It has been a busy week. It is Friday night and I'm waiting to hear from my oldest son who is headed home tonight.
Tomorrow I travel getting ready for a great weekend with my church family. We will ordain Drew McKenzie this weekend. What an awesome time for our family. Being a deacon is all about "Servant Leadership." In Acts chapter six we see the beginning of this ministry. There were some widows being left out of the daily distribution of food. They complained and word got back to the Apostles. After prayer they made this announcement to the Church Family.
Then the twelve summoned the whole company of the disciples and said, "It would not be right for us to give up preaching to wait on tables.... Acts 6:2 HCSB.
The Greek word for "wait on tables" is "diakoneo". It is here that we get our word "deacon" from. That is why we call deacons "servant leaders." They wait on tables, serve the congregation, and lead by their service. What a great biblical concept.
The world teaches leadership by commanding and demanding from others. Jesus teaches leadership by putting a towel around Himself and washing the feet of the disciples. What type of leader are you? Commanding or Serving?
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