Serving our LeadersServing one another

2:42: Wednesday

Week of Prayer

St Peters, Yateley 2007

Worship

Jesus:

God serving us

with endless love

with humble authority

with patient urgency

Learning: John 13: 1-17

I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you.

No servant is greater than his master; neither is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

Humility is a sign of “greatness”

To serve people takes dignity and intelligence.

But remember, they're only people with money.

And although we serve them, we are not their servants.

What we do, Miss Ventura, does not define who we are.

What defines us is how well we rise after falling.

St Ignatius of Loyola

Teach us, good Lord,

to serve you as you deserve:

to give, and not to count the cost,

to fight, and not to heed the wounds,

to toil, and not to seek for rest,

to labor, and not to ask for any reward,

save that of knowing that we do your will.

What our leaders do

• Serve God

• Listen to God

• Devote their time to our ministry and mission

• Listen to the church + world

• Serve the Church + world

What we all do

• Serve God

• Listen to God

• Devote our time to our ministry and mission

• Listen to the church + world

• Serve the Church + world

Our PCC

Steve KingChris King(secretary)

Affirmation and Accountability

• Jesus: Lord of all– “Lord of all or not Lord at all”?

• International Leaders– Eg Anglican Primates (not apes!!!!)

• Denominational Leaders– Archbishop’s Council; General Synod

• Geographical Leaders– Diocesan Bishops and Synod

• Local Leaders – PCC and Vicar

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Dignity

Other leaders at St Peters

• Management Team

• Congregational leadership teams

• YAG and Children’s and Youth Leaders

• Fabric and Finance Committees

• Community Action Group

• Homegroup leaders

• Readers (in training)

Serving our LeadersServing one another

• Seeing the need to serve others– The example of Jesus – The needs we discover in relationship

• “What then should we do?”– Learn more about Jesus and his servanthood– Grow our relationships with

• our fellow church members• Those who lead our church• Remember we are in an ongoing chain of authority

– Pray for our leaders in their roles and relationships– Support your leaders – and encourage them to lead.

Send Revival

They fed the hungry, comforted the lonely and preached the gospel to the poor; then there was revival.

Oops – what went wrong?

1. [One-to-one] "If your brother sins against you, go and show him his fault, just between the two of you.

2. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over. 3. [Trusted people] But if he will not listen, take one or two

others along, so that `every matter may be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.

4. [Elders/church] If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church;

5. If he refuses to listen even to the church, treat him as you would a pagan or a tax collector.

MT 18:15-17