Title: Leading the Church (6)
Series: On a Mission-The Life of Paul
Author: Patrick Edwards
Text: Acts 20:1-38
Introduction
["I am the driver" Cool Runnings clip]
We all want to be the driver, that is until we understand the full weight of it. You see, the driver is not a person of higher value than the other teammates. Everyone shares equal value in their contribution to the team. But the driver does bear a higher responsibility. They need to understand that responsibility, take it seriously, and execute those duties to the best of their ability.
Leadership is important. A right understanding of leadership can mean everything; a poor understanding can be disastrous. And part of a right view of leadership means understanding one's context. While some principles will be universal and apply across all spectrums of scenarios, leadership in a locker room will look different from in a board room. While executives from the world of business can provide valuable insights, the duties of an entrepreneur will differ in many ways from that of a pastor and elder. As John Piper writes,
The mentality of the professional is not the mentality of the prophet. It is not the mentality of the slave of Christ. Professionalism has nothing to do with the essence and heart of the Christian ministry. The more professional we long to be, the more spiritual death we will leave in our wake.... Brothers, we are not professionals!
God's Word tells us what we need to know about spiritual leadership. In Acts 20 we see what a healthy church on a mission needs most from an earthly perspective, that being healthy leadership. We see Paul, an apostle of the Church, invest in local churches and charge their leaders with their essential duties. But while Paul's words are a charge to pastors and elders of a church, it is a two-way contract by which the congregation is committing to not only being led in such a way, but laboring together with its leaders to pursue the mission of ...
Series: On a Mission-The Life of Paul
Author: Patrick Edwards
Text: Acts 20:1-38
Introduction
["I am the driver" Cool Runnings clip]
We all want to be the driver, that is until we understand the full weight of it. You see, the driver is not a person of higher value than the other teammates. Everyone shares equal value in their contribution to the team. But the driver does bear a higher responsibility. They need to understand that responsibility, take it seriously, and execute those duties to the best of their ability.
Leadership is important. A right understanding of leadership can mean everything; a poor understanding can be disastrous. And part of a right view of leadership means understanding one's context. While some principles will be universal and apply across all spectrums of scenarios, leadership in a locker room will look different from in a board room. While executives from the world of business can provide valuable insights, the duties of an entrepreneur will differ in many ways from that of a pastor and elder. As John Piper writes,
The mentality of the professional is not the mentality of the prophet. It is not the mentality of the slave of Christ. Professionalism has nothing to do with the essence and heart of the Christian ministry. The more professional we long to be, the more spiritual death we will leave in our wake.... Brothers, we are not professionals!
God's Word tells us what we need to know about spiritual leadership. In Acts 20 we see what a healthy church on a mission needs most from an earthly perspective, that being healthy leadership. We see Paul, an apostle of the Church, invest in local churches and charge their leaders with their essential duties. But while Paul's words are a charge to pastors and elders of a church, it is a two-way contract by which the congregation is committing to not only being led in such a way, but laboring together with its leaders to pursue the mission of ...
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