Who are you discipling? Leaders are called to pass on to others the experiences that they have gained as a result of being in a disciplined relationship with God. Leaders are followed by someone. Which of those someones have you identified as the one or several that you will spend extra time praying with, sharing your faith story with and affirming. We should all be working our selves out of of our church positions anyway. True spiritual leaders must never become too busy handling church business that we fail to bear spiritual fruit. John chapter 15 vs. 5 declares, " I am the vine you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit. Because apart from me you can do nothing."
How deeply are you abiding in the spirit of Jesus Christ? Maybe that's the question to be asked. This spiritual journey has not been designed to be one of self centeredness. It is a steady flow of giving and receiving and giving. Spiritual mentoring also has many rewards for us leaders. It keeps us focused on the things that matter most. It gives us the extra momentum that we need to make the right decisions as we are aware that others are depending on us to do so. Spiritual mentoring helps us to be more accountable to our committment to God and to the ministries that we are called to. Seek God's guidance for someone to mentor you will become a better leader as you give what you have received away.
As a worship leader and teacher of worship leading, I am encouraging my folk to do exactly this. Leadership is becoming more about mentoring than standing at the front and saying "follow me troops!" We need to train and care for our teams
Posted by: Darin the Worship Leader Trainer | 04/15/2010 at 12:09 AM