"It is Well" - Lead Well

Good morning, Five Minute Families! Did your family choose a word for the year? If so, please let us know how the process went for you. This morning we are kicking off a series called, “It is well” and today we are discussing leading well. Leadership is valuable but knowing how to lead well can be tricky. A quick internet search will yield numerous articles on good leadership. Trip Kimball suggests we use the acronym of LEAD. L is listen and learn. E is educate and equip. A is accept and acknowledge. And, D is disciple and delegate. Alison Doyle tells us that effective leaders have the ability to communicate well, motivate their team, handle and delegate responsibilities, listen to feedback, and have the flexibility to solve problems in an ever-changing workplace. Steven Halter encourages leaders to lead out of love for God and obedience to Him as well as selfless concern for others - speaking the truth in love, listening humbly, serving, and supporting others. Many more articles, books, and posts exist from the business world about leading well. Five elements become apparent as we look at the concept of leading well - AUTHORITY, THEM, YOU, GOALS, and ACTIONS. A family is not a business, however. It isn’t the military or some other organization. Each family is a mini-church, which means our leadership example must be Jesus. Please read Philippians 2:5-8. Jesus is not an authoritarian leader nor is He simply a backseat navigator. He leads with authority and with humility. He leads with power and respect. He leads with holiness and love. Christ is the greatest example of servant leadership. A good Christian leader considers each element of leading well - AUTHORITY, THEM, YOU, GOALS, and ACTIONS - in light of Jesus’s example: First is a respect for authority, and in Five Minute Families, that authority is GOD. Since Psalm 37:23 points us that our steps are ordered by the Lord and Psalm 32:8 says that He will instruct us and teach us in the ways we should go, we must be able to recognize and respect the leade