Church Leadership Skills
What Skills are Essential for Church Leaders to Lead Effectively?
To be effective in ministry, breaking through with the love of Christ, then you, as a church leader, need to skillfully move in the right direction with the right source of confidence, having the right objectives and the right means of getting there. You will need to break through the obstacles in your skill set that keep you from leading effectively.You must acquire leadership skills but they must . . .
line up with God's character and ways
... not what you, or the world, think is the right way to do things
be empowered by the Holy Spirit
... not self-determination, pushing through no matter what to accomplish what you think should be done
produce eternal results using godly processes
... not letting the end justify the means
- First with God (prayer), demonstrating trust & reliance on Him
- Then with people, demonstrating a desire for unity & participation
- First to God, leading to wisdom & understanding
- Then to people, leading to greater awareness & accountability
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