This is a common notion among Christians, as we are called to be 'servant leaders' like our Lord Jesus Christ.
Along with this quip is the buzz-statement for Leadership in the 21st century: LEADERSHIP IS INFLUENCE.
While the idea is great, how many LEADERS actually allow followers to take on this role?
Sadly, not many.
Well, one might say - we all influence others one way or the other.
If these statements are true, I would like to throw 2 questions here:
a) Why are many leaders NOT influencing?
b) Why does a person influencing others without a title, is subjected to control & not allowed to move in that gifting?
We are not talking about a general or NEGATIVE influence here, but having a positive effect for the Kingdom.
And what about those, who want a title to start influencing?
.. and those who start behaving differently because they have the title?
To end this otherwise huge debate, I'll close with an exhortation: while we all influence people in our day-to-day life, let's realize we don't use titles to do so.
And we are all shaped by the next person's influence in our life - for good or for bad.
May we be challenged to be deliberate and intentional in influencing others to think about God ... a holy God at that!
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