It’s so interesting. I meet new people all the time at Riverview. Many times they ask for some kind of leadership position or to be mentored. This is normal in a lot of churches. Someone comes in who happened to be a youth pastor in New York, and they naturally step into the job when they come to your church. Riverview is a bit different in this. We really do want people with leadership ability. We do want people who have minstry skill to step in and take stuff. The thing is, is that it takes a little bit more work and a little bit more time for us to allow people into places of leadership. Here are, in my mind, some steps to take in leading.

1. Serve–Like Noel said this weekend “change poopy diapers”
2. Serve–Instead of telling us what a great teacher you are, show that you live a life of teaching/encouragment/exhorting. Teach through your example. When people have hard questions about their faith, teach them one-on-one through the Bible.
3. Serve–Take on stuff yourself. Lead a small group, without taking up tons of time from the leadership. Do tasks with excellence and without too much need for instruction. Basically, be self-motivated, and own a ministry.
4. Ask–desiring more leadership is a good thing. Just make sure there is a proven record of faithfulness, and character for the leaders to trust you, remember the elders are responsible before God for the lives that you may help in leading.
5. Serve–Don’t use your position, once you obtain it to “lord it over” people. Go out of your way to serve.

I’m really encouraged with some of the guys that I’m working with who are really catching this. I think we have some very promising leaders who are growing in Knowledge, Ministry and Character. Please pray for more people that we can entrust the church and the gospel to for the future.