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Biblical Leadership

Biblical
Leadership

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Patriot Bible University

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Introduction

  1. According to Christ the truest kind of leadership demands , sacrifice, and .
  2. Leadership for the Christian always has a dimension.
  3. There are plenty of , meek, , servant-minded people who are not .
  4. Leadership is .
  5. Leadership is not about or technique as much as it is about .
  6. It is a serious mistake for Christians in positions of leadership to be more with what is currently in the world than with what our Lord about .
  7. A leader can’t exemplify leadership and follow the of Madison Avenue at the same time.
  8. Mentors in leadership ought to be people.
  9. Today’s culture is crying for , easy , three-step, four-step, or twelve-step to answer every need.
  10. A book that expounds the history or career of a noble Christian doesn’t usually need to be with explicit steps or and directed at the reader.
  11. What we learn from the apostle about leadership, is the same thing taught.
  12. is the authoritative source we need to turn to in order to the about leadership.
  13. Christians ought to be the trend-setters for all , corporate, and leadership.
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Part 1

Paul in Chains: Leadership in Action

Chapter One

Earning Trust

  1. A crisis of leadership faces both the and the .
  2. Today’s heroes are people who are for being .
  3. We live in an era where the very definition of has become .
  4. If godly men and women will step out and , people are prepared to the right kind of .
  5. There is not a better human of than Paul.
  6. In Acts 27 Paul was beginning the long from Caesarea to Rome, where he would be in the of .
  7. Paul’s life as a and church appeared to be over.
  8. Luke begins writing in person, suggesting that he was to go along as Paul’s on the to Rome.
  9. Amazingly, there are more in Scripture devoted to Paul’s journey from Caesarea to Rome than all the words about in Genesis.
  10. As a prisoner, Paul was at the , both physically and socially.
  11. Paul was placed in the company of a man named .
  12. According to Acts 19:29, was also with Paul in Ephesus when that whole city at the preaching of the gospel.
  13. Aristarchus accompanied and on their trip to Rome.
  14. Julius seems to have been a man, he “treated Paul and gave him to go to his friends and receive care.”
  15. For a hot-potato prisoner like Paul to be given even that much was highly .
  16. The first principle of leadership is: A leader is .
  17. Julius was convinced Paul would not take the liberty he gave and try to .
  18. Paul had a reputation of .
  19. Julius could also surely see that Paul’s , Luke and Aristarchus, were to him.
  20. Paul’s friends in Sidon also obviously him.
  21. When people are convinced you will do everything in your power for their and nothing for their , they’ll you.
  22. A real leader will work hard to make everyone around him . A true leader must have the of a servant.
  23. Genuine can easily be recognized because they are the ones by gifted, capable, diligent, people who are devoted to their leader.
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Chapter Two

Taking the Initiative

  1. When Paul’s long journey to Rome got under way again, the encountered contrary .
  2. By the time Paul and his entourage arrived at , the dangerous season was already .
  3. There happened to be in Myra a bound for .
  4. Crossing the open sea in October was a very proposition.
  5. Their plan was to sail along the coast of until they reached Phoenix.
  6. Paul advised them the voyage would end with and much .
  7. The second foundational principle of true leadership is: A leader takes the .
  8. The ship as loaded with powerful men. It was Paul who seized the and spoke out.
  9. Leaders rise in times of by taking the .
  10. Another classic biblical of a leader who took the initiative was .
  11. Nehemiah single-handedly united the of Jerusalem and the walls of that city in fifty-two days’ time.
  12. Nehemiah led the efforts to rebuild Jerusalem’s walls by:
    A. He first the problem.
    B. Then he came up with a
    C. He responsibility.
    D. He knew how to people.
    E. He alongside the people.
  13. The problem was not that God was : but rather that His had been .
  14. Nehemiah knew how to and problems. He had a well- formulated , and he stuck to it.
  15. Nehemiah illustrates that effective is not short-lived.
  16. Nehemiah did not take the of oversight and for the entire wall upon himself.
  17. Nehemiah obviously knew what it takes to people. He was and believable. His was infectious. His was contagious.
  18. Nehemiah was not a leader.
  19. Nehemiah was the epitome of an effective leader.
    A. He was a .
    B. He was strongly .
    C. He knew how to .
    D. He obstacles.
    E. He was practical and and determined.
    F. He was a man of .
  20. The third vital principle of leadership is: A leader uses good .
  21. Too many young men in ministry make and ill-considered decisions. They without looking they are going.
  22. Good leaders are . If disaster is and there’s no way out, they don’t ahead.
  23. Everything Paul had them about sailing to another harbor was now coming to .
  24. God was clearly in . He had his chosen in place, ready to take , and in spite of the chaos of the situation, God planned to use it for .
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Chapter Three

