Good leaders care about the people they’re leading. They don’t just see them as human resources to use in order to accomplish their goals. They connect heart-to-heart with their followers. They have fellowship with them.
Fellowship (1 Corinthians 1:9) is Spirit-led (Romans 8:14) heart-to-heart connection with God the Father, with God the Son (1 John 1:3) and with people. (1 John 1:7) It’s not just religious socializing or hanging out. It’s caring tenderhearted interaction. (Colossians 3:12)
Fellowship is gathering together to mutually support one another by exhorting one another, (Hebrews 10:24-25) encouraging each other, building one another up, (1 Thessalonians 5:11) teaching each other, (Colossians 3:16) and bearing one another’s burdens (Galatians 6:2) as prompted and guided by God the Holy Spirit. (John 16:13 It’s described in 1 Corinthians 14:26)
Fellowship also involves confessing your sins to one another and praying for each other. (James 5:16) It’s worshipping God together (Psalm 95:6) in Spirit and in truth. (John 4:24) It’s loving God and loving all people. (Mark 12:30-31) Find fellowship!
Be kind to the poor. (Proverbs 19:17) Kindness and gentleness are part of the fruit of the Spirit. (Galatians 5:22-23) It’s hard not to see poor people as a threat as if they are our enemies. Love your enemies is a command from Jesus. (Matthew 5:44) People who refuse to show kindness to the poor and love to their enemies are breaking the commandments and quenching the Spirit. But how can we show love and kindness like that? Only through dynamic fellowship with God.
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