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When leading in ministry it is important to know that one cannot lead and not love who you lead.\u00a0If I don’t love people and have compassion for people, I cannot lead them effectively. No matter\u00a0what, my focus must be to lead them, in order to bring the best out of them for Gods use. For the\u00a0Bible in says, I Corinthians 13:1-7, \u201cThough I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and\u00a0have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. 2 And though I have the\u00a0gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so\u00a0that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my\u00a0goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth\u00a0me nothing. 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself,\u00a0is not puffed up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked,\u00a0thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; 7 Beareth all things,\u00a0believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.\u201d Love is being patient love is kind love\u00a0is enduring love sees in others, what they may not see in themselves. When functioning in love\u00a0and compassion, as leaders in any capacity of ministry, it brings you to an understanding that\u00a0serving people, is not about the individual, but it is simply about God and how as well as what he\u00a0sees his child as.<\/p>\n
Many times throughout the Bible we see how Jesus was moved with compassion even yet in the\u00a0midst of hurt and trying times he was still moved with compassion toward the people of God.\u00a0Jesus understood the necessity of providing and be of service to the people of God. In order to be\u00a0of true service to God’s people I as a leader, as a pastor, or in whatever capacity of ministry, must\u00a0be willing to listen as well as speak effectively. Effective communication involves one person\u00a0speaking and the other person listening.<\/p>\n
However as a servant of God, serving his people, I as a leader must not only be willing to listen\u00a0and speak from a fleshly point of view but be led in order to be efficient. Esther, before she made\u00a0a move in going to the king, asked for the people to be in prayer and fasting. She not only asked\u00a0them to be in prayer and fasting but she, herself, was in prayer and fasting. In order for God to\u00a0use her in a mighty way in public, she had to pray and seek Gods perfect will, in private. This\u00a0practice is something that I not only see, as a practice in the Old Testament, but I see how Jesus\u00a0demonstrated this for constant and consistent prayer; for strength and direction from God.\u00a0Jesus was called, chosen, and ordained to be the Savior of the world, but even he fasted and\u00a0prayed, before communicating. Jesus knew the importance of hearing from God in order to be\u00a0obedient to God. God gives the vision, plan, strategy, and the power for will to be fulfilled. I\u00a0must constantly seek Him for guidance throughout this journey of faith.<\/p>\n
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When leading in ministry it is important to know that one cannot lead and not love who you lead.\u00a0If I don’t love people and have compassion for people, I cannot lead them effectively. No matter\u00a0what, my focus must be to lead them, in order to bring the best out of them for Gods use. For … Continue reading Compassionate Leader<\/span>