Taking Courage

  1. God was still in sovereign , even though from the sailors’ vantage point, all looked .
  2. Where did Paul get the confidence when he said, “Now I urge you to take heart, for there will be no loss of life among you, but only of the ship?” .
  3. Paul’s only desire was to Christ in his death and take the gospel to , to the very heart of his opposition, and the truth to Nero himself.
  4. A fourth characteristic of all wise leadership is: A leader speaks with .
  5. The amazing authority with which Paul spoke was an authority derived from his certainty that God’s Word was and His promises were trustworthy.
  6. Scripture is the very of God, and powerful—and for the believer, by the indwelling Holy Spirit.
  7. A leader must:
    A. the Scriptures.
    B. with an unshakable conviction that God’s Word is true.
    C. be able to the truth of God’s Word with confidence and conviction.
  8. The voice of authority must convey and power. If you can’t verbally project certainty, , and courage based on , you’ll find it very difficult to lead people.
  9. People are looking for authority they can . People who love the truth will someone who communicates God’s truth with authority.
  10. A fifth characteristic of every true leader is: A leader others.
  11. A real leader’s aim is to make around him . He makes them , more effective, and more .
  12. A sixth principle of leadership is: A leader is and .
  13. People will naturally follow a leader who arouses their , and they will just as surely back away from someone who is perpetually .
  14. Optimistic enthusiasm creates , excitement, and .
  15. God was the source of Paul’s authority, his , his hope, his , and his .
  16. God’s people in the midst of an ungodly community actually that community from disaster.
  17. The men in Paul’s ship were because of him. They had someone who:
    A. demonstrated good .
    B. who could with authority.
    C. who knew how to others
    D. and who gave them and enthusiasm.
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Chapter Four

Taking Charge

  1. True leadership is and proved in crises. The real leader is the one who can the stress, the problems, the burdens, the solutions, and the victories.
  2. Leadership is . It is a matter of , not position.
  3. Paul’s ship was blown and tossed about in the vast region of the Mediterranean Sea for full weeks. That is a long time to be caught in such a situation.
  4. The weather conditions were so bad that some of the sailors tried secretly to ship.
  5. Epitomizing at its supreme level happens when people literally their very lives to someone.
  6. God ordains the as well as the , and that is why the truth of human responsibility is and affirmed by the sovereignty of God.
  7. A seventh principle all wise leaders follow is: A leader never the .
  8. When it comes to matters of —moral and ethical foundations, biblical absolutes, the axioms of God’s Word, God’s clear , and the truthfulness of God Himself—it is right to compromise.
  9. No one can be a truly spiritual leader unless he understands the essential truth of Scripture and to compromise its absolute authority.
  10. An eighth principle of leadership is: A leader on , not obstacles.
  11. Paul looked right the storm, beyond the urgency of the moment, and saw that they needed to for the ordeal that lay ahead.
  12. Paul gave words of encouragement that the very formidable obstacles.
  13. A ninth important principle of leadership is: A leader empowers by .
  14. Paul’s became infectious. Everyone partook of the overdue . They all began to feel better, , and more hopeful.
  15. The of God’s sovereign had brought them to a propitious spot.
  16. Paul’s leadership had not only endeared him to Julius, but also made him .
  17. Paul stepped up and showed how a true leader acts.
    A. He was .
    B. He was .
    C. He was thinking and levelheaded.
    D. He took .
    E. God his efforts with amazing success.
    F. Paul didn’t the absolutes.
    G. He was not from his objective by the obstacles.
    H. He led by .
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Part 2

