Godly Leadership: Head, Heart, Hand

What makes a good leader?

Pre-1900’s

-intelligence

-height

-fluency

-extroversion

-winning personality

1900-1940’s

-people are parts to a larger machine

-workers must be standardized

“Why is it that I get the whole person when what I really want is a pair of hands?” - Henry Ford

1950’s- now

-workers have individual gifts and abilities

-workers need attention from their supervisors

God’s Revelation of Leadership

John 5:19 ESV

So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of his own accord, but only what he sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, that the Son does likewise.

1. A leader looks to the will of the ultimate leader: God

2. A leader is a servant to fellow man

Titus 1:5 ESV

This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you—

What Makes a Good Leader for the Church?

Titus 1:6 ESV

if anyone is above reproach, the husband of one wife, and his children are believers and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination.

Titus 1:7 ESV

For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be above reproach. He must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain,

Titus 1:8 ESV

but hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.

Titus 1:9 ESV

He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

Matthew 5:19 ESV

Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Titus 1:9 ESV

He must hold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

Head

Heart

Hands

Female Leaders are needed

Male Leaders are needed

1 Corinthians 11:3 ESV

But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a wife is her husband, and the head of Christ is God.

Identify and Train up Leaders

Head

Heart

Hands