The Discipleship and Service in The Gospel of Mark as A Model for Effective Servant Leadership in The Congregation of Brothers of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Bolph) In the Province of Kisumu.
Loading...
Date
2018
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Tangaza University College
Abstract
The Gospel of Mark was the first Gospel to have been written and the author is believed to have been John Mark who wrote to the Gentile audience since he felt the need to explain well the Jewish customs to them (Mk 7:3-4).He therefore wrote to the church that was suffering the persecution that was initiated by Nero, the emperor in the year 64.
Mark emphasized that Jesus walked on a path of suffering and so serious Christians who follow him must be ready to walk through the same path, must give up self-centered pre-occupations and surrender totally in faith to Jesus and his message (Mk 1:15) and so embrace the Kingdom of God and live a life of discipleship.
Discipleship means to follow in the path of Jesus Christ, to learn from him and to imitate him. Jesus, in his public ministry, began by inviting his first followers (Mk 1:16-20). It is after accepting to be a disciple of Christ Jesus, that we are given new service, new mission to fulfill (Mk 1:17). After one has learnt from the Master, he/she goes out to practice what he has learnt, being at the service of others. So it is only when the disciples have learnt all the lessons that they can be fit to take up Jesus` mission to lead others to meet their risen Lord in Galilee (Mk 14:27-28; 16:7).
Description
Keywords
Discipleship, Service, Effective Servant Leadership