Where ya hands at??

Last week at the 706 Wesley really challenged our students to change their schools this upcoming school year. We discussed the story of Moses holding his hands up to lead the Israelites to victory, but when he lowered his arms, the Israelites began losing the battle. Basically, there are three different forms of leadership represented in this story:

1.) Hands Up - Moses was the leader here. It basically all fell on him. If he lowered his arms and gave up, the Israelites would have lost the battle. This is the type of leader everyone looks to and depends upon. If anything goes wrong, it typically falls on this leader. This type of leader gives direction towards others and ultimately points them in the direction the group is going.

2.) Hands Under - During the story, when Moses's arms got tired, there were certain people who helped hold up his arms to ensure victory. This type of leadership helps support the one in charge to help ensure victory. Every good leader NEEDS (not wants, but NEEDS) some hands under type of support. There may be times in leadership when you feel like you can do everything, but eventually, like Moses, your arms will get tired.

3.) Hands Out - These are the Joshua's. These are the types of people on the battle lines, doing the dirty work, doing whatever it takes to ensure victory. This type of leadership makes sure the job gets done, by doing whatever the leader asks them to do, no matter how "meaningful" or "insignificant." I once heard a pastor say it this way: "nothing is insignificant when it is done for the significance of the cause of Christ!"

Our students responded to this question tonight by answering with painted hand prints on a very large piece of paper, each color signifying each leadership quality. So, ask yourself - where ya hands at??