Leadership Matters

Leadership Matters
Colossians 4:1; Mark 10:42–45

When Paul addresses those in authority, he focuses on how they treat the people under their care:

“Masters, treat your bondservants justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven.”

Paul is speaking into a relationship very different from a modern workplace. Still, his command gives leaders a serious question to consider: Are you treating people justly and fairly?

Leadership can tempt us to use our position for our own benefit. We can demand things we are unwilling to do, make threats instead of offering guidance, or care so much about results that we stop seeing the people doing the work.

Jesus gives us a different picture in Mark 10. He tells his disciples that greatness is found in service. Even the Son of Man came “not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

I want to practice that at our church. I want to greet people, not simply tell others to greet. I want to serve, not simply ask others to serve. I want to model Bible reading and prayer rather than guilt-trip people about what they are not doing. I would even love to teach Little Church one Sunday—if anyone wants to sub in and preach!

Leaders shape a culture by what they do as much as by what they say. Whether you lead a company, a classroom, a team, or a household, the people around you experience your leadership.

Would you want those you lead to act like you? Would your workplace, home, or friendships be better if everyone followed your example?