The Sticks: Dwight Mason
Dwight Mason is the pastor of the nearby NewPointe Community Church in Dover, Ohio and I thought had a lot of good things to say the whole conference, but here are the notes I took from his main session.
Nothing happens without leadership.
Are you comfortable telling others what Jesus told his disciples? “Follow me.”
“There is nothing more powerful than an example.” – Albert Switzer
Leadership is all about Relationships.
You impress people from far way, but you impact people close up.
Most problems can be traced to incompetent leadership.
We teach what we know, but we reproduce who we are.
What needs to change in my life so that I can comfortably say, “Follow me as I follow Christ”?
Four Things we must have.
1. A Call
2. Character – Personal Identity, Emotional Security
- if we search for the following things apart from God, this is what they’ll lead to:
Significance → Performing → Fear of Failure
Acceptance → Pleasing Others → Fear of Rejection
Security → Control → Fear of Uncertainty
(sorry if this chart doesn’t make sense)
I am not valued because of what I do, but whose I am.
3. Clarity of:
- Who God is – Hebrews 11:27
- Who I am – Romans 12:3
- What my purpose is
4. Courage – 1 Corinthians 9:11, Isaiah 41:16
