Do Some Spiritual Leaders Obtain God's Authentication?

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xvi. The unmistakable mark of leaders who are authenticated by God is that they are like Christ and those follow them become more like Christ xvii. A person is truly a spiritual leader when others are moved to be more like Christ. xviii. How does one attain God’s authentication?
1. The key lies not in the leader but in God.
2. There is nothing a leader can do that will guarantee God’s affirmation.
3. All a leader can do is submit to God’s call.
4. Some spiritual leaders try to be more committed, when what they need to be is more submitted.
5. There is a significant difference between a personal determination to try harder and a complete abandonment of one’s self to God’s purposes. The former rests on people and their commitment; the …show more content…

Followers are much more motivated to support leaders who demonstrate faithful service to God. The evidence that God has honored such leaders serves to solidify their credibility. xvi. L.R. Scarborough, 2nd President of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary issues this challenge to spiritual leaders: “If your place is not great enough to suit you, make it so. The minister who is unable to make a place great is too weak to hold a great one.” xvii. Leaders who fix their gaze on the horizon, hoping for something better rather than focusing on the tasks at hand, are unworthy to hold their current positions. xviii. It is crucial for those in spiritual leadership to recognize what “success” means in God’s kingdom. xix. Sometimes a tactical retreat can be a success… xx. God gauges success in terms of faithfulness and obedience, not in terms of dollars or status. xxi. The measure of a leader’s success is whether they moved their people from where they were to where God wanted them to be. xxii. The measure of leaders’ success is whether or not they accomplished God’s will. xxiii. The accomplishment of God’s will is the only complete and infallible indication of …show more content…

Legitimate Sources of Influence:
i. God’s authentication ii. Encounters with God iii. Character/Integrity iv. A Successful Track Record
v. Preparation
b. Illegitimate Sources of Influence:
i. Position ii. Power iii. Personality
c. Every leader should periodically take a leadership inventory… ask yourself:
i. Why are people following me? ii. Do they see the activity of God in my life? iii. Do they recognize in my character and integrity the mark of God? iv. Do they sense that God is with me?
v. Do I have a track record of success? vi. What is it about me, if anything, that causes people to want to follow me?
d. Spiritual influence does not come automatically, haphazardly, or easily… It is not something which leaders can insist… It is something God must produce in you.

Ch. 6: The Leader’s Goal (Moving People On To God’s Agenda) Leaders must ask themselves: “Where should this organization be going? It is amazing how many leaders become so focused on the journey they lose sight of the destination. Some leaders confuse the means-to-the-end with the end itself. If leaders do not clearly understand where their organization is and where is should be going, they will be unable to lead

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