Heart Leadership

In an age when leadership is a commodity aggressively sought after, it has also become a lost art in the church.

We look for certain 'types' of people to lead and have a list of traits that we hope to find in people we consider to be leader material. And it's not that different from church to church, or group to group.

But I fear we've allowed too much of the worlds view of leadership to impact the culture of the church. This coming from a guy who lived in the corporate world for many, many years! Whether we're in the church or the world, as Christians we have to begin where it all began - with Him.

True leadership in the church has to begin with the heart of the leader. Where is it grounded? What does it desire? Who does it follow and who influences it? What difference does the heart of the leader make on the outside, and is it good?

We've gotten so caught up in the need for leaders in the church that we've forgotten that our leaders have to be followers first - Christ followers. And they need to be committed to the cause of Christ in everything they do. That includes the home, the office, the golf course, or wherever they spend time. It cannot be about skill or ability above the heart of the person.

We desperately need leaders who are grounded in Christ, who lead from a place of high integrity, who have this priority list - God, family, church, others - and who are not afraid to make a stand for the right things of God. That includes leading in the workplace with the same intensity and focus.

Leaders, I am calling you out. Will you live your lives in such a way that wherever you go, you impact the world for the Kingdom of God? Will your actions speak volumes about your commitment to the King? Will you risk your reputation, your success, your 'fame' for the good of Christ? My prayer is that your answer will be and emphatic YES!

Praying for you and with you...