Spiritual leadership does not allow one to avoid conflict. Spiritual leadership sets one up for conflict. Conflict shapes our hearts. Too many Christians are conflict-allergic. Because we are sensitive, we are vulnerable to the pain of conflict. Without a strategy for dealing with conflict we are tempted to withdraw from the battle. The inability or …
Category Archives: Leadership
Las Iglesias de Cristo: Developing a Heart for the Things of God
Earlier this week I spent four special days with a church that strongly desires to develop a heart for God. The church is relatively small with an average Sunday attendance of perhaps 25. The evening Bible studies were well attended, with about 2/3 or 3/4 of the congregation present. In U.S. churches, our Hispanic brothers …
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Leadership in Action: Acts 6
One of the first examples of leadership in the early church is found in Acts 6.The church was growing magnificently, but that growth did not shelter the church from problems. Sometimes growth contributes to the problems. Including more and more people with different backgrounds often leads to perceived lack of fairness. The study of Acts …
Visionary Leadership
Every church has leaders, whether those leaders are officially chosen and officially recognized or notThat the church chooses leaders does not insure that those chosen will be good leaders.A leader may technically meet biblical criteria and not be a good leader.Thinking that church leaders are selected for life often eliminates accountability for the leaders.The contemporary …
Training Seminar: Developing Leaders and Teachers
The weekend seminar in Waukegan is underway despite a slight bump due to the weather. We will make up the session that was missed last night with an extra session today. Providing educational opportunities for Christians is essential for the development of church members, for the development of the local church, and for the development …
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Leadership Training in 2012
As some of you know, a major focus of our ministry and mission activities in 2012 is training for leaders and teachers. The local church in many places is in desperate need of effective leaders and teachers. Because of this emphasis, I plan to devote an increasing number of 2012 blogs to exploring leadership concepts. …
Are We Serious?–Church Leaders
In a recent conversation with a brother in Christ, our discussion turned to the challenges facing the contemporary church. As in other conversations over the last few years, the topic soon turned to a single question: Are our churches more and more filled with people who are “not very serious” about Christianity? This raises several …
Church Leaders: Answer These Questions
I sat down to make a list of some things church leaders ought to know and be able to answer. Today’s blog is only a beginning point. What would you add? What is your plan for personal spiritual growth? Describe how you personally walk with God. Both individually and in the church you lead, what …
Spiritual Leaders Have One Primary Job!
Today’s blog is another link–again the “blog” ended up being longer than I intended, so I turned the “blog” into an article. Again filed under blog category “Leadership”. Here is the link: Spiritual Leaders Have One Primary Job.
Strong Spiritual Leadership: Key to Survival
I encountered a problem in writing today’s blog–what I ended up with was longer than I intended. My solution was to turn the “blog” into an article. Still filed under blog category “Leadership”. Here is the link: Strong Spiritual Leadership: Key to Survival.