WHAT IS A LEADER

A LEADER IS ONE WHO INFLUENCES OTHERS TO FOLLOW AFTER HIM TO A COMMON CAUSE OR

PURPOSE, AND POSSESSES THE CHARACTER WHICH INSPIRES THEIR CONFIDENCE. AT THE SAME TIME, HE

IS A CONFIDENT SERVANT, THEREFORE A LEADER CAN BE DEFINED AS ONE WHO GUIDES BY INFLUENCE

LEADERSHIP LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTDEVELOPMENT

JOHN 15:1-17JOHN 15:1-17

3-ESSENTIAL PRIORITIES FOR THE CHURCH

PRIORITY ONE:COMMITMENT TO CHRIST

TO LOVE,WORSHIP AND PRAISE GOD IS TO LOVE,WORSHIP AND PRAISE GOD IS OUR PRIME COMMITMENT AND CALL OUR PRIME COMMITMENT AND CALL

FROM THE LORDFROM THE LORD

JOSHUA 1:8-MEDITATE ON ITJOSHUA 1:8-MEDITATE ON IT PSALM 1-DELIGHT IN HIS LAWPSALM 1-DELIGHT IN HIS LAW PSALM 63;1-THOU ART MY GODPSALM 63;1-THOU ART MY GOD PSALM 42;1-AS THE DEER PANTSPSALM 42;1-AS THE DEER PANTS MAT 6:33-SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOMMAT 6:33-SEEK FIRST THE KINGDOM MARK 1:16-FELLOW MEMARK 1:16-FELLOW ME MARK 8:34-DENY YOURSELFMARK 8:34-DENY YOURSELF

FOR US TO BE A SUCCESSFUL CHURCH AND A FOR US TO BE A SUCCESSFUL CHURCH AND A GROWING DISCIPLE WE MUST ABIDE AND REMAIN IN GROWING DISCIPLE WE MUST ABIDE AND REMAIN IN

HIM, AND NOT OURSELVESHIM, AND NOT OURSELVES

WE MUST HAVE A COMMITMENT TO WE MUST HAVE A COMMITMENT TO CHRIST IN OUR WORSHIP, DEVOTIONS, CHRIST IN OUR WORSHIP, DEVOTIONS, SERVICE AND IN OUR SURRENDERED WILLSERVICE AND IN OUR SURRENDERED WILLTHE ONLY WAY TO SURRENDER YOUR WILL THE ONLY WAY TO SURRENDER YOUR WILL IS TO BE IN AN ABIDING RELATIONSHIP IS TO BE IN AN ABIDING RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRISTWITH CHRISTYOU CANNOT WORSHIP GOD WITH A YOU CANNOT WORSHIP GOD WITH A HEART FULL OF YOURSELFHEART FULL OF YOURSELFLOVE AND DEVOTION MUST INCREASELOVE AND DEVOTION MUST INCREASE

PRIORITY TWO

COMMITMENT TO THE BODY OF CHRIST

WE MUST LOVE AND CARE FOR EACH OTHER IN THE BODY OF WE MUST LOVE AND CARE FOR EACH OTHER IN THE BODY OF CHRISTCHRIST

WHAT FLOWS OUT OF THE FIRST PRIORITY IS THE RESPONSE WHAT FLOWS OUT OF THE FIRST PRIORITY IS THE RESPONSE TO PASS IT ON TO THOSE AROUND USTO PASS IT ON TO THOSE AROUND US

JOHN 13:33-LOVE ONE ANOTHERJOHN 13:33-LOVE ONE ANOTHER EPH 4:11-16 GIVEN FOR THE BUILDING UP OF THE BODY OF EPH 4:11-16 GIVEN FOR THE BUILDING UP OF THE BODY OF

CHRISTCHRIST THE LOVE THAT CHRIST SHOWED WAS SACRIFICAL NOT THE LOVE THAT CHRIST SHOWED WAS SACRIFICAL NOT

SUPERFICIALSUPERFICIAL WE MUST LOVE WITHOUT STRINGS ATTACHEDWE MUST LOVE WITHOUT STRINGS ATTACHED WHAT FLOWS FROM LOVE IS OBEDIENCEWHAT FLOWS FROM LOVE IS OBEDIENCE WHEN WE ARE IN A GOOD HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH WHEN WE ARE IN A GOOD HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH

THE LORD WE SHOULD ALSO HAVE GOOD HEALTHY THE LORD WE SHOULD ALSO HAVE GOOD HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE AROUND USRELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE AROUND US

