Growing up in church, I have watched different church leaders either succeed or fail. I remember one pastor from my youth who was pretty young himself. He was eager to be pastor and do great things in church. He was not, however, teachable.
A lot of the time this quality can be overlooked and yet I think it is probably one of the most important qualities that a pastor or leader (or anyone for that matter) can have. Are you ready to learn? Do you think you know it all and that others have little to offer? Being teachable requires being humble because you have to admit that you have things to learn. It requires you to be sensitive because you need to notice things in others that you could learn from.
I am thankful for older men (and women) who have helped me grow and learn. They challenge my areas of weakness and teach me where I need to grow and develop. I am also thankful for the younger men that I work with who are teachable. Who are eager to learn and want to know more and do better. It is no small feat to be teachable.
I hope that I will stay teachable. I don't want to reach a point where I no longer am willing to examine myself and learn from others.
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