Leadership Triangle

Exodus 18:15–27 KJV 1900

15 And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God: 16 When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws. 17 And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good. 18 Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone. 19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God: 20 And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do. 21 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: 22 And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee. 23 If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace. 24 So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said. 25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 26 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves. 27 And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.

Jethro gave Moses what I am going to call the leadership triangle.

Jethro Principle:

Find

Able people

Fear God

Hate covetousness

Divide by ability: 1000s, 100s, 50s, 10s

Moses you teach the leaders and the leaders teach the congregation

2 Timothy 2:2 KJV 1900

2 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

Leadership Triangle:

Follow me as I teach you

You teach faithful men

Faithful men teach others also

1 Corinthians 11:1–3 KJV 1900

1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. 3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

Family Leadership Triangle:

God

Jesus

Man

Woman

Children

Paul’s Leadership Triangle: (merging from all texts we have given)

Jesus (kingdom)

Paul (pastor, five fold ministry)

Man (husband)

Woman (wife)

Children (family)

We must all follow well!

It don’t matter how high they seem to be, they are following someone…

The test of your leadership is your follow-ship

If you can’t follow, you will lead those behind you to destruction!

Conclusion: Handout

Proper Leadership Triangle

The wider the base the larger the organization can grow because the weight of the church is shared by the leaders.

Improper Leadership, inverse triangle

The church cannot sustain growth as all the weight of the organization rests on one man…

There for the church is unstable and unsustainable and must remain small.