Relevant Leadership Series #1

I'd like to introduce you Kenton Lee.

Kenton has joined me in my work with student leaders on our University campus. Kenton was a superb student leader and now sits on the other side of the table. This year, Kenton has been working with our student leadership team and has been writing a series called, Relevant Leadership. I thought it would be great to share it with you through studentlinc.

Relevant Leadership
Author: Kenton Lee

Ware going to look at what relevant leadership looks like in our lives, on our campus, and as you guys go out in the future in your careers and what God is calling you to do.  But we will begin by looking at two questions: What is relevant leadership?  And where does it start?

Relevant: having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand; having a bearing on or connection with; pertinent; to the point; meaningful;

Not a figurehead.

Not a disconnect.

Not out of touch.

Not going through the motions.
 

Relevant Leadership – leading while connecting – connecting while leading
 

Where does relevant leadership begin?  It starts with a foundation of service.  The most relevant, meaningful, pertinent, connecting thing that you can do is to serve someone. 

Philippians 2:1-5 says, "If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and purpose. Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus…"

Relevant Leadership = Servant Leadership

This is where relevance begins.  This is where leadership begins.  If you keep these things as a foundation – you will be a relevant leader this year, next year, and the rest of your life.

On a scale of 1 – 10 – how are you doing with this?

What is one thing you can do this week to improve – to raise your number just one spot?

Questions for Kenton. You can email him here.