Train Church Leaders Practicum
Applying Biblical Truth about Church Leadership to Actual Leading
God has provided teaching in His Word about what to do in a wide variety of specific situations. Certainly we don’t need policies for that which God directly, specifically, and clearly instructs and commands. We simply need to help people learn and apply what He says.
Yet, we face many issues in the Church not specifically addressed in Scripture, some unique to our modern world — i.e., . . . Continue reading Why Policies When We Have God’s Word?
Who we are as leaders affects how we approach our responsibilities, even that of developing and enforcing policies. When we are who we should be, we tend to do what we should do. We must guard our hearts (Prov. 4:23) so who we are positively affects what we do. Otherwise, we may find ourselves using policies as a means of boosting our own power. Policies could take on a life of their own due to misuse of them. That isn’t the Christ-like way. . . . Continue reading Leadership Qualities that Positively Affect Policy Making
What we do as leaders begins with who we are, even in policy making. If we don’t have Christ-like hearts, it’s going to be difficult to fulfill our God-given roles — that of being a shepherd, guide, servant, steward, and example. Attitudes and motivations in policy making driven by ego and selfish concerns don’t go hand-in-hand with these biblical leadership roles. . . . Continue reading Biblical Leadership Roles Positively Affect Policy Making
Our biblical leadership roles affect all we do as leaders, including policy making. Take time to reflect on how our shepherding responsibilities affect the development and enforcement of policies in the Church. A key passage about a church leader’s role as a shepherd provides some guidelines that can apply even to policy making. . . . Continue reading Shepherding and Policy Making