The task of leadership will only be sustained by the glory of God and the joy found in Him, especially in areas of poverty.
The task of leadership will only be sustained by the glory of God and the joy found in Him, especially in areas of poverty.
It’s important for preachers to hold out the infinite riches of God to their hearers.
The leader’s motivation is extremely important.
Leaders cannot be a blessing unless they are dependent on the Blessed one.
Most planters are fine with getting facts and figures off the internet, and spouting them to anybody who will listen, in an effort to look like they know what they’re doing.
We do it because 20 years ago, an older couple in church broke with their entire worldview and comfortable life and allowed me into their home.
Those of us who are in leadership bear the weight of responsibility for recruiting and training the next generation of Christian leaders.
Often, the middle class approach to leadership training is, “Prove yourself and then we will see”, but a better way within scheme culture is, “Take responsibility until you prove you are unable.”
In our line of the church-planting world, a wife must roll her sleeves up with the rest of us, get her hands dirty, and partner with her man in the fight.