Christian leaders are to be totally different from worldly leaders. We are to stand out in an obvious contrast to worldly leaders in many ways, such as:
- trusting God to provide what we need (Mt 6:10), rather than building our own financial security,
- giving rather than saving,
- surrendering control to God rather than amassing control (Lk 1:38),
- serving humbly from weakness (Mk 10:43; 2 Cor 12:9-10) rather than ruling from a position of strength,
- praising God rather than receiving praise ourselves (Mt 6:5),
- giving even our lives for the problem people we lead, rather than getting rid of them (Mk 10:45),
- serving the needs of all directly and personally (Mk 10:44),
- showing no favoritism (Jas 2:1), but treating all with the same interest and love, and
- being always ready to hand over the leadership role to another if God requires.
Those in the world who exercise authority lord it over them (Mk 10:42). It cannot be like that with you (Mk 10:43).