Because we have a good shepherd we are to be shepherds of others. Recognising that they do not belong to us, they are just under our care. We are called to be honest, humble examples who are eager to serve more than to be served. This all happens because we are charged by the chief shepherd who gives out crowns.
Leadership goes wrong when we try to be kings, think we are important and dominate and control others. The CEO must never be the preferred leadership model in a church or mission agency.
This is the twenty third of a series that began life as a commitment to Counting my Blessings every day after ankle surgery on July 2nd 2021.
Initially I made a brief post on social media and wrote a personal daily reflection on a Psalm following the same numerical progression.
Later on in the 100 days I began to also reflect on other scriptures and combine those into my public post
These thoughts from Psalms earlier in the journey have not been made public until now as I was writing primarily for my own benefit. I have been encouraged to share these now.