Paul in Corinth: Leadership Under Fire

Chapter Five

A Leader’s Devotion to His People

  1. Paul wrote 2 Corinthians specifically to his apostleship and to some major threats to his leadership in the church at Corinth.
  2. Corinth is located on a narrow that connects the mainland of Greece with the Peloponnes.
  3. The religions of the Greek and Roman world had made into a religious sacrament, and Corinth became the focal point for that kind of “worship.”
  4. Corinth was one of the most fruitful fields the apostle Paul ever visited.
  5. After Paul left Corinth, numerous and serious problems developed in the church there requiring and leadership.
  6. A spirit of and conflict shredded the of the Corinthian church, driven by , strife, and carnality.
  7. It is obvious from Paul’s first epistle to the Corinthians that their internal strife and other all stemmed from a of wise and godly in the wake of Paul’s and Apollos’s departure.
  8. False teachers were clearly taking of the leadership in the Corinthian church.
  9. A tenth vital principle of leadership is: A leader cultivates .
  10. Scripture exalts . Loyalty is owed, first of all, to the and to his truth, but also to those who for the truth.
  11. Authentic loyalty is an to truth and duty and involves to the obligations of love and friendship.
  12. Everything in leadership hinges on the leader’s to his people. Motivating people can be accomplished only by a loving .
  13. Leadership hinges on , and is cultivated by loyalty. Where is born and respect is maintained, sacrificial, devoted is rendered.
  14. It is possible that the false apostles had used the very fact of Paul’s to cast on his authority, claiming Paul’s hardships were that he was being chastened by God.
  15. Another indispensable principle of leadership is: A leader has for others.
  16. Empathy is the ability to with another person so much that feel what feels. It is essential to true , sensitivity, understanding, and .
  17. Leaders must give their people room to . People need rather than scorn when they struggle.
  18. Leadership is ultimately about , not just sterile objectives and that can be written on paper.
  19. Reproof and can be done in a context of and edification.
  20. Paul was a and compassionate leader. Such and are essential for good leadership.
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Chapter Six

Paul Defends His Sincerity

  1. is not a quality good people should tolerate in their leaders.
  2. Paul assures the Corinthians that he has spoken a or written anything to them that was couched in , concealed in double meanings, or otherwise deliberately .
  3. Paul pointed out that his own sincerity as a messenger of the gospel was in the truthfulness and of the gospel itself.
  4. Three keys to Paul’s sincerity are highlighted in 1 Corinthians 4:2
    A. Paul always operated with a conscience.
    B. He always sought to show himself in words & action.
    C. His dealings were never self-serving or heavy-handed, but always driven by a , tender .
  5. Absolutely essential to good leaderships is: A leader keeps a conscience.
  6. The conscience is a built-in system that signals us when something we have done is .
  7. Suppressing the conscience or deliberately violating it is to our spiritual well- being. To disobey the conscience is itself a .
  8. Paul placed a very premium on the of a clear conscience.
  9. A conscience the most basic requirement of all leadership.
  10. Another leadership essential is: A leader is and decisive.
  11. Good leaders must be able to make in a way that is clear-headed, , and conclusive.
  12. Leaders must also be able to objectives in a way that is articulate, , and distinct.
  13. Another essential principle of leadership is:
    A leader knows when to his .
  14. The best test of a leader’s wisdom is not always the decision he makes.
  15. Paul did not want his personal interaction with the Corinthians to be dominated by and conflict. He wanted their reunion to be in an atmosphere of .
  16. Another major principle all leaders need to bear in mind is: A leader does not his authority.
  17. Paul had no interest in it over the Corinthians. He to risk spoiling his relationship with them by repeated personal .
  18. Paul was the epitome of a leader with a heart.
  19. List the very best traits of Paul’s leadership style.
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
    E. clear
    F. unvarnished
  20. Leadership is a , lonely, and often calling.
  21. The leader must nonetheless remain , compassionate, empathetic, and .
  22. If a leader becomes , repressive, or in his treatment of his people, he will his effectiveness as a leader.
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Chapter Seven

“Who Is Sufficient For These Things?”

