1. Lessons in Leadership 6:1-7

2. Challenge of Growth
Parties of Complaint
Premise of Complaint

3. Opportunity of Challenge
Validate Parties

4. Opportunity of Challenge
Validate Parties
Verify Priorities
Empower New Leaders
- With Tested Character
“Nearly all men can stand adver-sity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.”
- Abraham Lincoln

5. Opportunity of Challenge
Validate Parties
Verify Priorities
Empower New Leaders
- With Tested Character
What character do you possess?
Do you value character or skill and experience more?

6. Opportunity of Challenge
Validate Parties
Verify Priorities
Empower New Leaders
- With Tested Character
- With Proven Spirituality
- As Servant Leaders
Do you lead to serve or as a chance for visibility and fame?

7. Opportunity of Challenge
“The husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is head of the church … Husbands love your wives just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her, so that He might sanctify her, having cleansed her.” - Ephesians 5:23-26

8. Opportunity of Challenge
The Making of a Leader
The Choosing of a Leader
What vision/burden do you have for GBC, BCS, or A&M?
How could you be a part of fulfilling such a vision?

9. Opportunity of Challenge
The Making of a Leader
The Choosing of a Leader
The Legacy of a Leader
Jerusalem Church Story (6:7)
Stephen’s Story (6:8-7:40)
Philip’s Story (8:4-40)

10. Lessons in Leadership 6:1-7