Servant-Leader Insights, Part 3
1 Corinthians 12:4 There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. 6 And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all.Eph. 4:7, But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.
There are three types of people:
- Those who watch things happen: Passive
- Those who don’t know what’s happening: Pacified
- Those who make things happen : Proactive
Leaders generally fall into one of three categories which can change because of roles or assignments: (Source: Christian Equippers International, The Church Planters Handbook.)
- The catalyst who is a pioneer and ground breaker. Catalyst defined: Somebody or something that makes a change happen or brings about an event.
- The organizer who instills order and makes something work more efficiently.
- The maintainer who sees to the ongoing and improvement of whatever is begun by carrying out the necessary day to day functions.