  1. ANSWER THE FOLLOWING EITHER T (TRUE) OR F (FALSE)
    Satan often aims his most ferocious attacks at key leaders.
    To defy a leader who is called by God and faithful to the truth is a peculiarly satanic sin.
    Paul said the ministry of the gospel is like a perpetual defeat.
    Paul turned the tables on the false teachers attacking his ministry.
    One truth every leader will eventually discover is that people are shockingly fickle.
    Paul never sought letters of commendation for sinister purposes.
    Paul’s authenticity was evident from his own life and his influence in the Corinthians’ lives.
    Nothing is more debilitating to leadership than self-doubt.
    The apostles did not minister with the same kind of confidence Paul had.
    Self-confidence is arrogance.
  2. The was a massive celebratory parade, one of the most important and colorful in the Roman culture.
  3. Paul said that the only person who is really to lead is the one whom has made a leader. Self-made leaders are utterly .
  4. Paul gives another fundamental principle of leadership: A leader doesn’t his role in the face of opposition.
  5. The fallen human heart is bent toward .
  6. Paul had no agenda to himself. He was not setting himself forth as a leader.
  7. The false teachers had attacked Paul’s and were trying to destroy his .
  8. The point in Paul’s defense was an appeal to the Corinthian believers’ of his character.
  9. The false teachers had come into the church at Corinth as . They had come with an , and they had planned well.
  10. The effectiveness of leadership is measured in terms of .
  11. Only can write a letter such as Paul had. The themselves were his letter, kept in his , composed by Christ, and written down by the .
  12. A vital principle in all wise leadership is: A leader is of his calling.
  13. The gracious of God on Paul’s life, in spite of his past, was .
  14. Confidence is a great and strength in leadership—to be so in your giftedness, so about your calling that no trial, however sever, could ever make you question your life’s work.
  15. No leader can be truly who considers the present task a stepping- stone. You can’t be distracted by the and effective in the present.
  16. Unless you have confidence that you’re called and gifted for what you are doing, every trial, every hardship will to deter you from your objective.
  17. All the leaders in the early church had a strong and conviction that they were .
  18. Paul exemplifies another basic principle of all wise leadership:
    A leader knows his own .
  19. The leader who forgets his own weakness will inevitably .
  20. The heart of Paul’s message was always , proclaimed with clarity and directness, and he trusted the power of the itself to penetrate hearts and people.
  21. No competent leader is going to be anxious to people with his credentials. Leaders who are truly are qualified because of their .
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Chapter Eight

A Leader Made Of Clay

  1. The false teachers denigrated Paul for his imperfections, his weaknesses, the way he looked, and the way he .
  2. Paul often suffered and that were related to his own physical weakness.
  3. Paul answered the personal vilification attack exactly as he had already answered the false apostles’ other criticisms: by and humbly his own inherent insufficiency.
  4. Paul was merely an through which God “diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place.”
  5. If God did not use homely, clay pots, there be any spiritual leaders at all, because there aren’t any people who aren’t beset with blemishes and weaknesses.
  6. Paul described his own with indwelling sin—especially the sin of desire.
  7. Paul embraced his own and showed how those very weaknesses were further of his legitimacy as a leader.
  8. Paul was quite content to be a pot in the service of the Lord. He was seeking not the approval of men but the eternal “ ” of the heavenly Judge.
  9. Paul’s emphasis was on the importance of the container, compared to the value of what it held.
  10. God delights in choosing menial, , foolish, , despised, ignoble people, whom society might say are good for .
  11. Even the notable and talented of this world must learn to become pots in order to be by God to maximum effectiveness.
  12. The fact that God can make spiritual leaders out of such unsightly clay jars is of the greatness of power. Spiritual power is the product of genius or human technique.
  13. Every true spiritual leader will cultivate a holy for sin and a humble, heart over sin in his own life.
  14. A quality absolutely essential to anyone in leaderships is: A leader is .
  15. A leader must find strength to endure every kind of trial including:
    A. .
    B. .
    C. .
    D. .
  16. All Paul ever really knew in his life was .
  17. The same evil that put Christ on the cross is still at work in the world, but now it pursues His servants.
  18. is inevitable for any leader who is faithful to Christ.
  19. Paul saw his whole life as a process of . He was simply recognizing the true nature of his existence.
  20. Every who is faithful to Christ will have some share in His . The true leader must be willing to “ hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.”
  21. Paul was more than a , because the Lord Jesus Christ infused his life with such power that his as a spiritual leader overturned the world.
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Chapter Nine

