Wednesday, March 5, 2014

8 essential requirements for leaders in the church





1. Engagement with culture from a thoroughly Christian perspective.


2. A life-focus, both individually and in communion with others, to glorify God.


3. A nuanced knowledge of the Bible which involves a hierarchy of doctrines, a commitment to the Bible’s final, infallible authority, and a profound respect for others who may disagree with our fallible interpretation.


4. Progressive submission of all aspects of one’s life to the lordship of Christ, including character, beliefs, and behavior.


5. A transferable life, a desire not just to communicate truth, but truth as it bears fruit in one’s life, to others.


6. A willingness to get outside one’s comfort zone for the sake of the gospel.  In part, this requires a willingness to grow the church God’s way and to recognize its essentially heterogenous nature.


7. A commitment to be personally involved with others.  The transferred life must be an accountable life on the most intimate, godly levels.


8. A leader must be vulnerable, humble, tolerant



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