Leadership Principles from God’s Word:
TOP LEADERSHP PRINCIPLES Mario Denton Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
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: Top principles
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: Top principles
The leader as a shepherd. Psalm 23:1-6 • David describes the Lord as a Shepherd • The word shepherd communicate the love, nurture, intimacy and spiritual care a godly leader provides
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
The Ultimate Shepherd performs several functions • • • • •
Provides Give rest Confidently leads Guides and directs Renews and restores
• Protects • Corrects and comforts • Feeds and anoints • Loves • Furnishes permanent shelter
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
The model of leadership The greatest model of leadership always comes from the life of God himself
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
God the ultimate leader models … Isaiah 40: 1-31 • 1. Comfort and security. God supplies comfort and cleansing his people • 2. Empowerment and delegation. God makes the path straight for others, then has them speak His words Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
God the ultimate leader models … Isaiah 40: 1-31 • 3. Shepherding and direction. God proclaims good news and guides His people like a Shepherd • 4. Power and authority. No one can challenge God’s strength. He is a leader with unequalled power
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God the ultimate leader models … Isaiah 40: 1-31 • 5. Creator and developer. God is the transcendent leader who builds and develops others • 6. Wise counsellor and provider. God is he source for every need we may have
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EQUIPPING SKILLS
LEADERSHIP SKILLS
PEOPLE SKILLS
ATTITUDE SKILLS
Skills of a shepherd. Jeremiah 3: 15 Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
God’ criteria for shepherds • 1. Attitude skills. A servant’s heart , both positive and persistent • 2. People skills. The ability to relate to others. Communicate, delegate motivate, confront
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
God’ criteria for shepherds • 3. Equipping skills. The ability to train and develop others for service • 4. Leadership skills. The ability to cast vision, plan strategy. Direct teams and empower others
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
The leader is a watchman who guards and guides the flock. Jeremiah 6: 16-19
• God appointed watchmen over His people to sound the trumpet in times of danger and to serve as His voice • Watchmen guard against anything that would endanger the vision • They encourage those they oversee to continue on the path toward that vision Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
The leader is a watchman who guards and guides the flock. Jeremiah 6: 16-19
• They watch out for danger • They maintain quality control • They cry out warning to those who drift away from the vision • They commit themselves to finishing the task they began
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The leader is a watchman who guards and guides the flock. Jeremiah 6: 16-19 They possess strong moral fibre and must remain committed to a strong sense of right and wrong
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
The Linen sash. Jeremiah 13: 1-11 • God instructed Jeremiah to wear a linen sash for a while and then to bury it. The once useful sash became useless • The analogy. The ruined piece of clothing represented people who once served and worshipped God, but then became useless through their disobedience
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Useful people • Useful people are stretched and challenged • They are secure and draw their identity from God • They are solid and possess stable values • You will become useless when you live with sin, are separated from God and aren’t useful anymore Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
God’s leadership is like a Judge and a Father. Nahum 1: 2-13 • The leader as Judge (God is jealous, an avenger, furious, great in power and punishes the guilty)
• The leader as Father (God is slow to anger, good, a stronghold, refuge and a liberator)
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
Jesus was a different sort of leader: Mark 1: 16-35 • He took responsibility to make them fishers of men- that is competence • He had a thorough understanding of the scriptures- that is comprehension
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
Jesus was a different sort of leader: Mark 1: 16-35 • He had authority and command of every situation - that is command • He served and healed the pain of others – that is compassion • He maintained control in messy situations
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
Jesus was a different sort of leader: Mark 1: 16-35 He stayed renewed by connecting to the Source of Power – that is communion
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
The top ten leadership principles of Jesus • 1. Leadership is servanthood. Matt. 20: 25-28 • 2. Let your purpose prioritise your life. Matt 6: 33 • 3. Live the live before you lead others. John 14: 11 • 4. Impact comes from relationships, not positions. Luke 9: 6 Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
The top ten leadership principles of Jesus • 5. Leaders must replenish themselves. Mark 1: 35-38 • 6. Show security when handling tough issues. Mark 11:27 -33 • 7. Great leaders call fro great commitment. Matt 10:17
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
The top ten leadership principles of Jesus • 8. Credibility comes by meeting needs and solving problems. Luke 5: 12 • 9. Leaders must choose and develop their people. Mark 3: 14 • 10. There is no success without a successor. Matt 28: 20 Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
The apostles had specific qualifications in mind for the leaders they wanted. Acts 6:3 • Seek men who where known from their sphere of influence • People who could serve on a team • Trusted among the people - of good reputation
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
The apostles had specific qualifications in mind for the leaders they wanted. Acts 6:3 • Empowered for the task- full of the Holy Spirit • Competent and intelligent –full of wisdom • Responsible
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God appoints a leader to fulfil a mission • God doesn’t hold a popular vote • God saw Saul’s qualities and called him to both follow Jesus and lead men. Acts 9: 1-20
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Paul: The Heart of an effective leader. Acts 20: 18-24 • • • • •
Paul led from his soul He made tough calls Shed tears in front of his people Leadership begins with the hart Leadership is “being” before “doing”
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Paul had a heart that was… • Consistent. He lived steadily (v. 18) • Contrite. He acted humbly and willingly showed his weakness (v. 19) • Courageous. He didn’t shrink doing the right thing (v. 20)
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Paul had a heart that was… • Convictional. He communicated his convictions boldly (v. 21) • Committed. He left for Jerusalem, willing to die for Jesus (vv. 22, 23) • Captivated. He showed that a surrendered man doesn’t have to survive (v. 24) Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
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: Top principles
JESUS IS THE LIGHT
JESUS IS THE LIGHT, JESUS IS THE LIGHT, JESUS IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD CALLING ALL SAINTS CALLING ALL SINNERS CALLING EVERY BOY AND GIRL I'M TELLING YOU TONIGHT, IT'S TIGHT BUT IT'S RIGHT JESUS IS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
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: Top principles
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: Top principles
Jesus said: Take what I have given you and change the world!
Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles
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Leadership Principles from God’s Word: Top principles