A CALL TO TRUE

LEADERSHIP
(Rev. Clinton Chisholm)
Definition of a Leader
A leader is a PERSON who
influences PEOPLE to
accomplish a PURPOSE.
(Walk Thru the Bible)


True leadership is Personality-
based (cf. Paul/Barnabas in
Acts 15.36-41)
This incident was not simply a
clash of perspective but a
clash of personality
In churches and offices we
often neglect the dimension
of personality
Purpose
Initiate
People
Respond
nderstanding the
Four Dimensions of Behavior
D = Dominance
I = Influence S = Steadiness
C = Conscientiousness
Each personality pattern works
best in situations that build on
its strengths.
A strength pushed to an
extreme, or not sufficiently
yielded to God, becomes a
weakness.
Personality qualities to strive for
(Eph. 4.1-2)
Humility
seeing yourself as God sees you
and behaving accordingly
Gentleness/Meekness
that respectful non-bruising
manner in which we relate to
others
Longsuffering
a refusal to retaliate even when
hurt
Tolerance
putting up with the
weaknesses, failures and
foibles of others
True Leadership is Peoplecentered
(cf. Jesus advice in Mt.20.26-27)
Do not push power or pull rank on
people but SERVICE THE NEEDS OF
PEOPLE.
Note: V.26 minister (Greek:
diakonos) and v.27 servant (Greek:
doulos) describe people who attend
to the needs of others. This means
that for Jesus, leadership in the
Church is not about status but about
service.
Integrity and accountability are
critical principles for leaders
Integrity is wholehearted, abiding
faithfulness to wholesome abiding
values.
Accountability is a willingness to
report on and explain beliefs,
behavior, attitudes and motives.
True Leadership is Purpose-driven
(cf. Eph. 4. 3, 12)
Doing without a purpose is being
busy pointlessly.
Leadership is given to the church
to:-
Foster Unity (Eph.4.3)
i.e. Building Fellowship or a sense of
oneness or togetherness within
the body
Facilitate Stability/Maturity
(Eph. 4.12,13)
i.e. Equip & Edify
Equipping is putting a thing into the
condition in which it ought to be
that it might do what it ought'
Edifying is Building up, feeding,
fortifying through caring but
uncompromising teaching-
preaching; declaring, not so much
what people want to hear but what
they ought to hear.
The passage says that the
saints are equipped and
edified for service (the work of
the ministry, diakonia, v.12)
Note the 4 Cs of Maturity (both
manner and measure of
maturity)
4Cs of Maturity
Maturity = growth in
CHARACTER,
growth in CONDUCT,
growth in CONCEPTS
and growth in
COMMITMENT.
Closing Challenge
Leaders: Are you fully
committed to the biblical
purposes of leadership in the
local church and the biblical
purposes of the Church?
Members: Using the 4 Cs of
maturity, are you really maturing
as a Christian and as a member
of your local church?