Positive Thread: Leadership

[MaxPC]

What are some positive examples of leadership behaviors you have experienced in your fellowship.

Bible verse references are welcome. Complaints about leadership is not.

[Grace]

What are some positive examples of leadership behaviors you have experienced in your fellowship.

Bible verse references are welcome. Complaints about leadership is not.

Being there when someone goes through a hard time. We had an incident happen that we thought we might need professional legal help. One in the ministry was well versed enough in legal matters to give good advice. Through his wise counsel he walked us through the issue. Turned out we didn't need professional legal help, thankfully.

[MaxPC]

What are some positive examples of leadership behaviors you have experienced in your fellowship.

Bible verse references are welcome. Complaints about leadership is not.

Being there when someone goes through a hard time. We had an incident happen that we thought we might need professional legal help. One in the ministry was well versed enough in legal matters to give good advice. Through his wise counsel he walked us through the issue. Turned out we didn't need professional legal help, thankfully.

We too, have experienced group leaders and pastors who made themselves available at all hours to comfort or assist. They never grumbled. They always showed concern for the membership. They were humble in that they always focused on the needs of the members. They did not try to become a celebrity.

[Josh]

When you say “we”, to whom are you referring? Are you multiple people?

[steve-in-kville]

What are some positive examples of leadership behaviors you have experienced in your fellowship.

Bible verse references are welcome. Complaints about leadership is not.

Integrity is huge. Humility is a close second.

[Verity]

Three incidents come to my mind, but there are many more.

One winter we had a lot of sickness and were stretched very thin. Our supply of wood almost used up in the midst of a record lows. One night I was up with sick ones and heard a commotion in the garage. When I went to check it out, our young minister and his sons were busy replenishing our wood supply. They wanted to make sure we had what we needed before the next snow storm. That wood lasted until our family was up and able again.

While going through a time of profound loss and betrayal, another minister came. He shared deeply from his own past, our tears mingling. I had a lot of respect for him prior to this, but it certainly was cemented with that incident.

There were misunderstandings at church about the practical application of a church standard. It wasn't anything serious, but the misunderstanding had grown to a large scale. Despite the source of the misunderstanding not being solely with him, one of the ministry took full responsibility and apologized to each one involved, also over the pulpit. He humbly shared why he saw the misunderstanding had happened and how he wanted to do better (and he and the rest of the congregation did indeed do better!).

In most Anabaptist circles, the leaders are not paid for their service. They spend hours in church work, including a lot of behind the scenes meetings and serving. Some of the best examples of a genuine servant's heart have been Mennonite deacons I have known.

Thanks for starting this thread.

[steve-in-kville]

Selflessness is another I thought of.