{"id":4791,"date":"2010-12-15T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2010-12-15T13:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=4791"},"modified":"2026-05-20T09:55:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T13:55:19","slug":"servant-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/servant-leadership.htm","title":{"rendered":"5 Signs Ministry Leadership Has Turned Christ-like"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nAs ministry leaders we need to adapt Christ-like ways of leading — that of servant leadership<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Signs of Christ-like Servant Leadership<\/h2>\n

You can know a ministry leader has adapted Christ-like ways of leading rather than\u00a0controlling or abusive\u00a0ways<\/a> when:<\/p>\n

1)\u00a0 People are emotionally enriched.<\/div>\n

They are consistently or persistently encouraged and affirmed as people loved by God, made to feel unconditionally accepted in Him.<\/p>\n

2)\u00a0 People are spiritually engaged.<\/div>\n

They are made to feel like they have a part in the Body of Christ, that their spiritual input matters to the growth and health of the Body.<\/p>\n

3)\u00a0 People are socially expanded.<\/div>\n

They are encouraged to reach out beyond the walls of the church, as well as to fellowship with one another wherein they will learn and be built up.<\/p>\n

4)\u00a0 People are mentally esteemed.<\/div>\n

They are trusted to make decisions within parameters and are consulted on other important decisions.<\/p>\n

5)\u00a0 People are physically empowered.<\/div>\n

They are given Biblical principles to discern how to be good stewards and are given tools to help where they struggle.<\/p>\n

In essence, when leaders build up, respect, and trust their members, they are acting as fellow-servants.\u00a0 In Matthew 20:25-28<\/span> Jesus identified servanthood as the way He expected His disciples to lead.\u00a0 In so doing, they are emulating Him as “The Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve.”\u00a0 To lead from any other stance is to open the doors for potential abuse.\u00a0 — 5 Signs Ministry Leadership Has Turned Abusive<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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