Practicing Christian Leadership, Mentor's Guide, MG11

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P R A C T I C I N G C H R I S T I A N L E A D E R S H I P

Effective Worship Leading Worship, Word, and Sacrament

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Welcome in the strong name of Jesus Christ! After your reading, study, discussion, and application of the materials in this lesson, you will be able to: • Recite the different ways in which leadership is a form of representation, i.e., representing the Lord, his person, his people, and his purposes in the community. • Give reasons why in leadership we do not represent our own purposes or interests in our lives and ministries, but the Lord’s purposes and interests in all we say and do. • Outline the importance of the role of worship in bringing glory and honor to God in the midst of his people. • Detail the importance of liturgy by worshiping God in the spirit, in truth, in order, and in faith. • List the key reasons behind the role of the Word and Sacrament in practical Christian leadership. • Give the key principles involved in nourishing the people of God on a full and steady diet of the Word of God and helping them experience genuine body life through a joyous celebration of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Read Luke 10.1-16 . In order to lead in a Christian way, you must never interpret it in an overly personalized way. To lead is to represent another. This seems odd, but, after first glance, it becomes perfectly clear how this works. If you desire to lead others as a sergeant, you must be willing to follow the orders of the captain. If you reject the captain, you cannot order around privates, if you are a sergeant. The foreman on the factory floor must obey the department head, or he loses the right to lead those under him. The key to leadership is always submission. If you find a person who struggles with or is unwilling to submit to others, they forfeit the right to lead others. Learn How to Represent

Lesson Objectives

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Devotion

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