FEATURE: AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAITH LEADERS
Lead Like
A Winner
By Derwin Gray
Leadership matters.
Specifically, your leadership matters.
How you develop as a leader and reach your redemptive potential, under
the guidance and power of God the Holy Spirit, will determine how the
people under your leadership, will develop and flourish. Leadership
leaks. A football team takes on the personality of the head coach. A local
church takes on the personality of her leaders. May you and me look like
Jesus so the people we have been entrusted to serve will look like Jesus
too. The Apostle Paul writes,
Imitate me, as I also imitate Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1 CSB).
Therefore, be imitators of God, as dearly loved children, and
walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a
sacrificial and fragrant offering to God” (Ephesians 5:1-2 CSB).
Paul’s words send a jolt of urgency into my heart. Considering the epic
and sacred task of leadership in the Body of Christ, it is vital we learn
how to lead with a winning mindset. A winning mindset is a mind that
has fixed its eyes on Christ and lives from His redemptive work of grace.
Here are Three Ways to Have A Wining Mindset
First, remember, Jesus has won the ultimate battle, so let Him fight on
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