Characteristics of Highly successful church leaders.
Listed below are those characteristics that I have observed,
over the years that are found in successful church leaders.
1) They are hard workers. Those church leaders who have
started, or taken over churches, often work long hours to bring about change
and instil vision and culture. It is not a 40 hour week profession.
2) They are sure of their call. There is no doubt in their
minds, that God has called them to do great things for him.
3) They are well liked and easy to talk to. They try to be
accessible and in general have good social skills.
4) They have set up organisational structures which are
dynamic, flexible and empowering. They want their churches and their people to
grow.
5) It is a team effort, both husband and wife see church
growth as their ministry. They are both equally committed to the church. They
have a strong marriage.
6) As leaders, they are personally growing in their capacity
to lead a church larger than their present size of church.
7) They have support from other leaders who are outside
their own church or even denomination.
8) Their lives reflect the life of God and this is seen
being emulated by their key leaders.
9) They work well in teams and understand the need to grow
teams through volunteers.
10) They have a clear understanding of where they want their
churches to be in 5 or even 10 years time.
This, I am sure, is by no means an exhaustive list, but I do
believe that ALL of these things are in play at the same time.
I feel this is clearly food for more thought.
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