Spritual Leadership #2 - Sanders
# 2 in series of blogs on Spiritual Leadership by : J. Oswald Sanders
I don't know a percentage, but there are not many people who are willing to step up, take the risk, and be a leader. For example; I have served on two juries in the last six years or so. In both cases, when the jury came together for the first time, there was no battle to be foreman. In each case, because I had just opened my mouth and made a couple of suggestions, the majority of the jurors pointed at me and named me foreman. (It may seem weird to you, but I thought it was fun) Even born leaders are often afraid to step up to the plate, use their natural talents, and take on the responsibility of leadership.
And if you think its tough finding leaders in the secular world, even leaders in the secular world are not often willing to take on the role of spiritual leader.
The Bible teaches us that God is searching for the person who is willing to commit to God (a person after His own heart) and lead others.
In Ch. 2 Sanders writes, Christianity needs, "leaders who are authoritative, spiritual, and sacrificial." God wants Christian leaders to be willing to be used by Him so people can see how strong God is. "Not all who aspire to leadership are willing to pay such a high personal price." We have to get ready to pay the price of spiritual leadership and this comes in a life of spiritual discipline before one answers his or her call to be a spiritual leader.
Sanders closes ch. 2 with a warning. "If those who hold influence over others fail to lead toward the spiritual uplands, then surely the path to the lowlands will be well worn."
I don't know a percentage, but there are not many people who are willing to step up, take the risk, and be a leader. For example; I have served on two juries in the last six years or so. In both cases, when the jury came together for the first time, there was no battle to be foreman. In each case, because I had just opened my mouth and made a couple of suggestions, the majority of the jurors pointed at me and named me foreman. (It may seem weird to you, but I thought it was fun) Even born leaders are often afraid to step up to the plate, use their natural talents, and take on the responsibility of leadership.
And if you think its tough finding leaders in the secular world, even leaders in the secular world are not often willing to take on the role of spiritual leader.
The Bible teaches us that God is searching for the person who is willing to commit to God (a person after His own heart) and lead others.
In Ch. 2 Sanders writes, Christianity needs, "leaders who are authoritative, spiritual, and sacrificial." God wants Christian leaders to be willing to be used by Him so people can see how strong God is. "Not all who aspire to leadership are willing to pay such a high personal price." We have to get ready to pay the price of spiritual leadership and this comes in a life of spiritual discipline before one answers his or her call to be a spiritual leader.
Sanders closes ch. 2 with a warning. "If those who hold influence over others fail to lead toward the spiritual uplands, then surely the path to the lowlands will be well worn."
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