Servant Leadership

Tuesday, March 24th
Servant Leadership
By: Pastor Chrissy Cooney

Just a couple of weeks ago I was sitting at my desk when I received a text from a coworker that one of our volunteers had walked around the entire property and picked up all the trash she could find. No one asked her to do that; she did it out of her own volition. She had a few free moments, and she went out into the cold and walked around picking up the dirty, gross things that had been thrown out of cars, blown around by the wind, or left by our dumpster.

I wanted to run and give her a hug. I wanted to shout my gratitude from the rooftop. I wanted to point to her as an example for the whole team.

I wonder if that’s how God feels about us, when we choose to serve rather than be served. When we do the dirty job, the grunt work, or the work that nobody notices.

We read in Matthew, “But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave. For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve others and to give his life as a ransom for many” (Matthew 20:26-28 NLT, p. 347 in Messiah).

I love how Jesus flips the script. Want to be great in His kingdom? Do the thing that no one else wants to do. Serve!  Leadership isn’t found in how strong, popular, or influential you are. True leadership is found in how Christ-like you are, and Jesus washed feet.