Leadership is the most influential factor in the success of any organization: a business, a church or a family. I know of a group of families that is growing and thriving beautifully as a Domestic Church clearly because of the leader's leadership. I would call him a level 5 leader.
In his book on management Good to Great, Jim Collins identifies five levels of leadership.
I find leaders at all five of these levels ambitious, not for themselves, but for their organization. They build up others for success, not themselves. They have a compelling vision and are driven to meet high standards for performance. And they do it all with humility.
Jesus is the most outstanding, humble leader who ever walked on earth. He is our model. He came not to be served, but to serve (Matthew 20:28) (Mark 10:45). Paul, the Apostle says Jesus emptied himself and took the form of a servant. (Philippians 2:7) God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble. (James 4:6)
Today we are invited to grow in our leadership roles, be it in our family or our organization, filled with God's life and power. Job in the first reading today was humble. He said, "Naked I came forth from my mother's womb, and naked shall I go back again. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away: blessed be the name of the Lord."
Are we ready to humble ourselves and to serve as Job and Jesus did?
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