Ten Moves Toward Biblical Leadership
Leaders are called, not elected or recruited.- God raises leaders, they are not chosen by people.
- Leadership is a spiritual gift God gives to some, not all.
- Leadership is also a role, exercised best in the church among those who have an intimate connection with the head of the church and therefore display the wisdom of Christ.
- Change led by leaders is top down, unbiblical, and impractical: it runs off believers and splits churches.
- Jesus did not raise up leaders. He developed disciples.
- Leadership is political. Discipleship is relational.
- Leadership can become manipulation. Discipleship is about multiplication.
- Leadership does not birth discipleship. Discipleship gives birth to leadership.
- Disciples become leaders of influence. They are humble seed planters of spiritual power so great, it changes lives, churches, communities, and nations.
This was taken from the September/October 2014 Church Doctor Report – Why Churches Struggle with Change: Jesus’ Amazing Approach to Leadership Development.
Kent Hunter, founder of Church Doctor Ministries, is known as the Church Doctor. His most recent e-books are The Future Is Now and The J-Dog Journey, available at no cost. Contact him at (800) 626-8515, by email, Twitter, Facebook, or visit www.churchdoctor.org.
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