Leadership

To start, it's been way too long since I've posted, and hopefully as this next semester starts up, I can get back into a rhythm of posting every so often. I know in my life it is so encouraging to read other people's blogs, and I want to be able to share with and encourage others in the same way.


I'm sitting in a hallway at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Kansas City at the National Worship Leaders' Conference. On a rather humorous note - I read a post from a live twitter feed that they have going on a bunch of screens here that said something to the effect of: "Every worship leader here has either a Macbook, an iPhone, an iPad, or a combination of the three." It is really true, too. Worship leaders and their technology...


Throughout this summer I've been learning more and more what it means to be a leader. As the chapel coordinator at camp, I had many responsibilities, many decisions to make, and many people to work with. I had to make sure again and again that I was doing all I needed to do, making the wisest choices I could, and being a patient servant to those who I led. None of those things are easy to do, but they are all necessary for a leader.


I think that, of the three, the place where I have grown most over the last few months is in decision making. So often in our lives we can be so caught up in not offending anyone or not taking responsibility that we can lose sight of the fact that leadership requires stepping out and making choices that either no one wants to take or that no one cares to take. As I look to Christ, the ultimate example of servant leadership, I continue to see that while Christ did serve, He was not a passive follower, but rather an active leader. That's what I need to be. God is showing me more and more that I need to live every day with an unstoppable purpose. I need to have direction. That's what He's working on in me, and I know that He has, is, and will use the people in my life to force me to make decisions so that I can continue to become the man he wants me to be.


I think that's all I have for now. To God be the glory for my salvation and continued sanctification!