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Like
apples of gold
in settings of silver,
so is
a word skillfully
spoken.
Proverbs
25:11
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MentorLink World Update |
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MentorLink Philippines: Bringing Basin and Towel Servant Leadership to Asia
Asia’s growth has exploded. Diverse cultures and languages exist in close quarters– sometimes just an apartment away. The call for contextualizing the gospel and raising leaders who live close to the heart of God are critical.
Herman Moldez and his team are the good leaven of the kingdom in Matthew 13:33. Despite enormous challenges, the MentorLink Philippines team has sown the seeds of Jesus’ leadership style throughout their part of the world. The sum total of nations, denominations, organizations and leaders they have influenced number in the hundreds and probably thousands. (Because of the extreme sensitivity in this part of the world, specifics must be kept to a minimum.)
This is particularly difficult, as Herman notes, where the culture is one of suspicion. He said recently, “One key leader told me that becoming vulnerable is the key to encourage those he has been mentoring to open up their lives and be given permission to help them grapple with their personal issues.”
Just like leaders everywhere, many feel used by organizations – what they contribute is more important than their character. Herman says that mentoring others like Jesus mentored His disciples has helped this perception to begin to change. “Through mentoring it dawned in them that, as disciples of Jesus, their primary vocation is to grow in Christ-likeness, [the] second only is their ministry.”
Herman and his team live 2 Corinthians 4: “Remember, our Message is not about ourselves; we're proclaiming Jesus Christ, the Master. All we are is messengers, errand runners from Jesus for you. It started when God said, "Light up the darkness!" and our lives filled up with light as we saw and understood God in the face of Christ… If you only look at us, you might well miss the brightness. We carry this precious Message around in the unadorned clay pots of our ordinary lives. That's to prevent anyone from confusing God's incomparable power with us.”
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