The Capability Qualifications for Leadership
Spiritual leaders must be strong in their faith and act with conviction to lead people toward Christ and truth.
Spiritual leaders must be strong in their faith and act with conviction to lead people toward Christ and truth.
We cannot compel people to lead, but we can give them opportunities that will build them up until they are ready and willing to lead on their own.
I believe that in all things, Jesus is the greatest example we have to follow in living the Christian life, and His Word gives us a view into His fasted life.
One of the hardest aspects of growing into leadership is the call to be subordinate to another before we can be trusted to lead on our own.
As we begin to look at the biblical qualification for leadership, pay close attention not only to what is there, but also to what is not there. There is no requirement for a university degree or previous work experience.
God appoints you to one of these roles, it is not just another title for your resume.
As we learn what a great leader looks like biblically, it will act as a grid by which we will examine the leaders to whom we will submit ourselves.
At the final judgment, men will cast all their crowns at the feet of Jesus…until that day comes,
God looks for, calls, and appoints men and women who will lead in every area of life, including the church.
When the opportunity arises to lead someone to Christ, the first thing that happens for most of us is that we immediately get nervous and feel uneasy.
When scripture speaks into the life of a person, it cuts in like a surgeon’s scalpel, in order to bring healing and life to the person in need.
We are called to be witnesses. In legal terminology, when a “witness” is called in court, he shares his “testimony.”
This method uses the full story of scripture to lay out God’s beautiful, original plan; the problem of sin in humanity, and the reason for which Christ came into the world.
All of our witnessing is in vain if we do not come to the point where we actually make them an offer to receive Christ as their Lord and Savior.
Just as gossip ceases to exist when people stop sharing it, so does the gospel. It becomes useless; having no effect in bringing people into salvation.
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given […]
“Remember that not only is God’s Word the tool of His judgment, but it was also the tool of creation.”
What we see, then, is that the helmet of salvation cannot be intended to imply simply being born-again.
Faith is a gift from God. It is not something we create within ourselves,
As believers, we should be living in this peace of God (shalom/eirēnē), right now, even though the war over the rest of creation is still raging!
While our own righteousness is fully dependent on Jesus Christ and His forgiveness, it must become our own identity in this world.
We need help. We rely on belts, daily, to keep our pants from slipping down and our shirts from bunching up or coming untucked.
The battle with the enemy begins in the mind.
I do see, however, a lack of understanding among many, that we are in a season of mass spiritual warfare!
I took some time to prayer journal, asking God to speak to me about true repentance and how to fight a better fight next time.