Good morning! I hope you’re having a fantastic week. I know I am as I’m preparing for my favorite holiday (Christmas) and looking forward to 2018!
In my new book, The Humility Factor, I talk about the seven attributes of humble intelligence that Jesus modeled as He led His followers. One of the things I emphasize is that when humble intelligence is applied to any leadership style, it improves it, as the leader leads more like Jesus led. This works for pastors, but also for any leader who strives to emulate the leadership style of Jesus. Here is a little taste of the first of the seven attributes, compassion.
Compassion
The first of the seven signs to look for in a potential lead pastor is compassion, evidenced by the behaviors of empathy, grace, and especially love. While all of the seven signs are important attributes of the humility factor, compassion rises to the top of desired traits for pastors, because when they show compassion for people within the church and for others in the community and around the world, they display an important trait of Jesus Christ. One of the things which many people who have become turned off to church point to as to why they are distrustful of churches, church people, and their pastors is that churches often talk of love and taking care of others, but don’t back up their rhetoric with action, or their words don’t match how they actually treat others. Compassion, when shown through empathy, grace, and true love, is not only how a pastor can share in the example set by Christ, but also demonstrate their humble intelligence. Compassion, in its truest form, “cares for the other person more than one’s self and seeks the welfare of others.”
In the weeks to come, I’ll share more from the book about humble intelligence. I really hope it will make you want to read the whole book! I also hope you’ll take a moment to make a comment and share it with others. Also (drum roll, please), coming soon will be information about how you can be a part of the launch team for the book, which will give you a special discount and some unique perks of being one of the first to receive your copy of The Humility Factor. I promise, it will be worth it. Stay tuned!
DJP
(That’s Dr. John Plastow)
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