Written By Ben Dankaka
Meditation – 2 Timothy 2:2
One of the major challenges of leadership is the inability of leaders to transform their followers into leaders. All over the world, and in every area of life, including the religious circles, we have a situation whereby leaders are unable to develop other leaders within their organizations. It is rare to find an organization whose employees exhibit the same leadership qualities with the person at the top. What usually happens is that leaders take the front row and then act as if they are superhuman. They do all the most important work in their organizations. And if it’s a religious organization, they might even be the only ones to preach on the pulpit. So we’ve created an atmosphere that makes people think leadership is the exclusive right of a select few. The trouble with that kind of leadership is that when the leader passes on, the organization perishes.
By transforming his followers into leaders, Paul was able to plant many churches. Paul knew that the success of his missionary work depended on his ability to develop enough leaders who would be able to teach like he did. So he dedicated his time teaching his followers how to teach. In his second letter to Timothy, Paul said, “You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others.” From this statement, you can see that Paul actually taught others so that they could also become great teachers like him.Therefore,Paul advised Timothy to depend not only on the grace that is found in Christ but to also hinge on his teachings. Don’t just lead well, teach others how to lead.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, I want to be a leader’s leader. Amen.
REFERENCES/FURTHER STUDY: 2 Timothy 2:1-7
Unless otherwise stated all scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, New International Version.