What Leadership Should Look Like: Jesus’ Perfect Model
In a culture where greedy, harsh leadership is common, we need to know what leadership should look like from a biblical perspective. Let’s look at Jesus’ perfect model and how we can apply it to our lives.
If we try to figure out what leadership should look like by looking at leaders around us—at work, in our government, in our culture—things can get pretty confusing. So many of these "leaders" lead with wrong motives. They lead out of pride and greed, for acclaim and wealth—not for the good of their followers or supporters or constituents, but for the good of themselves.
But Jesus provides a powerful and perfect model for what leadership should look like. He himself said, about his own leadership style, “the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve.” That’s Matthew chapter 20, verse 28. He didn’t lead because of what He could get out of the arrangement; He led because of what He could give. He didn’t lead out of selfishness, but out of the ultimate form of selflessness—”to give his life as a ransom for many.” He used influence and devotion and love.
And we can emulate Him. If we choose to, we can be leaders who lead like Jesus.