The Leader’s Warfare

  1. The first seven chapters of 2 Corinthians are intensely , highly emotional, and thoroughly .
  2. Another fundamental principle of all leadership is: A leader is .
  3. Spiritual leaders must be driven by an intense for the truth, as well as a deep, fervent, and abiding for Christ.
  4. Other strong affections are equally essential in leadership. Name them.
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
    E.
    F.
  5. Nothing was more difficult or more relentless than the Paul waged for the of the Corinthian church.
  6. Paul knew that rebellion always sows for more rebellion.
  7. Paul understood that the effects of are always long-lived.
  8. Paul was the Corinthian church’s spiritual . Therefore he spoke to them sternly, like a displeased .
  9. Paul had three groups of people in mind as he penned the closing four chapters of 2 Corinthians.
    A.
    B.
    C.
  10. Paul knew that being , slandered, reviled, , and wrongfully is an inevitable part of being a Christian.
  11. We must expect to suffer . Our lives the culture we live in.
  12. Meekness is not ; it is under control.
  13. No one in the world ever suffered more than Christ. He was , totally innocent, completely deceit.
  14. Christ’s ministry was to people who were otherwise worthless, not destroy and discard them.
  15. When Paul’s efforts at were exhausted, he would do whatever was necessary to the truth against the unrepentant, unrelenting rebels.
  16. A cardinal principle of leadership is: A leader is .
  17. No one who the courage of basic convictions can possibly be an effective leader. People don’t follow .
  18. In Galatians 5:19-23, Paul lists the works of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit. Look this passage up in your King James Bible, then circle 26 words in the Word Search below that are found in these two lists:
  19. Paul did not claim to be .
  20. Paul knew the real battle was full-scale against the kingdom of .
  21. We are fighting for the:
    A. the preservation and proclamation of the
    B. for the of Jesus Christ
    C. for the of sinners
    D. for the of saints
  22. Since all , in whatever they do, are supposed to be engaged in the advance of Christ’s kingdom, they face from the powers of .
  23. Human weapons have no at all against Satan. They have no in the spiritual realm or the kingdom of darkness.
  24. If you are a Christian, you are a in a spiritual battle, and for that battle, you need to be in the use of the right weapons.
  25. The fortresses Paul described are belief systems, philosophies, doctrines, evil worldviews, and every massive system of .
  26. Every worldly ideology that opposes , opposes , and opposes the is rooted in sinful human rebellion and spawned out of hell.
  27. Spiritual warfare is all about evil lies with the truth. Use the of God’s Word and the power of the gospel to give people the truth.
  28. One of the fundamental qualifications for spiritual leadership is a of the truth, an to recognize lies, and in using the truth to refute the lies. A leader is .
  29. A good leader cannot the warfare. The more a leader is the more the enemy will bring the battle to him.
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Let’s Review

Go back over the pages you have completed in the workbook so far, and answer the following:

  1. Christ says the truest kind of leadership demands .
  2. Leadership is .
  3. There is no better human model of leadership than .
  4. Paul earned a reputation of .
  5. was a classic leader in the Old Testament.
  6. ehemiah knew how to .
  7. Nehemiah was a man of .
  8. A leader must know the .
  9. People follow leaders who arouse .
  10. Optimistic enthusiasm creates .
  11. Leadership is a matter of , not position.
  12. Paul’s became infectious.
  13. was one of Paul’s most fruitful mission fields.
  14. Leadership is ulitimately about .
  15. The is a build-in warning system.
  16. A leader does not abuse his .
  17. Paul showed unvarnished .
  18. Self-made leaders are .
  19. is a great and necessary strength in leadership.
  20. Paul very weaknesses were further of his legitimacy as a leader.
  21. is inevitable for faithful leaders.
  22. Spiritual leaders must be driven by intense for the truth.
  23. Meekness is under control.
  24. People don’t follow .
  25. A good leader cannot avoid the .
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PART 3

