Ministry Minutes: What Kind of Leader Are You?

As a leader, are you like Kanye, or are you like Jesus? When Kanye West was interviewed in 2013 by the New York Times, he told the reporter, “I am so credible and so influential and so relevant that I will change things.” Allen says this is the worst mantra for anybody working in the Church, but it seems like there have been plenty of undercover Kanye Wests who have infiltrated the Church at so many levels. Here’s what we have to remember: if we want to change things and influence things, we need to be the type of leader whose main priorities aren’t gaining influence and credibility and being relevant. We need to be leaders and support leaders who imitate Christ. He gained both popularity and notoriety, but never once made a decision based off of what others were going to think about him. Christ had one purpose—doing his Father’s will.

Snippet from the Show

If we want to change things and if we want to influence things, we need to be leaders whose main priorities aren’t gaining influence and credibility and being relevant.

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