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Group Activity: Create a one-

page visual summary of the

leaders influence.

Studychapter 7 in Blackaby

Studychapters 13-14 in Sanders

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Improving

leadership

Spiritual Leadership

J Oswald Sanders

Chapter 14


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Rom 12:8

If God has given you

leadership ability, take

the responsibility

seriously.

if it is to lead,[a] do itdiligently;

Or to provide for others
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If our leadership can be

improved, as with anything we do

for the glory of God, then we

should see to it that we work to

improve it.

If leadership is influence then

every Christian is a leader - itdoes not matter if you are in a

senior position or not!

We must:Recognise weaknesses,

make corrections and

cultivate strengths.


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Sanders cites some reasons for poor

church leadership:

The goal is poorly defined - so we do

not know what we are working towards

Lack of faith - so no risk taking

Are we passionate about our

salvation - is our enthusiasmcontagious?

Do we avoid dealing with difficult

situations - poor leaders postpone

making hard decisions and gain

nothing in the long run.

Are we too thin - lacking depth whilst

trying to do all things?


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1. Exert yourself to lead

Rom 12:1 - the word offer (a one

time action) is followed by 36

present tense verbs. We look at

only two of them.

Rom 12:8 - Barclay, If you arecalled upon to supply leadership,

do it with zeal - wholeheartedly,

with energy, not in a lazy manner.

Jesus was intense in his

leadership:

Jn 2:17 - zeal for your house...

Mk 3:21 - he is out of his mind!


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Jn 7:20 - his enemies think he has a

demon!

Are you considered zealous

about the rightthings, or

about irrelevantthings?Paul was considered intense at all

stages of his life - his passion and

energy did not diminish - in fact even

before he was converted he was full

of passion, in the power of the Holy

Spirit it was simply redirected.


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2. Kept at boiling point

Rom 12:11 -Never be lacking in

zeal, but keep your spiritual

fervor, serving the Lord.

Someone (Harrington Lees) has

said we are only kept at boilingpoint by the Holy Spirit.

Most people get to boiling point

only on special occasions - a

special event, an encounter with

God, something out of the

ordinary - we often struggle in the

everyday things of life.


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Do you have enough of the Holy

Spirit to keep you aglow all the

time?

Lk 11:13 - If you then, though you

are evil, know how to give good

gifts to your children, how muchmore will your Father in heaven

give the Holy Spirit to those who

ask him!Are you asking for

more?


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Improving leadership

Hudson Taylor, founder of the

China Island Mission, had a gift

of saying tremendously

significant things in adeceptively simple way. In a

letter dated 1879 to the

secretary of the mission, Taylor

said:

The all-important thing to do is

to:


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Improve the character of the work

Deepen the piety, devotion and success of the

workersRemove stones of stumbling, if possible

Oil the wheels where they stick

Amend whatever is defectiveSupplement, as far as may be, what is lacking


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Out of these Sanders suggests the

leader has responsibility for the

following areas:

Administration - improving the

character of the work involves finding

out what is not functioning or is below

standard - and then correcting it.Spiritual tone - developing the piety,

devotion and spiritual success of the

workers. This depends upon the

leaders - do they love God, are they

passionate, honest, holy...? If spiritual

leaders are flat and lifeless so will the

work be.


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Group morale - remove

stones of stumbling - when we

ignore problems morale goes

down and consequently

performance - problems or

people all have to be dealtwith in the love of God, but

with decisiveness.

Personal relationships - try

to know and understand how

your people work, what they

respond to


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Problem solving - amend what

is defective - creating problems iseasy, solving them is far harder -

face things realistically and then

work until it is solved

Creative planning - supplement

what is lacking - criticising plans

is easier than creativity in

planning - plan well and knowwhat tactics to employ to achieve

success.


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Finally resist leading from the

back - true leadership is always

out in front, not behind or on the

sidelines.

Often people stand behind and

criticise, like the Israelites wheninitially facing the chance to

enter the Promised Land -

reactionary people will stand

behind and comment or criticise

do not let this affect your way

forward as spiritual leaders.


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What are the challenges

and delights you find in

relating to the leaders in

your life?

Hudson Taylor lists siximportant things - which

one of these might be

changed in your current

situation to achieve the

most significant result?

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