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Theme of the Week: "Watch Me"?
Paul Borthwick
Friday, January 4, 2008
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Key Bible Verse: Don't lord it over the people assigned to your care, but lead them by your good example 1 Peter 5:3. Bonus Reading: 1 Peter 5:1-4
A few days after Carl had finished his ordination council, I was reviewing his performance with another council member. As we discussed Carl's presentation, I was critical of his seeming inability to quote the Scriptures from memory. When looking for a reason for this lack, I accused the seminary, and I blamed the campus organization he had been involved with in college.
My fellow reviewer listened calmly, and then replied, "But Paul, whose ministry has Carl been under for these past three years"
My accusations were silenced. Carl had been my protégé in ministry. If he seemed weak in his ability to accurately handle the Scriptures, who was to blame? All fingers now pointed at me. I hadn't been an example of Scripture memory. I hadn't been thorough in leading him by the example of my own life. His performance at that council was a reflection on the person he'd modeled himself after—me.
The greatest sermon any leader can preach is his life. Paul exhorted Timothy (in 1 Timothy 4:12) to pay attention to his life—his example—first. We are the "types" or "patterns" that others are looking to follow.
—Paul Borthwick in Leading the Way
My Response: I need to work on how I live out the values I endorse in the area of …
Thought to Apply: We preachers cannot expect to communicate from the pulpit if visually out of it we contradict ourselves. —John Stott
Adapted from Leading the Way(Gabriel Publishing, 1969) by permission.
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