Principle Five from Jesus on Leadership

Principle number five in Gene Wilkes wonderul book, Jesus on Leadership ecourages leaders to, Take up the Towel.

Humility is not something that one stumbles across. Humility is not for the weak-minded. Humility is a gift from God.

I have gone to literally dozens of conferences for pastors. I go to to three or four of them a year probably. One of the most humorous things at a pastors conference is when another pastor comes up and wants to compare his church size to yours. No one wants to be the guy in the group with the smallest church. Most guys when asked how big their church is give the number of attenders on Easter Sunday (the most attended Sunday of the year) as their church size.

How do I know this? I used to be one of those guys. Those "white lies" are based on insecurity. The thought that we don't measure up to others around us. If my church is larger than theirs, or as big as theirs they will have to respect me and accept me.

That is not the kind of thinking that Jesus used. Jesus said if you want to be first, then be the last. Jesus said if they want your coat, give them your cloak too. Jesus knew His time was ending and lowered Himself to wash the dirty feet of the disciples.

We have a Wednesday night service at our church this summer. After reading this chapter, I am prayerfully considering a special foot washing service as a part of this. I believe that we have become too sophisticated to humble ourselves and wash the feet of those people whom we call brothers and sisters in Christ. I think it is time we changed our thinking...

Anyone out there reading this? What are your thoughts?