Sunday, May 15, 2011

Principles to Effective Leadership

In this article, there are effective principles to leadership that are discussed for Christian leaders to walk in the leadership God has called them to. These principles are that Christian leaders are willing to pay the price, willing to have a servant mentality, looking at the big picture and knowing the source of their strength. The basis for this article is Col. 1:24-29 in which Paul discusses the principles that govern his life. As Christian leaders, are we willing to suffer for the cause of Christ? Can we withstand the pain of someone falsely following Christ only to find that they had other motives? As leader how do we deal with listening and dealing with the pain of so many that God has entrusted to our care? Christian leadership requires that we look at these questions and have some mechanisms in place for when these things occur in our lives. Another recurring theme is the fact that as leaders we are servants of the Most High God, serving His church to bring glory to His name and servants to the world as we proclaim the truth in it totality to the nations. Another aspect of this article is the ability of a Christian leader to see beyond today and have the ability to envision was God is doing in the life of the church and to make choices to do what is right, not what is popular. Finally as leaders we have to know that our strength abides in God.

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  1. In his article entitled “Principles of Effective Christian Leadership,” Pastor Bruce Goettsche outlines the principles he believes all leaders or disciples need to be effective in ministry. The point that Goettsche made that I agreed with the most was his argument that effective Christian leaders must be willing to pay the price. All year in cohort our leaders have done a good job explaining the perils and demands of Christian ministry. As those who are leading or are preparing to lead in full time ministry, we must be aware that as leaders in the church we will not be able to avoid painful moments and stressful situations. Often in the church today, I think that we take the “Christian Conference” approach, exciting ourselves with energetic speeches and motivating talks to go out and change the world for the Kingdom! While it is good to believe in God for big things for both our lives and ministries, we must be aware that there is a price to pay for leading in the church. Before entering any type of ministry within the church, we must count the cost, knowing that while there will certainly be blessings along the way, there will also be really hard moments.

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