An Approved Workman:
Leadership Held to A Biblical Standard

Chapter Ten

How Not To Be Disqualified

  1. A common pitfall that can easily a person from leadership is a of personal .
  2. Shocking evidence of lack of discipline is frequently seen in the lifestyles of and sports .
  3. Another critical, indispensable, and supremely important quality every leader must maintain is: A leader is .
  4. Real influential leaders are the ones who themselves to personal and make the most of their gifts.
  5. Adokimos speaks of being , eliminated by a rule violation, .
  6. Leaders face extraordinary attacks from the powers of darkness. What are they?
    A. has been a peculiar snare for many.
    B. A lack of and has caused others to founder.
    C. and personal default has been a downfall of many.
    D. It all stems from a lack of .
  7. Paul portrayed all of life and ministry as a competition, not a fun run. He took the contest , and he lived accordingly.
  8. Earthly accolades are and transitory.
  9. The of victory is discipline.
  10. Discipline has to become a . It involves self-denial.
  11. Why is discipline important? .
  12. Discipline deposes our lust and permits , virtue, and to rule our minds instead.
  13. What practical suggestions does the author give to develop self-discipline?
    A. Get
    B. Use wisely
    C. Find ways to be rather than merely entertained
    D. Pay attention to things
    E. Accept extra
    F. Once you start something, it
    G. Keep your
    H. Tell yourself from time to time
  14. You cannot be an leader if you are always at the of things out of your own control.
  15. It is the epitome of to waste time.
  16. Give your life to God. Devote yourself especially in your leisure time to the task of cultivating , repentance, , and the fear of God.
  17. A lack of discipline in matters often causes failure in the things too.
  18. Look for ways to use your gifts and resources for the good of .
  19. say you’ll do something you cannot do, and make a promise you don’t intend to fulfill.
  20. Another integral principle of leadership is: A leader is .
  21. Leaders must be industrious and .
  22. Every good athlete and leader must keep his under control.
  23. What makes an athlete great or a leader effective? .
  24. There is no shortage of Christian leaders who have been because of their own of discipline.
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Chapter Eleven

Who Is Fit to Lead?

  1. The pastor and elders are to be the for all Christians.
  2. The principles that are true of in the church are also good principles for Christian in any position of leadership to apply.
  3. Modern society is suffering from a severe of true leaders.
  4. Modern society has ensconced new and different values: , rebellion, , profane speech, , licentiousness, intemperance, and almost every kind of decadence. No wonder is so hard to find.
  5. Worldly standards are gradually into the church.
  6. In every list of qualifications the apostle Paul gave for church leaders the first and most qualification for men in leadership was that they be “”.
  7. Paul employed a Greek word that means “above ” —inculpable, , irreprehensible. Literally, it means “not subject to .”
  8. Acts 6 reveals how things to be in the church.
  9. There were groups of people in the early church. Some were , and some were .
  10. A complaint can easily become a that splits the church. As any church leader will testify, no matter how petty may appear, it always has the potential for great mischief.
  11. Elders must be gifted to . Elders are given the authority in the church, and deacons serve under them in a support role.
  12. What is seen in Acts 6 are the rudimentary beginnings of church .
  13. Three principles emerge in Acts 6 that continue to set the standard for all leaders in the church.
    A. The of leadership was prescribed.
    B. The was recognized as leadership’s first duty.
    C. The standard of was demanded of those who were appointed.
  14. The clear New Testament pattern for church government is a of God- ordained men who lead the people of God .
  15. Every ministry described in the New Testament was a effort.
  16. The diversity of our gifts means all people are equipped. Therefore a plurality of leaders does not necessitate an absolute in every function.
  17. In even the most godly group of leaders, some will naturally be more influential than others.
    A. Some will have gifts.
    B. Others will be more gifted as .
  18. The undeniable pattern is for multiple elders, leadership: shared responsibility—never one-man rule.
  19. The sharing of the leadership burden increases and helps ensure that the decisions of leadership are self-willed or self-serving.
  20. One-man leadership/autocratic rule are the hallmarks of and religions.
  21. Something with which every wise leader has to come to grips, sooner rather than later: you simply do everything yourself. A leader knows how to .
  22. A few things demand the leader’s hands-on , but good leadership demands that he the rest. There is other way to get all the work done and keep his attention on his priorities.
  23. Moses heeded the voice of his father-in-law and able men out of all Israel, and made them over the people.
  24. One of the chief values of delegation is: It helps others to lead. The leader who follows that plan will more leaders.
  25. Your own , not someone else’s , should determine what you do and what you delegate to others.
  26. Servant ministry, while crucial, is not to eclipse and the of the Word.
  27. Good praying is hard , and prayer is the first and most important of all ministry. All other activities of ministry are utterly if not bathed in prayer.
  28. The wise leader will not prayer. Nothing else must crowd off already-busy agendas.
  29. Devoting oneself to the ministry of the Word means spending time in . It is a commitment.
  30. The whole point of servant leadership is and other servants; thus, the ministry becomes a self-perpetuating for servants.
  31. A man is qualified for spiritual leadership because of what he , not merely because of what he . The stress is always on more than ability. , not personality, is the key issue.
  32. Why such a high standard?
  33. Choosing men of to lead the people of God, so that the work of the ministry would get in the right way, by the right people, devoted to the right underscores the supreme importance of having the right kind of leaders.
  34. Leadership is all about —honor, decency, integrity, , holiness, moral , and other qualities like these.
  35. All these virtues may be combined and up in one final statement. Which perfectly summarizes every fundamental requirement of a true leader: A leader is .
  36. The model of true leadership, of course, is the Great Shepherd, Himself.
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PART 4

