Abusive Leadership????
Monday, May 4th, 2009
I read another article today about "abusive leadership." It just amazes me today the frequency of these articles and books when 99% of the Christian leaders I meet are anything but abusive. In fact, I find far more of them being abused by the people they lead (hahaha). What amazed me was again the lack of any Scripture that people were encouraged to use in judging leaders. He opened the article with, "My personal experience and theoretical inferences have revealed five indicators of those who abuse power," and not one scripture included. It would seem to me that opinions are not the basis of evaluating a leader or any other person. In fact, if I were to overlay his 5 indicators with Moses (the most humble man who ever lived), Jesus and Paul, they would have all failed in his opinion. The Word of God is the standard. Opinion is completely in the realm of "offense." No pastor, no deacon, no leader in a church can live based on the opinions of people. They will either become a people pleasing politician or a chameleon that can never present Christ -- who is the same yesterday , today and forever. As leaders, we all have different styles and personalities. Chose to live the Bible. You can not please everyone, but by living the Word you will please the Head of the Church.
