Tullian Tchividjian, motivated by concern that those who serve alongside him in leadership are living and modelling gospel saturated lives, asks this question of his fellow elders and deacons:
Do you rejoice in position, power, accomplishments, entitlement, control, degrees, knowledge, status, authority, numbers, and rank? Or do you rejoice in service, mercy, sacrifice, pastoral care, love, prayer, prudence, grace, relationships, and repentance? Are you proud or humble? Do you put others before yourself? Do you find your daily security and significance in your own accomplishments or in Christ’s accomplishment for you? Do you seek first place or last place? Do you boast on yourself or on Christ? Do you talk about yourself a lot? Are you prone to envy and do you get defensive easily? Do you weep with those who weep? Do you love people and look for opportunities to serve and shepherd them? Do you revel in self-confidence or self-sacrifice? Do you have people in your life that you confess specific instances of sin? Do the people in your life find it easy to correct you?
In order to ensure an honest answer he adds:
Furthermore, we all have blind spots. So I charge you to ask your wives and children to answer these questions about you. If that charge makes you feel uncomfortable than it’s a sure sign that you need to grow in your grasp of the gospel–like I do!
Helpful, challenging, constructive words.
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