Theme Of Leadership In Acts

One of the most important themes in Acts is leadership. Throughout the book of Acts, there are two prominent characters that reveal the theme of leadership. These two characters are Peter and Paul in which throughout the twenty-eight books, they become leaders to God’s people. Peter is portrayed as a leader in the beginning of the book. When Judas betrays Jesus in Acts chapter 1, Peter steps up and takes charge. “For,” said Peter, “it is written in the Book of Psalms: “‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, “‘May another take his place of leadership’ (Acts 1:20). He was very courageous to step up and lead God’s people even after the tragic loss of Judas. God was most definitely using Peter to work his miracles through. He was called by the Lord to preach about his miracles and truth. Through peter and the church, God’s work of bringing wholeness and salvation was accomplished. God was working through his disciples immensely.

The theme of Leadership is evident throughout Acts. Paul and Peter were remarkable leaders who continued to contribute to the early church even during times of persecution, sin, and conflict. Peter shows his leadership in Acts chapter three verses seventeen through twenty:

“Now, fellow Israelites, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders. But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Messiah would suffer. Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, and that he may send the Messiah, who has been appointed for you—even Jesus.”

This quote displays how Peter was a leader and how great of a leader he actually was to speak to the onlookers about leadin...

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...also lead. A leader is anyone who is planting seeds with God that will cause that person to be one that He raises up.

The reason I chose leadership for this assignment was because reading through the text three different times throughout the semester, leading was the most evident to me. Through Paul and Peter and also the other apostles, they displayed the most leadership in which my information came from. They were known to spread the Word of God to all of God’s people. They were successful in miracles performed and they could not have done it without the Holy Spirit working in them. The theme of leadership impacted me as well, because I too feel a calling to be a leader. As a business major and wanting to own my own business one day, I will be leading. The book of Acts is almost like a guide book to spiritual leadership in which all Christians should consider.