Reading: The Loving Leader Notes

The Loving Leader Notes: Genuinely love those under your care.  It’s easy to “do ministry” without loving people.

Seek perfect unity (John 17:20-23)

• “just as”  
• “perfectly one”
• “so that”
• Philippians 1:27-30

Know your people

• See them as a family (children) rather than a weekly commitment
• Be a parent, not a babysitter
• Paul’s example- 1 Thess 2:5-12

Display practical and tangible love

• What it means to “show hospitality”
• The example of the early church (Acts 2, 4)

The fight to sacrifice privacy

• Opening your home, finances, time

Let love motivate your actions (1 Cor 13)

• People can tell if you genuinely love them

Suggested Reading

Life Together by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands by Paul Tripp

Suggested Actions

• Choose key leaders who will in turn care for others in the group
• Make sure everyone is cared for and is caring for others.
• Actually assign responsibilities to people.

Success:  Everyone was lovingly contacted by at least two members and reached out to love on at least two members this week.