Steve Cornell at Wisdom for Life:
Lack of wise leadership. This article uses the church of Corinth and issues faced within that church as a matrix for considering issues faced in the church today.
Ten Questions for discussion:
- Have you experienced biblically faithful team leadership?
- Have you experienced the challenge of working with unqualified leaders?
- What are some of the important qualities necessary for being on a leadership team?
- What kinds of dangerous assumptions do people make about who is qualified to be in leadership?
- What abilities and qualities are necessary for settling disputes between believers?
- How much life experience should be prerequisite for a leadership position in the Church (on the elder team)?
- Is it wise to have too many younger leaders in the Church?
- How can we know if a potential leader is a capable and trustworthy man of integrity who fears God?
- What methods and materials do you use for leadership development?
- What general lessons have you learned about leadership development in the Church?
