Every church has leaders, whether those leaders are officially chosen and officially recognized or not
That 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 church suffers from a lack of visionary leadership.
Consider:
Visionary leaders receive their vision from God, his Word, and his purpose; not from their own thinking.
Visionary leaders are spiritual men and women who faithfully live out their Christian commitment, providing an example for others.
Visionary leaders are steeped in the Word of God and use it to guide every aspect of life.
Visionary leaders communicate the vision and show how it connects with God’s purpose as revealed in God’s Word.
Visionary leaders are teachers of God’s Word, able to use God’s Word to provide counsel and direction.
Visionary leaders help the church develop the capacities to follow the vision God provides.
For additional reflection and thinking:
The church’s need for forward-looking leadership is the subject of an article posted with today’s date: Visionary Leadership.