{"id":441,"date":"2009-10-18T09:15:08","date_gmt":"2009-10-18T16:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalcounselinginsights.com\/blog\/?p=441"},"modified":"2020-08-10T11:15:22","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T18:15:22","slug":"what-distinctive-qualities-are-found-in-a-mature-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblicalcounselinginsights.com\/blog\/leadership-development\/what-distinctive-qualities-are-found-in-a-mature-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Qualities of Mature Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"
What\u2019s the attraction that draws people into a church? Is it an old-fashioned service, planned around formal routine, or is it a modern service with elements of spontaneity? What makes the difference? I believe it is not the style of the service, but what the preacher has to say. \n \nPreaching is an important task, and as the preacher in your church, you\u2019re a servant, and a servant\u2019s job has definition to it. It has boundaries; there are certain tasks included in the role of a servant, and certain tasks that you\u2019re excluded from doing. You\u2019re giving yourself willingly to a prescribed task–doing it with a spirit of sacrifice, not by walking beneath your ability, but by doing exactly what you want to be doing. You are sacrificing \u201cyour way\u201d for \u201cGod\u2019s way.\u201d<\/p>\n
No matter what your specific role in your church, if you are a leader, you need to demonstrate three important qualities.<\/p>\n
The first of these qualities is to have a \u201crecord of attainment\u201d \u2013 a reputation for doing your job well. A leader has a mission and a plan to fulfill that mission. There\u2019s a reason for doing what you\u2019re doing, and when anybody thinks about you, they think about a person with a plan who is dedicated, and implements\u00a0it well.<\/p>\n
The second quality demonstrated by a leader is intellectual maturity. You believe in something, you stand for something, and you\u2019re decisive, speaking in such a way that causes people to make choices. You make it so plain they can\u2019t ignore you.<\/p>\n
The third important quality of a leader is to demonstrate emotional maturity. If someone doesn\u2019t follow through on a responsibility, or exhibits poor behavior, and you\u2019re going to address it, you don\u2019t need to be hostile. Walk in the Spirit. We see a picture of emotional maturity in 2 Corinthians 4:7-10:<\/p>\n
\u201cBut we have this treasure (the Holy Spirit) in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
As a leader, you must be filled with the Holy Spirit. Demonstrate good leadership by having something to say, understanding sacrifice, having a record of attainment, and being intellectually and emotionally mature. Rejoice, giving thanksgiving to God that you\u2019re His minister. Be enthusiastic with the joy of the Lord in your heart.<\/p>\n
Take a step . . .<\/h5>\n
Are you currently in a position of leadership? Are you demonstrating the qualities of leadership discussed in this post: \u00a0a record of attainment (a reputation for doing your job well), intellectual maturity, and emotional maturity? In what area do you most need to improve? Ask God to give you the discernment to identify the ways in which you most need to change, and the discipline to make the necessary changes.<\/p>\n
This summary is from Dr. Brandt\u2019s message\u00a0The Marks of a Mature Leader.<\/span> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
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What\u2019s the attraction that draws people into a church? Is it an old-fashioned service, planned around formal routine, or is it a modern service with elements of spontaneity? What makes the difference? I believe it is not the style of the service, but what the preacher has to say.