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*Decisive Pastoral Leadership*
*Dr.
Jerry Kroll*
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*I.
The Need For Leadership*
*A.
The plan of God*
God is not looking for better church programs but better leaders (II Chronicles 16:9; I Timothy 3:1) Don’t fall into the pitfall of doing vs. leading.
*B.
The condition of the church Matt 9:36; Mark 14:27; John 10:11-14.*
(Mat 9:36 NIV) When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.
(Mark 14:27 NIV) "You will all fall away," Jesus told them, "for it is written: "'I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep
(John 10:11-14 NIV) "I am the good shepherd.
The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep./
{12} /The hired hand is not the shepherd who owns the sheep.
So when he sees the wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and runs away.
Then the wolf attacks the flock and scatters it./
{13} /The man runs away because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep./
{14} /"I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me--
will be scattered.'
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*C.
The need of the world: Matt 9:37-38*
(Mat 9:37-38 NIV) Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few./
{38} /Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field."
*II.
The Definition of Leadership*
*A.
Negatively: what leadership is not.*
*/Leadership is not:/*
1.
An inherited trait.
2. Reserved for the elite.
The parable of the talents does not mean that one can have only one talent.
Jesus said to the one with the five talents: Mat 25:21 "His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant!
You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.
Come and share your master's happiness!'
He also said the same ting to the one with two talents [ Mt 25:23].
3.An official position.
It is possible to be in a position of leadership without functioning as a leader.
It is also possible to function in a leadership role without a position of leadership.
There is a difference between the formal structure of leadership and informal leadership.
Example of the game “Follow the Leader”: There are two reasons why
kids like to play the game:
[a] The purpose of the game is that it is fun.
If the leader does something the other kids can’t do it will soon become “Watch the Performer.”
Anything a leader is doing that no one else could be trained to do, he should stop doing.
[b] Kids know they will get a chance to be a leader too.
Therefore in the church we must be leaders and followers, not performers and spectators.
Leadership is not status or position.
It is not a title.
If you can minister off the platform, you can also minister on the platform.
4.
A personality trait.
God chooses different people for different needs.
There are different temperments for leadership.
There isn’t just one leadership tempermant that’s appropriate.
There are different leaders for different jobs and different times.
5. Power or control.
There can never be any cave man Christianity: “Me leader!
You do what I say.”
*B.
Positively: what leadership is.*
*Leadership is:*
*1.
Vision.*
A leader must be able to see the big picture.
He must have the eyes of faith.
Leadership has to be able to see what God wants to do and will do in the furture.
*2.
True authority.*
Example of Jesus’ teaching and not the scribes and pharasees [Mark 1:22].
The purpose of authority is to build people up.
*3.
Influence.*
Influence comes through relationships.
You can impress at a distance, but you can only influence close up.
This demands integrity in a leader.
*4.
A process.*
It takes time.
The follower takes a risk when they follow a leader.
[1.]
They risk that you know where you are going.
[2.]
That they want to go there too.
[3.]
That you know how to get them there.
and [4.]
That you won’t use them like other leaders have done.
Leaders must show their followers that it is safe to follow them.
To paraphase the story of the Marsian landing on the earth and saying: “Take me to your leader.”
We should say to leaders: “Take me to your followers.”
The true value of our leadership is seen in the kind of followers we produce.
*II.
The Person of Leadership*
*A.
The leader and his character (characteristics of leadership).*
1. Persistence
An unwillingness to throw in the towel.
A leader can never quit.
Leaders must develop a hard shell to criticism.
Don’t quit with criticism.
2.
Resistance
You can become a significant leader if you don’t cave in to opposition.
Example of Nehemiah.
How do you respond to failure?
Does it discourage you or detenate you?
Does it destroy you or develop you?
Howard Hendricks
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