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For a person to lead, they need to be led.
INTRODUCTION
I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without me. JOHN 15:5
In today’s culture, it’s easy for leaders to link their identity to the titles and roles they hold, or to the skills, charisma, strategy, or influence they possess.
For a Christian leader to lead, it requires us to first know who makes us able to lead. It all starts with who you are in Christ.
Your core identity is not what or who you lead. True leadership does not begin with what we do. It begins with who we are in Christ.
A Christian leader’s identity is found in Christ, in his family, and in our place in his church.
REFLECTION
What or who shapes your identity as a person?
What or who shapes your identity as a Christian leader?
Who or what are the biggest influences in your life?
EXPLORE THE BIBLE
Let’s have a look together about what the Bible says about our identity as a Christian Leader.
Read the each of the passages below and answer the questions provided as you observe what
the Bible says.
GENESIS 1:26-30
What does it mean to be made in the “image of God?”
How does this shape our identity as a leader?
JOHN 15:1-8
What does it mean to “remain in me”, when talking about our relationship with God?
How does this shape our identity as a leader?
ROMANS 1:1; GALATIANS 1:1
What pattern do you see in how the apostle Paul identifies himself?
How does this shape our identity as a leader?
HEAR FROM OTHERS
DISCUSS WITH OTHERS
Using what you have learned, and your own experience and understanding,
discuss together these questions…
What has shaped your identity as a person and as a leader?
How do we know and grow our identity in Christ?
What things have you found challenge your identity in Christ?
What is the outcome (fruit), if we lead from our identity in Christ?
GROWING IN LEADERSHIP
Based on the exploration you have done in this session, take the time to…
…identify what you are doing well when it comes to your identity as a leader.
…identify what you need to change or obey when it comes to your identity as a leader.
…share what steps you will take in the coming weeks to see this happen.
PRAYER
Commit to praying for one another.
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INTRODUCTION
Many plans are in a person’s heart, but the Lord’s decree will prevail. PROVERBS 19:21
Leaders should have a clear understanding of what and way leading. This strong sense of purpose keeps us focused and motivated. Often such visionary leadership can prioritise power and authority
A Christian leader gets their what and why, their purpose, from God. It is more than aligning our purposes with God’s, it’s making sure our purposes are defined and formed by God’s will.
As ones led by God, we are led by God’s purposes. God’s plans provide clarity and direction to our plans.
It is God who sets a Christan leaders’ priorities, ambitions, and goals.
God’s purpose is the Christians leader’s purpose.
REFLECTION
In your experience, what does success in life look like?
In your experience, what does success in ministry look like?
What gets you excited in ministry?
EXPLORE THE BIBLE
Let’s have a look together about what the Bible says about our purpose as a Christian Leader.
Read the each of the passages below and answer the questions provided as you observe
what the Bible says.
PHILIPPIANS 3:2-11
What did Paul see his purpose or ‘goal’ as?
How does this shape our purpose as a leader?
2 CORINTHIANS 5:16-6:2
What does Paul see the purpose of Christian ministry?
How does this shape our purpose as a leader?
MATTHEW 28:16-20
How did Jesus present the purpose of the Christian community?
How does this shape our purpose as a leader?
HEAR FROM OTHERS
DISCUSS WITH OTHERS
Using what you have learned, and your own experience and understanding, discuss together these questions…
What has shaped your understanding of success as a person and as a leader?
How would you describe or explain God’s purpose?
How well do your purposes in life and ministry align with God’s purposes?
How can we align our purposes with God’s purposes?
GROWING IN LEADERSHIP
Based on the exploration you have done in this session, take the time to…
…identify what you are doing well when it comes to your purpose as a leader.
…identify what you need to change or obey when it comes to your purpose as a leader.
…share what steps you will take in the coming weeks to see this happen.
PRAYER
Commit to praying for one another.
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INTRODUCTION
For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time for us to do. EPHESIANS 2:10
A Christian leader is formed by God. A formation established in the power of the Holy Spirit, the truth of His word, within the life of the church, and the experiences we are placed in.
Leaders are formed by being and doing. It is stepping into the leader God has created you to be, and into the opportunities and purposes he has shaped for you.
As ones made by God, led by God, and led by God’s purposes, we are the formed as we serve. This helps us understand how we are created, what our limits are, and how God is growing us.
It is God who forms the Christian leader.
REFLECTION
What is it about you that you think makes you a leader?
What have others seen in you that has them saying you are a leader?
What types of situations do you prefer to lead in?
EXPLORE THE BIBLE
Let’s have a look together about what the Bible says about our formation as Christian Leaders.
Read the each of the passages below and answer the questions provided as you observe
what the Bible says.
ROMANS 12:1-8
What does this passage reveal about how God has designed us?
How does help us understand how we are formed as leaders?
EPHESIANS 4:11-16
What does this passage reveal the place of Christian community in our formation?
How does help us understand how we are formed as leaders?
1 PETER 4:7-11
What are the tools God provides for our formation?
How does help us understand how we are formed as leaders?
HEAR FROM OTHERS
DISCUSS WITH OTHERS
Using what you have learned, and your own experience and understanding, discuss together these questions…
How has God uniquely designed you as a leader?
What are some of the influences that limit you experiences a fullness of that design?
Looking back, what concrete ways can you see how God has shaped and formed you as a leader?
How are you seeking God’s formation in your leadership?
GROWING IN LEADERSHIP
Based on the exploration you have done in this session, take the time to…
…identify what you are doing well when it comes to your formation as a leader.
…identify what you need to change or obey when it comes to your formation as a leader.
…share what steps you will take in the coming weeks to see this happen.
PRAYER
Commit to praying for one another.
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INTRODUCTION
…since what can be known about God is evident among them, because God has shown it to them. ROMANS 1:19
A Christian leader must know God. We can only know God because He makes Himself known to us. It is this self-revelation that we call theology.
Theology means theos (God) and logos (word). Word about God.
Christian leaders are formed by their theology. Whenever we speak about God, when we reflect on what we believe, we are engaged in theology. Every Christian leader is a theologian.
As ones made by God, led by God, led by God’s purposes, and formed by God, it is the responsibility of all Christian leaders to deepen their knowledge, understanding and experience of who God is and so who we are in relationship to God.
It is God who is to form the theology of a Christians leader.
REFLECTION
What has shaped your understanding of God?
How actively are you learning more about God?
How do we get to know God better?
EXPLORE THE BIBLE
Let’s have a look together about what the Bible says about our theology as Christian Leaders.
Read the each of the passages below and answer the questions provided as you observe what the Bible says.
PSALM 145
What does this passage reveal about how God makes Himself known?
How does help us understand how our theology is to be formed as leaders?
2 TIMOTHY 3:14-17
What does this passage reveal about how God makes Himself known?
How does help us understand how our theology is to be formed as leaders?
PSALM 19:1-11
What does this passage reveal about how God makes Himself known?
How does help us understand how our theology is to be formed as leaders?
HEAR FROM OTHERS
DISCUSS WITH OTHERS
Using what you have learned, and your own experience and understanding, discuss together these questions…
What have been the major shapers of your theology over time?
Why would developing right theological thinking be important to Christian leaders?
What risks are there to the different elements of the Wesleyan Quadrilateral if focused on individually?
How are you growing in your theological formation as a Christian leader?
GROWING IN LEADERSHIP
Based on the exploration you have done in this session, take the time to…
…identify what you are doing well when it comes to your theological formation as a leader.
…identify what you need to change or obey when it comes to your theological formation as a leader.
…share what steps you will take in the coming weeks to see this happen.
PRAYER
Commit to praying for one another.