Easter Eggs (Again?)

 

I'm still thinking about those right now, and so are you.  All I had to do was mention them and you instantly had an image in your mind.  

 

Hard boiled, dyed, painted, or decorated with transfers and stickers, nestled amid pink, yellow, or green artificial grass in multi-colored baskets.  Or did you picture those plastic eggs that break in half with hidden treats inside.

One way or the other, your mind fixated on one of those two pictures when I mentioned Easter eggs.

 

Let's do it again-Leader

 

That one is harder.  What does a leader look like?  . . . .  That's tougher, isn't it?

 

Let me suggest an image.  New leaders are gemstones in the rough, not yet polished, but having the potential of great value.  The worth of a gem is measured in carats, a unit of measurement of mass equal to 200 mg.  We will use CARAT as an acronym for what defines a good potential leader.

 

C - Character

Potential godly leaders need to have the right inside stuff.  They are people of integrity with a passion for honoring God with their lives.

 

A - Available

Potential leaders are available, or make themselves available, for use in the advancement of God's kingdom.  They are willing to move from the sidelines to the frontlines.

 

R - Responsible

Potential leaders are willing to take on responsibility.  They accept the mantle, the weight  of roles, assignments, projects, groups, ministries in the kingdom.

 

A - Affable

Potential leaders possess the social skills, the people gifts to motivate, involve and influence others without being micromanaging tyrants.   

 

T - Teachable

Potential leaders are constantly learning; submitting to the Holy Spirit's teaching in whatever form it comes.  Each success, failure, challenge, encounter, book, or relationship is fertile ground for their ongoing development.

 

What do you think of when you think of leaders?  I've learned to think of them as Gems defined by carats.  

 

The Man in the Window

 

Bruce D. Rzengota
Norwalk Alliance Church

Prayer is not preparation for the battle, it is the battle.