Be a leader like Jesus

Binhi sang Pagtuo

August 17, 2009

Dear Centralians and Friends,

Greetings from the campus!

Our reflection for this week comes from John 13:1-17.

Nowadays, Philippine television is full of info-commercials advertising a politician. They are promoting themselves to be the next leaders of the country.

Our text is teaching us a kind of leadership exemplified by our lord Jesus Christ in the night before the last supper. In this instance, Jesus is illustrating his kind of leadership by taking off his outer garment, wrapping a towel on his waist, getting a basin of water, and started washing his disciples’ feet.

He is reminding us that to be Christian leader one must have humility, a service oriented mind and above all, love to whom you are serving. He wants to instill in our hearts that there is no scarcity of feet to wash. He is also trying to let us know that a person who wants to lead must also learn how to follow.

There are a lot of leadership lessons that Jesus is teaching us. I will just share three things.

Fist, a leader must be a pathfinder. He must have a vision and a mission. He knows where to take his group. He leads them in a path towards the goals and objectives of the organization. He plans as if he will live forever and work as if there is no tomorrow.

Second, a leader must be a manager. He knows how to identify and put people where they really belong. He understands the personalities of his followers and gives them roles wherein they are happy and can develop their potentials. He does not force the individual to do the task that he is not cut in to do but tries to help that individual in learning what he is called to do and develop the skills and abilities that God gave him.

Third, a leader must empower his people. He gives them the power to do. He knows where to push the right button of an individual and also knows where to put the key that unlocks the drive of an individual to do great things.

Let ask ourselves this question: What kind of legacy can I leave to those who are coming after me?

May this be the challenge that will always haunt us. Let us envision an epitaph that depends on our response to this challenge. Let us remember that there is a cloud of witnesses above us that are always expecting us to rise up from the challenges they have left.

May God bless us all!

Sincerely,

Pastor Francis Neil G. Jalando-on
Assistant Chaplain




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