Key Ingredients of Christian leadership:
A Christian leader is a humble, God-dependent, team-playing servant of
God who is called by God to shepherd, develop, equip and empower a specific
group of people to accomplish an agreed-upon vision from God.
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They are first and foremost, servants of the
Lord, and second servants of those they are leading.
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They are characterized by humility, dependence
and team-playing, rather than being a loner or one-man show.
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Christian leaders are called by God into
leadership. They do not decide for themselves to be a leader. Nor are they
pushed into leadership by well-meaning supporters, nor do they arise to
leadership because no-one else will do it.
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Christian leaders have at least four major
responsibilities:
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Shepherding – a leader loves and
cares for those being led.
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Developing – a leader helps those
being led in their personal walk with Jesus Christ to become fully devoted
followers – City Changers.
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Equipping – a leader trains those
being led for ministry.
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Empowering – a leader inspires,
encourages, affirms, believes in and frees up people to serve out of their
gifting.
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Christian leaders are moving toward a specific
destination.
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Christian leaders are creating and sustaining an
agreed upon vision. There is an initial buy in and a growing ownership of the
vision among those being led.
-Leaders who last by
Dave Kraft
ISBN 978-1-77036-955-9