Epilogue

Chapter Twelve

The Measure Of A Leader’s Success

  1. Association with Paul had become so that all but a few of the apostle’s own spiritual children had in effect and him.
  2. A careful look at how Paul’s and came to an can teach us a lot about how to gauge the or of a leader.
  3. The dominant theme of Second Timothy is , not .
  4. Paul his own success as a leader, as an apostle, and as a Christian by a single criterion: He had “ the .”
  5. Although leadership is sometimes a calling, the true leader must never be from people. Just as people leaders, leaders people.
  6. The more a leader his life in people, the more that person will be in the Lord’s service.
  7. , not programs, were on Paul’s mind as he came to the end of his life. are the most vital and valuable resource any leader can cultivate.
  8. Timothy more than anyone else had the of Paul. He had the of Paul. He had the of Paul. He was Paul —the faithful son.
  9. Every true leader can thank God when by His grace He them spiritual who are like Timothy, reproductions of themselves.
  10. Crescens represents the quiet, hero who comes along in godly maturity and spiritual strength to stand behind someone like Paul and work faithfully human accolades.
  11. Titus was an , a builder, and a man who could other leaders.
  12. Luke was obviously , and thus he was content to come alongside a great apostle and in his shadow.
  13. Leadership and ministry are greatly by a personal confidant.
  14. The split between Paul and Barnabas over Mark turned out to be a because it resulted in fruitful missionary teams instead of one.
  15. One of the great in Christian ministry and spiritual leadership is to see someone to usefulness after experiencing failure.
  16. Tychicus was given great , delivering the Word of God to churches; therefore he must have been a and trustworthy man.
  17. “Parchments” were important preserved on expensive animal-skin .
  18. Betrayal usually comes from where you expect it.
  19. The verb translated “” is the Greek word egkataleipo. It is a strong word that speaks of .
  20. Virtually every Christian leader will eventually face the of someone he pours his life into; who he thinks is on the ; who is following Christ; but who brings deep pain and a sense of when it finally becomes apparent that he loves the present world.
  21. Everyone in leadership and ministry people who set themselves the truth of God and seek to do us harm.
  22. The church at Rome was filled with who knew Paul well. Not one of them testified on his behalf or even showed up at his for moral support.
  23. Paul felt Christ’s in his spirit, enabling him to be the human instrument through which the was fully preached, so that the Gentiles might hear.
  24. The deliverance Paul sought was an reality, not a rescue from temporal or earthly tribulations. This was authentic .
  25. Priscilla and Aquila were the God used to help bring Apollos to maturity. Apollos became a powerful of Paul’s ministry and leadership.
  26. Even before the death of the apostle Paul, the apostolic of healing and miracles were beginning to , or had ceased already.
  27. Paul’s influence in the lives of so many people gives ample of the effectiveness of his leadership to the very end.
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List the twenty-six characteristics of a true leader.

  1. A. A leader is .
    B. A leader the .
    C. A leader uses good .
    D. A leader with .
    E. A leader others.
    F. A leader is and .
    G. A leader never the .
    H. A leader focuses on not .
    I. A leader by .
    J. A leader cultivates .
    K. A leader has for .
    L. A leader keeps a .
    M. A leader is and .
    N. A leader knows to his .
    O. A leader does not his .
    P. A leader doesn’t his in the of .
    Q. A leader is of his .
    R. A leader knows own .
    S. A leader is .
    T. A leader is .
    U. A leader is .
    V. A leader is .
    W. A leader is .
    X. A leader is .
    Y. A leader knows to .
    Z. A leader is .
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