We hear much today about leadership. It seems to me that people that always have to talk about it and remind people about it are those that are not very good leaders. Leadership is now an industry (go to your local Barnes & Noble), and its rare to see it in action in a way that truly benefits those around.
So, rather than launch in to my own opinions about leadership, I thought I would share the following passage from Luke's gospel and hear from Jesus, speaking to His disciples.
Luke 22:24-30 (New International Version)
24Also a dispute arose among them as to which of them was considered to be greatest. 25Jesus said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who exercise authority over them call themselves Benefactors. 26But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves. 27For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one who serves? Is it not the one who is at the table? But I am among you as one who serves. 28You are those who have stood by me in my trials. 29And I confer on you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, 30so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
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