Everyone wants to be a leader. When I asked the grade six what they wished to achieve by the end of the camp, everyone echoed those famous phrases "I want to be a leader" or "I want to lead." There are many misconceptions about leadership and it’s easy to develop these mixed messages when we have observed inconsistent models throughout our lives. The idea of being a leader comes with the idea of being in control, tremendous power and authority. The highest position, title and recognition. There is a lot that is said and written about leadership and it’s sad to say that even Christian leadership today seems frequently to get confused with the modern concept of celebrity. Passing over the one true role model who should be our focal point – Jesus Christ. Matthew 20:28,that was our theme and my aim was to bring back Christ as the focal point of what it means to be a true leader and by pointing them to him as the greatest leader who's ever lived and walked among mankind. Though King, Matthew 20:28, He came “not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." The humility expressed by His act with a towel and basin foreshadowed His ultimate act of humility and love on the cross. He humbled himself to the point of death, even the death of the cross. During these two days we turned the triangle upside down for our students and gave them the chance to use every moment they had to put into practice what they were learning and serve one another. Since serving and putting others head of ourselves doesn't come so naturally to some of us, the first day was really hard for some of the students. Serving was mixed with murmuring and complaints. We had the students divided up into two teams and each team had to come up with a team name, song and dance. So this was my favorite part to watch as different personalities worked together in the most amazing and creative ways in order to achieve a common goal. The presentation was a great success indeed for both teams!
Tuesday, 26 September 2017
Gr.6 Leadership Camp: Not to be Served but to Serve.
Everyone wants to be a leader. When I asked the grade six what they wished to achieve by the end of the camp, everyone echoed those famous phrases "I want to be a leader" or "I want to lead." There are many misconceptions about leadership and it’s easy to develop these mixed messages when we have observed inconsistent models throughout our lives. The idea of being a leader comes with the idea of being in control, tremendous power and authority. The highest position, title and recognition. There is a lot that is said and written about leadership and it’s sad to say that even Christian leadership today seems frequently to get confused with the modern concept of celebrity. Passing over the one true role model who should be our focal point – Jesus Christ. Matthew 20:28,that was our theme and my aim was to bring back Christ as the focal point of what it means to be a true leader and by pointing them to him as the greatest leader who's ever lived and walked among mankind. Though King, Matthew 20:28, He came “not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." The humility expressed by His act with a towel and basin foreshadowed His ultimate act of humility and love on the cross. He humbled himself to the point of death, even the death of the cross. During these two days we turned the triangle upside down for our students and gave them the chance to use every moment they had to put into practice what they were learning and serve one another. Since serving and putting others head of ourselves doesn't come so naturally to some of us, the first day was really hard for some of the students. Serving was mixed with murmuring and complaints. We had the students divided up into two teams and each team had to come up with a team name, song and dance. So this was my favorite part to watch as different personalities worked together in the most amazing and creative ways in order to achieve a common goal. The presentation was a great success indeed for both teams!
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