Leadership Begins with God’s Story — Not Ours
Christian leadership does not begin with competencies or personality profiles. It begins with the God who calls, forms, and sends leaders.
Across Scripture, God raises leaders to accomplish His purposes:
- Abraham responds in faith, illustrating trust-filled obedience.
- Moses leads prophetically and liberatively.
- David models courageous, worship-centered leadership.
- Nehemiah demonstrates visionary, reconstructive leadership.
- Ezekiel reveals prophetic courage in crisis.
- Jesus fulfills and transcends all of them.
What unites these leaders is not skill but surrender — a willingness to be formed by God before being used by God. Leadership, therefore, is fundamentally spiritual formation lived publicly. If God can shape the vessel, He can entrust the mission.
Jesus as the Model: Leadership That Transforms and Serves
At the center of my leadership philosophy stands Jesus — not merely as Savior, but as the supreme example of what leadership looks like when infused with divine purpose.
Jesus Leads Transformationally
Jesus called people from what they were into what they could become.
He challenged assumptions, reframed reality, expanded people’s faith, and empowered disciples to continue His mission after His departure.
Modern theory uses the term transformational leadership, but Scripture describes it more beautifully:
“Follow me, and I will make you…” (Mat. 4:19)
Transformation was His leadership method. People did not merely follow Him; they became something under His influence.
Jesus Leads as a Servant
Jesus disrupts every pagan, corporate, and power-driven model of leadership:
“The greatest among you will be your servant.” (Mat. 23:11)
Servant leadership is not passivity — it is purposeful sacrifice. It moves others toward God’s agenda, not the leader’s self-preservation. Servant leaders:
- Share power
- Prioritize people
- Protect the vulnerable
- Model humility
- Pursue the good of others as their own
This is leadership that restores dignity and inspires loyalty.
Leadership According to Jesus = Transform + Serve
Leadership that transforms without serving becomes manipulative.
Leadership that serves without transforming becomes sentimental.
Jesus holds the two together — forming a model that is both cruciform and courageous.
This blend shapes my own approach to leadership: influence rooted in truth, expressed through love, aimed at people’s spiritual maturity.
