Spiritual Leadership Chapter Summary
Spiritual Leadership
Principles of Excellence for Every Believer
By J. Oswald Sanders
Chapter Summaries
1. An Honorable Ambition
To aspire to leadership is an honorable ambition. 1 Timothy 3:1
Should you then seek great things for yourself? Seek them not. Jeremiah 45:5
Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be a slave of all. Mark 10:42-44
Most Christians have reservations about aspiring to leadership. They are unsure about whether it is truly right for a person to want to be a leader. After all, is it not better for the position to seek out the person rather than the person to seek out the position?
The verses above provide a warning, and an encouragement. …show more content…
Natural and Spiritual Leadership
When I came to you … my message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power. 1 Corinthians 2:1-4
Leadership is influence, the ability of one person to influence others to follow his or her lead.
Mott – “A leader is a man who knows the road, who can keep ahead, and who pulls others after him.”
Truman – “A leader is a person who has the ability to get others to do what they don’t want to do, and like it.”
Hoste – “It occurs to me that perhaps the best test of whether one is qualified to lead, is to find out whether anyone is following.”
Spiritual leadership blends natural and spiritual qualities. Yet spiritual leadership transcends the power of personality and all other natural gifts. As the leader gives control of his life to the Spirit, the Spirit’s power flows through him to
Principles of Excellence for Every Believer
By J. Oswald Sanders
Chapter Summaries
1. An Honorable Ambition
To aspire to leadership is an honorable ambition. 1 Timothy 3:1
Should you then seek great things for yourself? Seek them not. Jeremiah 45:5
Whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be a slave of all. Mark 10:42-44
Most Christians have reservations about aspiring to leadership. They are unsure about whether it is truly right for a person to want to be a leader. After all, is it not better for the position to seek out the person rather than the person to seek out the position?
The verses above provide a warning, and an encouragement. …show more content…
Natural and Spiritual Leadership
When I came to you … my message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power. 1 Corinthians 2:1-4
Leadership is influence, the ability of one person to influence others to follow his or her lead.
Mott – “A leader is a man who knows the road, who can keep ahead, and who pulls others after him.”
Truman – “A leader is a person who has the ability to get others to do what they don’t want to do, and like it.”
Hoste – “It occurs to me that perhaps the best test of whether one is qualified to lead, is to find out whether anyone is following.”
Spiritual leadership blends natural and spiritual qualities. Yet spiritual leadership transcends the power of personality and all other natural gifts. As the leader gives control of his life to the Spirit, the Spirit’s power flows through him to