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How You Can Lead Without Losing Your Character

As a leader, your influence will eventually reveal the condition of your character. You can have a title, a platform, followers and spiritual gifts, yet still lose the trust of the people you are called to serve. Philippians 2:3–5 calls you to reject selfish ambition and consider others with humility while carrying the mind of Christ. Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself; it means you no longer make yourself the center of everything. You understand that leadership is stewardship, not ownership. The people around you are not tools for building your reputation. They are lives entrusted to your care. When you enter a room, do you think first about what people can do for you, or what you can do to help them become better?

Integrity requires you to become the same person in private that people believe you are in public. Proverbs 11:3 says, “The integrity of the upright shall guide them.” Your decisions, conversations, finances, relationships and treatment of people must be governed by truth even when nobody is watching. As a leader, you may have opportunities to manipulate information, take credit for another person's work, hide mistakes, abuse your authority or compromise your convictions for personal advantage. Integrity asks you to choose what is right even when choosing what is right costs you something. If your followers could see your private decisions, would they recognize the same values you publicly teach?

Humility becomes practical when you learn to listen, receive correction and acknowledge the contribution of others. You do not always have to be the smartest person in the room, the person who speaks first or the person who receives all the recognition. A secure leader can celebrate another person's success without feeling threatened. You can apologize when you are wrong, admit when you do not know something and give credit where it belongs. Jesus demonstrated this kind of leadership by serving others rather than using His position to exalt Himself. Where has pride made it difficult for you to listen, apologize, delegate or give someone else an opportunity to shine?

Your integrity will also determine how you handle power. The greater your authority becomes, the greater your responsibility to protect people from your weaknesses. Do not use spiritual authority to control people, manipulate their emotions or demand loyalty that belongs to Christ. Do not allow your position to make you unaccountable. Build healthy structures around your leadership, welcome honest feedback and surround yourself with people who are courageous enough to tell you the truth. Your followers should not be afraid to disagree respectfully or raise legitimate concerns. What systems of accountability exist around your leadership, and what happens when someone tells you something you do not want to hear?

Ultimately, Christian leadership is leadership under the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Before you lead people, allow the Holy Spirit to lead you. Before you demand excellence from others, examine your own example. Before you ask people to serve, learn to serve. Before you ask for loyalty, demonstrate integrity. Philippians 2:5 says, “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.” Your greatest leadership model is not your mentor, your denomination, your organization or your favourite public figure; it is Jesus. Your influence will outlive your title when your character can sustain it. What kind of leader are you becoming when nobody is watching, and would Jesus recognize His character in the way you lead?

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Apostle Prince Victor Matthew 

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