The Heart of a Servant Leader

I have the privilege of teaching this lesson on Sunday during our Connect Groups at Southern Calvert Baptist Church. Do you have the heart of a servant leader? When you hear the phrase, “servant leader” who is the first person who comes to mind? Books and seminars galore claim to teach people about the essence of “leadership“. When we open the Book of all books, the Bible, we learn many principles of leadership. Leadership explained in the Bible is servant leadership. Moses was a servant leader. Joshua was a servant leader. The Apostles were servant leaders. The concept of servant leadership permeates the Bible. This is what our lesson is about this week. Jesus is our prime example of servant leadership. He taught servant leadership and more importantly, He modeled servant leadership.

Dysfunctional Leadership

Leadership is a topic that is widely discussed in our modern world. Leadership has always been a hot topic because, as humans, we were created to be led. Our number one leader is God. He created us to follow Him. Following a leader is embedded deep within the human psyche. The question is not, “do we have a leader whom we follow?” because that is hardwired in us. The question is, “what kind of leader are we following“?  The Bible is full of examples of positive and negative leadership. I believe that we have much to learn from the positive and the negative leaders and that is why it is important to study the characteristics of both positive and negative leaders.

God, Good Leaders, and Deliverance

Our summer series is in full swing. At Southern Calvert Baptist Church, we are walking through the Old Testament this summer. This week brings us to I Samuel 11. Often, the negative qualities of King Saul are presented when teaching Bible lessons about his life and ministry. There is an ample amount of negative information about him. This week, on the other hand, we are going to focus on some of the positive qualities presented in the Scriptures about King Saul. Did you realize that there were positive qualities?

Joshua finishes his ministry strong

I am so excited for the next couple of weeks. We are entering Holy Week this coming Sunday as we celebrate Palm Sunday. Our Connect Group lesson is on Joshua, how he finishes his ministry strong. Our previous lesson was on sin and consequences in the life of Achan and the people of Israel.

Joshua: Called to be a servant leader

I am preparing to teach a Bible study this coming Sunday at Southern Calvert Baptist Church based on Joshua, chapter 1. This chapter sets the stage for Joshua’s ministry, a ministry that exemplifies leadership. Volumes and volumes have been written about leadership in our modern world. Many strive to be leaders. Leadership is a calling from the Lord. Answering that call and learning leadership based on the Word of God will lead to success. There is no magic bullet. There is no three-step plan. In order to understand leadership, we need to study the leaders of the Bible. That is what we are going to do in this Bible study. I cannot wait to teach it. We need leaders to answer the call the way that Joshua did.