Learning Biblical Leadership Skills

The Bible teaches that authority has its place in the church. It shows, however, that leaders should accomplish their goals through persuasion, not power; through support, not control; through open-mindedness, not closed-mindedness. The entry suggests ways of dealing with problems that arise and suggests ways to administer discipline. Servant leadership is God's appointed method for managing the church. Unfortunately, most people who are thrust into leadership positions in the church have not been trained in biblical leadership skills. Many think that their position of leadership makes them the "boss" who hands down dictates. Others, who may realize how carnal that is, abdicate all leadership, and their group suffers from a lack of direction and discipline. Neither kind of leadership pleases the Lord. God fully supports authority in the church. It is not a society of indistinguishable equals. Some people are to lead, others are to follow. But the tools of leadership are the issue. …