Written by: jimwideman 7/20/2010 11:59 PM
I am not the same leader today as I was when I started. I hope I’m not the same leader I was last month. I want to be a constant learner. I hear people say all the time Jim I wish I knew the things you’re teaching years ago. The truth is I do too. I learn something everyday if I want to and guess what I want to! I wish at times I could go back to the first three churches that I worked at and show them that I’m not as dumb as I used to be. My dreams are bigger, my thinking is better and my abilities have been enlarged. How has all this come about? Believe me it wasn’t by accident and it just didn’t happen on it’s own. It came about through intentional actions and steps.
The first thing that happened to me was that I had to see my role as a leader and that I couldn’t do it all by myself. (Like most changes, it started with me seeing the need to change.) Ephesians 4:11&12 tells us “It was He who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up. Pastors and those representing the pastor are not suppose to do the work of the ministry all by themselves. Our job is to prepare God’s people for works of service! 1 Peter 2:9 says “But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light. If believers are priest, what do priest do? They do the work of the ministry. Our job is to prepare them to do ministry. How do you do this? I’m glad you asked.
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