IF WE ARE NOT CONNECTED TO CHRIST OUR IF WE ARE NOT CONNECTED TO CHRIST OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER PEOPLE WILL BE RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER PEOPLE WILL BE DYSFUNCTIONALDYSFUNCTIONAL

PRIORITY THREEPRIORITY THREE

COMMITMENT TO THE MISSION COMMITMENT TO THE MISSION OF CHRISTOF CHRIST

GEN 12:1-3DAN 12:3

PROV 11:30GAL 6:10

12 CHARACTERISTICS OF A HEALTHY CHURCH12 CHARACTERISTICS OF A HEALTHY CHURCH UNCOMPROMISING TRACHING OF GODS WORDUNCOMPROMISING TRACHING OF GODS WORD IMPACTING WORSHIP-IMPACTING WORSHIP IS NOT STYLE, IT IMPACTING WORSHIP-IMPACTING WORSHIP IS NOT STYLE, IT

IS SUBSTANCE BEHIND IT, IT IS THE PASSION AND POWER IS SUBSTANCE BEHIND IT, IT IS THE PASSION AND POWER THAT MOVES PEOPLE FROM THEMSELVES TO DESIRE TO THAT MOVES PEOPLE FROM THEMSELVES TO DESIRE TO PLEASE GODPLEASE GOD

PASSION FOR THE LORD-HEARTS THAT CRY OUT FOR PASSION FOR THE LORD-HEARTS THAT CRY OUT FOR CLOSENESS AND AT THE SAME TIME FEARCLOSENESS AND AT THE SAME TIME FEAR

HEARTFELT PRAYER-MORE PRAYER WILL CAUSE YOU TO BE HEARTFELT PRAYER-MORE PRAYER WILL CAUSE YOU TO BE MORE PASSIONATEMORE PASSIONATE

MAKING DISCIPLES-HUMBLENESS IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE MAKING DISCIPLES-HUMBLENESS IS CHARACTERIZED BY THE WILLINGNESS TO GROW IN CHRISTWILLINGNESS TO GROW IN CHRIST

LOVE AND CARE THAT IS PENETRATING-MAT12:28LOVE AND CARE THAT IS PENETRATING-MAT12:28 LEADERSHIP MUST BE DEVELOPMENT-LEADERSHIP IS LEADERSHIP MUST BE DEVELOPMENT-LEADERSHIP IS

TRAINING AND RELEASINGTRAINING AND RELEASING OUTREACH AND MISSIONS-1 PET 3:5OUTREACH AND MISSIONS-1 PET 3:5 POWERED VISION-HEB 11;1-2-TRUE VISION HAS THE POWERED VISION-HEB 11;1-2-TRUE VISION HAS THE

FOUNDATION OF FAITHFOUNDATION OF FAITH COMMITTED GIVING-MAL 3COMMITTED GIVING-MAL 3 APPROPRIATE PROGRAMMING-PHIL3:12-14APPROPRIATE PROGRAMMING-PHIL3:12-14 REPLICATION-ACT 1;8REPLICATION-ACT 1;8

ROOT CAUSES FOR MINISTRY ROOT CAUSES FOR MINISTRY CONFLICTS AND CHURCH SPLITSCONFLICTS AND CHURCH SPLITS

STRIFE STRIFE PHIL 2:3, PROV 20;3PHIL 2:3, PROV 20;3CAUSES OF STRIFECAUSES OF STRIFE

PROV10:12, PROV 30:33PROV10:12, PROV 30:33STOPING STRIFESTOPING STRIFE

PROV 22;10, PROV 26:20PROV 22;10, PROV 26:20CONTENTIONCONTENTIONPROV 13;10PROV 13;10

GOSSIPGOSSIPLEV 19:16, PROV 11:13, PROV 26:22, PROV 20;19, MAT 12;36LEV 19:16, PROV 11:13, PROV 26:22, PROV 20;19, MAT 12;36

SLANDERSLANDERPROV 10:18, GAL 5;15PROV 10:18, GAL 5;15

JUDGEMENTAL ATTITUDESJUDGEMENTAL ATTITUDESLK 6;37, ROM 2;3LK 6;37, ROM 2;3

HOW TO DEAL WITH TROUBLE MAKERS IN THE CHURCH

• I TIM 5:20• 2 TIM 3;16• TITUS 1;13, • PROV 27:5