Core 52 | A Guide to Greatness — LEADERSHIP

We picture leaders towering above the rest, so the image of the King of kings wrapping a towel and washing feet reorders everything. Working from John 13 and Peter's objection, this message argues that true leadership often leads from the knees. Jesus elevates the golden rule into a platinum rule — do for others as he would do for them — and calls his people to a service mentality rather than a serve-us mentality, even when it means leaving a comfort zone. Turning to 1 Peter 5, the teaching addresses church elders specifically while drawing principles for everyone: lead willingly not under compulsion, eagerly not for gain, by example not by positional power. Woven in is a humbling question for those under any leader — are you a joy or a burden? — and a call to encourage the leaders carrying heavy, often criticized, responsibility.