Leadership Principles from God’s Word:
EVALUATION AND TALENT REVIEW Mario Denton Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Evaluation
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Evaluation
Overall purpose of this series on Leadership Principles To provide concepts and tools for effective leadership and management so that you can: • Be more anointed in your workplace. • Use these material to facilitate the work of evangelism. Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Evaluation
Objectives • 1. Participants will understand the heart characteristics of a leader. • 2. Participants will learn what qualities and characteristics God look for in a leader. • 3. Participants will evaluate their lives and make appropriate changes based on these qualities discussed. Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Evaluation
Passage to memorize Psalm 86: 9-12 Teach me your way O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. I will praise you o Lord my God with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Evaluation
Leaders must know what resources they have before they develop their plans and design their strategies. Numbers 26: 1-63
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Evaluation
God looks at the leaders heart. Ezekiel 11: 1-13
• When God measures the greatness of a leader, He puts His tape measure around the heart, not the head.
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Evaluation
Leaders must first develop the following heart characteristics • Healthy personal security • Growing intimacy with Him • Consistent personal disciplines
• Pure motives and ambitions • Biblical values and priorities • Healthy community relationships
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Evaluation
Leaders must first develop the following heart characteristics Strong biblical identity
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Evaluation
Leaders must first develop the following heart characteristics Compassionate love for people
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Evaluation
Leaders must first develop the following heart characteristics Humble servant heart
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Evaluation
Leaders must first develop the following heart characteristics Principle-centred decisions
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Evaluation
What does God look for in a leader. Ezekiel 22:30 • 1. A man: God wasn’t looking for a large committee, but a single person
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Evaluation
What does God look for in a leader. Ezekiel 22:30 • 2. Among them: This person would relate best to people within his own culture
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Evaluation
What does God look for in a leader. Ezekiel 22:30 • 3. A builder of walls: he must be constructive and hard working
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Evaluation
What does God look for in a leader. Ezekiel 22:30 • 4. Stand in the gap: he must bridge the gap between people and God
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Evaluation
What does God look for in a leader. Ezekiel 22:30 • 5. On behalf of the land: he carries a burden and vision for where he lives
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Evaluation
Debriefing: Luke 10: 17-20 • Jesus helped the 70 workers to reflect on the results. • Practice doesn’t make perfect; practice with evaluation makes perfect. • The master mentor helped them to assess the take away value of their experience. Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Evaluation
Prayer Focus • Father, In the name of Jesus, I surrender myself to walk in the Word. Your word living in me produces the Life in this world. • The word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. It makes my way plain before me. • I boldly and confidently say that my heart is fixed and established on the solid foundation – the Living Word of God! Amen Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Evaluation
Lord You have my heart Lord You have my heart And I will search for Yours Jesus take my life And lead me on Lord You have my heart And I will search for Yours Let me be to You a sacrifice And I will praise You Lord And I will sing of love come down And as You show Your face We'll see Your glory here Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Evaluation
Learning, application and commitment: James 1: 22-25 • “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. • Do what it says. • Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in the mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. • But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it - he will be blessed in what he does.” (NIV) Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Evaluation
Learning, application and commitment • One of the Biblical truths (principles) that I have learned from this lesson was … • I intend to apply this truth (principle) in my business/Ministry by: ….. • With the help of the Holy Spirit, I will begin applying this truth immediately. I ask and expect my group to hold me accountable for this and to check with me periodically to determine if I am doing so. Please ask me ….. Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Evaluation
Jesus said: Take what I have given you and change the world!
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Evaluation
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