I can now see how the Lord started working in my life from the very beginning. After hearing Johnny B. Badd preach the gospel—yes, that Johnny B. Badd (if you ever doubt the Lord’s ability to use anyone, anytime, anywhere to capture the heart of another man with the Gospel, look him up and remember I was a prep-school kid)—I surrendered my life to Jesus Christ.

Immediately after that decision, my FCA coach tapped me on the shoulder and said, “You’re speaking at our next huddle meeting.” Overnight, I went from a brand-new believer to leading my friends to the cross. While that speed was unique to my story, the trajectory remains the same:

Discipleship leads to apostleship. Followership leads to leadership.

A frequent refrain in church life is that people are “looking for ways to get involved.” Often, that’s code for wanting more programs—something to attend if their schedules permit. But the truth is this: the best way to get involved is to lead. And biblical leadership is servant leadership.

This is how Jesus entered the life of humanity.

“For even the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
— Mark 10:45

If the Son of Man served, so should we.

When we see something, we shouldn’t just say something—we should do something.

I’ve known men whose careers were ignited when they volunteered to teach a third-grade Sunday School class. I’ve seen lives transformed when a man didn’t just attend a small group but stepped up to lead one. I’ve watched lifelong friendships form while loading and unloading gear for Sunday worship. I’ve met young men serving in full-time ministry because their father served as a volunteer youth leader. And I’ve seen marriages healed when a husband chose to lead his family back to church. One wife told me, “Waypoint isn’t the church I would normally choose, but I’ve never seen my husband want to go to church before—so here I am.”

That’s the quiet leadership of a man who serves.

It was telling to me that after our recent Men’s Grill & Chill—where 63 men gathered for dinner—some left their plates and drinks behind, while others stayed late to clean up. That small difference revealed something profound: servant leadership always starts in the smallest acts. The men who stayed to serve weren’t just tidying up—they were modeling the very heart of Christ. And they were men who feel involved in the life of the church.

You were not saved to sit idle. You were saved for a purpose, the same Christ who invited you to the cross, now calls you to lead—by serving.

Go and Be: serve like Jesus; lead like Jesus; love like Jesus.