Learning To Be LEADERS In The Church Albert Burns 11/19/2018

Developing Leaders in the Church Objective: To help young men recognize the need to prepare now to be leaders in the church, and to give them direction for doing so. 11/19/2018

Developing Leaders in the Church ▪ We must start in our youth to become a leader in the church. ▪ What instructions can we obtain in our youth to help become a leader? ▪ Examples in the Bible of leaders and how they became leaders. ▪ What it takes to be a leader. ▪ What one does as a leader. 11/19/2018

Developing Leaders in the Church ▪ Leadership is organizing a group ▪ Leadership has been described as "a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in a common goal" ▪ Leadership is guiding, conducting, influencing 11/19/2018

Developing Leaders in the Church ▪ The use of positive reinforcement is a successful and growing technique used by leaders to motivate and attain desired behaviors from subordinates. ▪ Jesus use the technique of positive reinforcement ▪ Matt. 25:15-29 ▪ WELL DONE THOU GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT 11/19/2018

We Must Start In Our Youth To Become Leaders In The Church ▪ Good Leaders Come From: Families that live in God’s word ▪ Proverb 22:6 “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it”. ▪ Ephesians 6:4 “…fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord”. 11/19/2018

We Must Start In Our Youth To Become Leaders In The Church ▪ 2nd Timothy 1:5 “When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also”. ▪ Being a Leader Requires Desire ▪ 1 Timothy 3:1 “This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work”. 11/19/2018

We Must Start In Our Youth To Become Leaders In The Church ▪ Why Are There Many Churches That Do Not Have Elders? ▪ Three reasons: ▪ 1. Many don’t work enough to develop or grow leaders ▪ 2. Many don’t know how to “grow” leaders within the local congregation ▪ 3. Training is not started in the youth of the congregation 11/19/2018

What Instructions Can We Obtain In Our Youth To Help Become A Leader? ▪ Work and study to be able to wield (handle) the word of God accurately ▪ 2 Tim. 2:15 “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth”. ▪ 2 Tim 3:16-17 “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works”. 11/19/2018

What Instructions Can We Obtain In Our Youth To Help Become A Leader? ▪ Avoid being side tracked by false doctrine no matter how intriguing and popular it may be. ▪ 1 Tim 1:3-4 “As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine, Neither give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which minister questions, rather than godly edifying which is in faith: so do”. 11/19/2018

What Instructions Can We Obtain In Our Youth To Help Become A Leader? ▪ Stick with the proven truth you’ve been taught ▪ 2 Tim 3:14-15 "But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them. And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus". 11/19/2018

What Instructions Can We Obtain In Our Youth To Help Become A Leader? ▪ 2 Tim 3:16-17 “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works”. 11/19/2018

What Instructions Can We Obtain In Our Youth To Help Become A Leader? ▪ 1 Tim 4:1-2 “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron”. 11/19/2018

Examples In The Bible Of Leaders And How They Became Leaders: ▪ Joseph Gen. 37:13 Gen. 39:2 Gen. 39:4-6, 8-9 Gen. 39:21 Gen. 41:16, 38-40 Gen. 50:19-21 11/19/2018

Examples In The Bible Of Leaders And How They Became Leaders: ▪ Joseph 11/19/2018

Examples In The Bible Of Leaders And How They Became Leaders: ▪ Joseph ▪ Moses Ex. 2:9-11 Ex. 3:6 Ex. 32 Deut. 34: 5-7, 10 Heb. 3:5 Rev. 15:3 11/19/2018

Examples In The Bible Of Leaders And How They Became Leaders: ▪ Joseph ▪ Moses ▪ Joshua Ex. 17:9-10 Joshua 1:16 Ex. 24:13 Joshua 3:7 Ex. 33:11 Joshua 4:8, 14 Num. 11:28 Judges 2: 7-8 Num. 27:18, 22 Joshua 24:15 Deut. 34:9 11/19/2018

Examples In The Bible Of Leaders And How They Became Leaders: ▪ Joseph ▪ Moses ▪ Joshua ▪ Samuel 1 Sam. 2:18-19, 26 1 Sam. 7:15 1 Sam. 12:23 11/19/2018

Examples In The Bible Of Leaders And How They Became Leaders: ▪ Joseph ▪ Moses ▪ Joshua ▪ Samuel ▪ David 1 Sam. 16:11-13 1 Sam. 17:20, 37, 45 1 Sam. 18:5 1 Sam. 22:14 2 Sam. 5:4 Acts 13:22 11/19/2018

Examples In The Bible Of Leaders And How They Became Leaders: ▪ Joseph ▪ Moses ▪ Joshua ▪ Samuel ▪ David ▪ Daniel Dan. 1:8, 17, 20 Dan. 3:29 Dan. 6:3-4, 10, 26 11/19/2018

Examples In The Bible Of Leaders And How They Became Leaders: ▪ Joseph ▪ Moses ▪ Joshua ▪ Samuel ▪ David ▪ Daniel ▪ Jesus Luke 2:40, 46, 49, 51-52 11/19/2018

What It Takes To Be A Leader ▪ Work on developing the traits and characteristics that those who hold leadership positions in the church are to have. 11/19/2018

What It Takes To Be A Leader ▪ 1 Tim 3:1-13 “This is a true saying, if a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; 11/19/2018

What It Takes To Be A Leader lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus”. 11/19/2018

What One Does As A Leader ▪ Stay pure so that God can use you as His instrument ▪ 2 Tim 2:22 “Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart”. ▪ Strive to be an example to believers in word, conduct, love, spirit, faith and purity 11/19/2018

What One Does As A Leader ▪ Strive to be an example knowing that you are younger than many in the church. ▪ 1 Tim 4:12-13 “Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine”. 11/19/2018

What One Does As A Leader ▪ Acts 20:28-30 “Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. For I know this, that after my departing shall grievous wolves enter in among you, not sparing the flock. Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them”. 11/19/2018

What One Does As A Leader ▪ Future leaders in particular should be taking advantage of blogs, social media, and every available platform for communicating the message. We should be exercising stewardship in new opportunities to learn, teach, and study online, recognizing that no generation before us had such rich opportunities. ▪ In Jesus day and age the field was white unto harvest and now the Internet is available for the sowing of the Word of God. The harvest can be plentiful if we just sow. 11/19/2018

What One Does As A Leader ▪ We have only touched the tip of the iceberg and use of the internet for spreading the gospel. ▪ Realize that you can always learn from those younger than you. 11/19/2018

What One Does As A Leader 11/19/2018