Tuesday, 12 February 2013

We don’t need leaders as leaders, we want Servants as Leaders. Leaders with servant’s heart- missing in all our leaders, Govt. Servants………

Rick Warren. “The purpose driven life”,Zondervan:India, 2002. pp257- 270

Rick Warren

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Born	Richard Duane Warren January 28, 1954 (age 59) San Jose, California, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Pastor, Author
Religion	Southern Baptist, Evangelical
Spouse(s)	Kay Warren
Website
RickWarren.com

Richard Duane "Rick" Warren (born January 28, 1954) is an American evangelical Christian pastor and author. He is the founder and senior pastor of Saddleback Church, an evangelical megachurch located in Lake Forest, California, currently the eighth-largest church in the United States (this ranking includes multi-site churches). He is also a bestselling author of many Christian books, including his guide to church ministry and evangelism, The Purpose Driven Church, which has spawned a series of conferences on Christian ministry and evangelism. He is perhaps best known for the subsequent devotional The Purpose Driven Life which has sold over 30 million copies, making Warren a New York Times bestselling author.

We need leaders with servant's heart.....

What is the biblical meaning behind the washing of feet?

Jesus did that to give the apostles a lesson on HUMILITY because they were fighting among themselves who was the greatest… It showed them that no matter how great we may be our interest should be in serving others

(http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20101212005308AAtr5A3)

Background

The root of this practice appears to be found in the hospitality customs of ancient civilizations, especially where sandals were the chief footwear. A host would provide water for guests to wash their feet, provide a servant to wash the feet of the guests or even serve the guests by washing their feet.

-(Foot washing

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Rick Warren. “The purpose driven life”,Zondervan:India, 2002. pp257- 270

The world defines greatness in terms of power, possessions, prestige and position. But real greatness dwells in service not in status.

Everyone wants to lead; no one wants to be a servant.

Without a servant’s heart, you will be tempted to misuse for personal gain.

If you only serve when it’s convenient for you, you’re not a real servant. Real servants do what’s needed, even when it’s inconvenient.

We miss many occasions for serving because we lack sensitivity and spontaneity. You may only get one chance to serve that person; so take advantage of the moment.

“Never tell your neighbours to wait until tomorrow if you can help them now.”

“Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.”

-John Wesley

If you wait for perfect conditions, you will never get anything done.

Whatever they do, servants “do it with all their heart”. The race to be a leader is crowded, but the field is wide open for those willing to be servants.

Servants finish their tasks, fulfill their responsibilities, keep their promises, and complete their commitments. They don’t leave a job half undone, and they don’t quit when they get discouraged. They are trustworthy and dependable.

Real servants don’t serve for the approval or applause of others.

Servants focus on others, not themselves.

Thinking like a servant is difficult because it challenges the basic problem of my life: I am by nature selfish. I think most about me. That’s why humility is a daily struggle, a lesson I must relearn over and over. The opportunity to be a servant confronts me dozens of times a day, in which I’m given the choice to decide between meeting my needs or the needs of others. Self-denial is the core of servanthood.