Leadership Lessons from Matthew 23
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I've recently been using Michael Wilkins's excellent NIV Application Commentary on Matthew. In it he takes Jesus' seven woes against the scribes and Pharisees (Matt. 23:1-36) and turns them around to offer some positive lessons from Jesus on leadership:
- Live by example God's message of grace (Matt. 23:1-4).
- Earn respect and honor, don't demand them (Matt. 23:5-7).
- Wear titles lightly that point to God (Matt. 23:8-10)
- Serve God's people to empower them to advance the kingdom of God (Matt. 23:11-12).
- Be a signpost to the doorway to the kingdom (Matt. 23:13).
- Make converts to the kingdom, not to yourself (Matt. 23:15).
- Maintain personal accountability (Matt. 23:16-22).
- Major on the majors of the kingdom (Matt. 23:23-24).
- Promote motive for leadership-ministry form the inside out (Matt. 23:25-26).
- Develop personal identity as a leader from the inside out (Matt. 23:27-28).
- Choose carefully the traditions you will represent (Matt. 23:29-32).
- Listen to God's other messengers, because leadership has stricter condemnation (Matt. 23:33-36).
posted by JT at Friday, February 23, 2007
3 Comments:
It's funny that you posted this today. I've been blogging through the book of Matthew in February (one chapter per day) and the 7 woes fall on today's chapter.
What a beautiful song.
Where can I get it?
I'm taking a class on the theology of Matthew with Dr. Wilkins, and he said that church leaders should read the woes of Matthew 23 and take inventory at least once a year.
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