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A servant-leader

Joshua Engelsma·2018-06-01
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This article by Joshua Engelsma examines biblical male leadership by exploring what Scripture teaches about men's roles as leaders in the home and church. Using the metaphor of spiritual ditches, Engelsma warns against two extremes—indifference to leadership responsibilities on one side and presumably an authoritarian abuse of leadership on the other—while advocating for a balanced, biblically-grounded approach to male headship.

What does it mean to be a man? In the last article (March 1, 2018), I began to answer that question by pointing out the differences between men and women and identifying the things that make men unique. I ended by saying that God calls men to be leaders. I showed, briefly, that this idea of men as leaders is biblical. I pointed to the fact that, in the beginning, God made the man first. He created Adam to be the head of the human race and the king of the creation. The woman was created after...

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Author
Joshua Engelsma
Date

2018-06-01

Source
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Scripture References
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 11:8-91 Corinthians 14:34-35
Ephesians 5:23
Genesis 3:16
Matthew
Matthew 20:21Matthew 20:28
John 13:12-15
Philippians 2:6-8
Topics
Marriage and FamilyChristian Living
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