Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Leader?

Brant Hansen put together this list contrasting LeaderMan and Servant Leader. LeaderMan leads. Servant Leader leads to Jesus.

Enjoy!

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Servant Leader: Has something to say

LeaderMan: Wants a platform on which to say something
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LeaderMan: You almost feel you know his family, because he's your Leader

Servant Leader: You allow him to influence you, because you know his family
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LeaderMan: Wants you to know he's a Leader

Servant Leader:
You're not sure he knows he's a leader
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LeaderMan: Loves the idea of the Gospel, and the idea of The Church

Servant Leader: Loves God and the actual individual people God brings across his path
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LeaderMan: A great speaker, but self-described as, "Not really a people person."

Servant Leader: Makes himself a people person
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LeaderMan: Helps you find where God is leading you in his organization

Servant Leader: Helps you find where God is leading you
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LeaderMan: Gets together with you to talk about his vision

Servant Leader: Just gets together with you
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LeaderMan: Resents "sheep stealing"

Servant Leader: Doesn't get the "stealing" part, since he doesn't own anyone to begin with
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LeaderMan: Wants the right people on the bus

Servant Leader: Wants to find the right bus for you, and sit next to you on it
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Servant Leader: Shows you his whole heart

LeaderMan: Shows you a flow chart
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LeaderMan: A visionary who knows what the future looks like

Servant Leader: Knows what your kitchen looks like
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LeaderMan: If it's worth doing, it worth doing with excellence

Servant Leader: Not exactly sure how to even calculate "worth doing"
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LeaderMan: Talks about confronting one another in love

Servant Leader: Actually confronts you in love
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LeaderMan: Impressed by success and successful people

Servant Leader: Impressed by faithfulness
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LeaderMan: Invests time in you, if you are "key people"

Servant Leader: Wastes time with you
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LeaderMan: Reveals sins of his past

Servant Leader: Reveals sins of his present
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LeaderMan: Gives you things to do

Servant Leader: Gives you freedom
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LeaderMan: Leads because of official position

Servant Leader: Leads in spite of position
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LeaderMan: Deep down, threatened by other Leaders

Servant Leader: Has nothing to lose

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