This post is going to be quick, and it is going to pose a question. Who is training servant leaders? As I think about the pastors that I have served with, and the churches that I have come into contact with that question rings in my mind. Who is training servant leaders?
The asking of the question shouldn’t be viewed as an indictment against any person or organization. Without a doubt there are servants, and even servant leaders in many of the places that I have travelled to, and been blessed to interact with. But I believe that the fact that a ministry has servant leaders in it, is separate from whether they are training servant leaders. This is particularly the case in many neo-pentecostal, apostolic, and charismatic churches. These ministries do well at training servants for leaders, or people to serve leadership, but are slack in training servant leaders. To know what I mean when I speak of servant leaders, see my earlier post “Servant Leadership Defined.” In brief let me simply say that leaders should be servants first.
Just a quick post that I will follow up on later. Right now ponder the question, and add your thoughts. Who is training servant leaders?