I came across this video on YouTube, and thought it was a good discussion of servant leadership in particular and leadership in general. Archbishop Desmond Tutu won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984. This is a portion of a twenty-four minute interview conducted in 2007. The entire interview can be seen on Nobelprize.org.
Balance, Wholeness, and Health in a Leader’s Life
I was blessed to spend some time with a good friend and brother in Christ yesterday afternoon. He and I try to get together once a month to check up on each other, discuss life, and talk about ministry. The prime aim is to hold one another accountable for the way we are living as leaders in Christian ministry. You see, we determined years ago that we didn’t desire to become casualties of church leadership; persons whose entire life is driven by and given to ministry, to the detriment of balance and integrity. These breakfast or lunch get togethers are always a blessing, even when the probing, prodding, and pronouncements get a little uncomfortable.
As we sat a the table, and over sushi and assorted pan-asian delights discussed our best attempts to live balanced lives as ministry leaders, I was confronted by the thought that this type of interaction among leaders is not as common as it should be. (more…)
