Leadership
To me, Christian leadership has always come down to one thing: a willingness to serve, no matter the cost. It means humbling myself, rolling up my sleeves, and walking alongside others as they pursue what God has called them to do.
For me, this often looks like intentionally making time to invest in people. This includes equipping and encouraging them, and giving them the freedom to stumble along the way. Because growth often happens through our struggles, not just in our victories.
Christian leadership isn’t about pushing an agenda. Instead, I’ve learned to deeply value unity—not a watered-down version that avoids truth, but a unity that holds to conviction and still chooses love. Sometimes that means stopping the debate, setting aside differences, and simply praying together. That’s the kind of leadership I believe Jesus modeled, and the kind I want to live out.
Matthew 20:26
Whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant.
And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.
— Ephesians 4:11-12
As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
— Proverbs 27:17
Matthew 20:26 reminds me that true greatness in God’s Kingdom comes through servanthood. Ephesians 4:11-12 challenges me as a leader not to elevate myself, but to equip others and build up the Body of Christ. Proverbs 27:17 shows me that we grow through sharpening one another in relationship. Together, these verses shape how I understand Christian leadership: it’s humble, relational, and committed to unity and truth.
It was an honor to be ordained as an elder of my local church, in harmony with the church manual guidelines, by Pastor Rick Mercer, my former ministerial director and fellow laborer in the gospel cause.
I had the privilege of working alongside this wonderful team of leaders during the 2018-2019 collegiate year at Weimar University while serving as the Student Association President. During this year we built a strong cohesive leadership team that ministered effectively to the needs of the student body.
Here I am taking a moment to recognize and appreciate the prayerful, united efforts of my current leadership team at the Ardmore Seventh-day Adventist Church. I believe it is an important principle of leadership to give honor to those who faithfully serve alongside you in ministry.
In this moment, I was with my elders team wrestling with God over the truths of scripture pertaining to the Godhead/Trinity in preparation for our panel discussion for church. This was a demonstration of leadership that was prayerful and proactive.
This was a cycle of evangelism training that I led for church leaders and members interested in furthering the gospel. An important part of leadership is equipping others to go and do likewise according to the gifts God has given them.
Leadership Enhancement
Leadership is a lifelong journey—not something that can be mastered in a single lifetime. With that in mind, I’ve invested time in reading books and completing a certificate course to deepen my understanding and grow in leading both prayerfully and effectively. Below is collection of resources that have helped shape my style of leadership.
Be sure to pray and counsel together before laying your plans, and then, in the Spirit of Christ, push the work unitedly. If one of your number decides that he cannot cooperate with his brethren, and has no desire to work because of differences of opinion, the course to be pursued is without a question. Humble yourselves before God and resort to prayer, for you cannot and must not attempt to work at variance.
— Christain Leadership, p. 11