? Talented? Anointed? Are you a good speaker? etc...

What I simply mean is that they more skill or talents we have, the more we are required to devote ourselves for God's ministries. It is not for our personal use alone. Have you heard about Luke 12:48, "From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked."

For me, this verse should be an everyday reminder for us to know that we all called for a certain purpose, to use those skills that we have. If you are an anointed singer, you have no rights to say, "I don't want to worship lead". If you are a good speaker, you should not say "I can't share God's word."

Leaders respond to every call. "Yes" should be our answer. We are to be matured enough to realize that leaders always respond positively. Though schedules may seem to be tight, we can't say that "its too much".

Again, God wants us to have a wonderful life. Sometimes people get stressed in the ministries because they don't rest at all.

Always Remember:
Humans do rest. We can all have our rest, vacation but we can't remove our calling that is to be fulfilled. When God calls us to do something, "let your yes be yes"!


By Edwin Joseph