Pastor Byron Yawn of Community Bible Church in Nashville recently gave this message at Omaha Bible Church.
Leadership Matters Part One
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I.The selection and development of leaders.
1. Multiply yourself like the church depends on it.
- Touching other men’s lives.
- Equipping other men.
2. You don’t elevate men by lowering the standard.
- Groom me upward.
3. Leaders are recognized long before they assume office.
4. Stay away from the guy who can’t spell “shepherd.”
- Not someone who splatters others with doctrine but someone who has a heart for shepherding.
5. Make fun of “Pretty Books” as often as you can.
- These are the latest superficial trend books with pretty pictures of scenery.
- Read books about dead guys, deeper things.
- The things you will face as a leader will be far more than superficial.
6. If your leaders always agree with you, they’re not.
- You don’t need clones, but need leaders.
7. The most immediate demonstration of your leadership is the quality of men around you.
