LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

How Pure Must a How Pure Must a Church Leader Be?Church Leader Be?

Titus 1:5-9Titus 1:5-9

Becoming a person Becoming a person of integrity.of integrity.

IntegrityIntegrity

““Integrity Integrity means we means we don’t hide our don’t hide our stumble; we stumble; we don’t act like don’t act like we didn’t.”we didn’t.”

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How Pure Must a Church How Pure Must a Church Leader Be?Leader Be? How do you recognize a leader with How do you recognize a leader with

integrity?integrity? How “blameless” is blameless?How “blameless” is blameless? Character flaws revealed by repeated Character flaws revealed by repeated

sinfulness may disqualify person from sinfulness may disqualify person from high-profile leadershiphigh-profile leadership

Selecting a small trustworthy group to Selecting a small trustworthy group to whom we can safely expose our inner whom we can safely expose our inner beingbeing

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How can you determine whether a How can you determine whether a potential leader is a person of potential leader is a person of integrity?integrity?

How can we as church leaders How can we as church leaders grow in accountability with each grow in accountability with each other?other?

How can we challenge each other How can we challenge each other in oft-overlooked sins, such as in oft-overlooked sins, such as sloth or pride?sloth or pride?

What Is My Character as What Is My Character as a Leader?a Leader?1 Timothy 31 Timothy 3

Can I handle information Can I handle information correctly?correctly?

Can I defer judgment?Can I defer judgment?Am I willing to be directed by Am I willing to be directed by

God?God?Can I confront appropriately?Can I confront appropriately?Am I forward-looking?Am I forward-looking?

What Is My Character as What Is My Character as a Leader? (cont.)a Leader? (cont.)

Do I have a “can-do” Do I have a “can-do” temperament?temperament?

Am I willing to own up?Am I willing to own up?Do I have the patience of Job?Do I have the patience of Job?

Conducting a Conducting a Spiritual AuditSpiritual Audit

2 Corinthians 13:5; 2 Corinthians 13:5; Psalm 26:2Psalm 26:2

Twelve questions to Twelve questions to keep your spiritual keep your spiritual accounts in order.accounts in order.

The CEO of a major firm once The CEO of a major firm once confessed to me, “I have a banker confessed to me, “I have a banker to keep me solvent, a lawyer to to keep me solvent, a lawyer to keep me legal, and a doctor to keep me legal, and a doctor to keep me healthy, but I have no one keep me healthy, but I have no one to help assess my spiritual to help assess my spiritual condition.”condition.”

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What are common mistakes made What are common mistakes made by leaders during a crisis?by leaders during a crisis?

What are some crises we have What are some crises we have weathered as a church?weathered as a church?

How is character built into our How is character built into our souls?souls?

How does our church assess the How does our church assess the character of potential leaders?character of potential leaders?

Spiritual AuditSpiritual Audit

1. Am I content with who I am 1. Am I content with who I am becoming?becoming?

2. Am I becoming less religious and 2. Am I becoming less religious and more spiritual?more spiritual?

3. Does my family recognize the 3. Does my family recognize the authenticity of my spirituality?authenticity of my spirituality?

4. Do I have a “flow-through” 4. Do I have a “flow-through” philosophy?philosophy?

Spiritual Audit (con’t)Spiritual Audit (con’t)

5. Do I have a quiet center to my 5. Do I have a quiet center to my life?life?

6. Have I defined my unique 6. Have I defined my unique ministry?ministry?

7. Is my prayer life improving?7. Is my prayer life improving?

8. Have I maintained genuine awe of 8. Have I maintained genuine awe of God?God?

Spiritual Audit (con’t)Spiritual Audit (con’t)

9. 9. Is my humility genuine?Is my humility genuine?

10. Is my spiritual feeding the right 10. Is my spiritual feeding the right diet for me?diet for me?

11. Is obedience in small matters 11. Is obedience in small matters built into my reflexes?built into my reflexes?

12. Do I have joy?12. Do I have joy?

Hope for the Hope for the Dry TimesDry Times

Romans 12:15-16Romans 12:15-16

Can you still lead when Can you still lead when you don’t feel “spiritual?”you don’t feel “spiritual?”

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How spiritual does a person need How spiritual does a person need to be to be a leader?to be to be a leader?

How do you find “rain” in seasons How do you find “rain” in seasons of spiritual “drought?”of spiritual “drought?”

What role does weakness play in What role does weakness play in spiritual development?spiritual development?

How much weight do we give our How much weight do we give our feelings about our spiritual feelings about our spiritual condition?condition?

Everyone Needs Everyone Needs AccountabilityAccountabilityGalatians 2:11-14Galatians 2:11-14

Why the small things Why the small things matter.matter.

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In what areas do we as church In what areas do we as church leaders need accountability?leaders need accountability?

How does our church encourage How does our church encourage or discourage accountability?or discourage accountability?

What kinds of things ruin What kinds of things ruin accountability—make it overdone accountability—make it overdone or done poorly?or done poorly?

What steps would help us to keep What steps would help us to keep each other faithful to Christ?each other faithful to Christ?

When No OneWhen No OneIs LookingIs Looking

Daniel 1:8Daniel 1:8

Why character can’t be Why character can’t be ignored.ignored.

““Character is what Character is what a man is in the a man is in the

dark.”dark.”

D. L. MoodyD. L. Moody

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Why is integrity so important for a Why is integrity so important for a church leader?church leader?

How can ministry become How can ministry become “religious activity?”“religious activity?”

In what subtle ways can church In what subtle ways can church leaders become too worried about leaders become too worried about their reputation?their reputation?

How does a leader maintain his or How does a leader maintain his or her integrity?her integrity?

I don’t know why everyone criticizes our committee; we haven’t done a thing.I don’t know why everyone criticizes our committee; we haven’t done a thing.