A true church is one characterized by: Regenerated church membership (I Corinthians 14:22-25) Qualified leadership (Acts 2:42; 4:35-5:2; 6:1-6; 8:14; 14:23) Preaching and worship (Acts 2:42) Rightly administered sacraments Spirit Unity Holiness The Great Commandment to love The Great Commission to evangelize and make disciples – Driscoll, Mark and Gary Breshears, Vintage Church: Timeless Truths [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Leadership’
Characterization of a True Church
Posted in Driscoll, Mark, tagged Acts 14, Acts 2, Acts 4, ACts 6, Acts 8, Church, Great Commandment, Great Commission, Holiness, I Corinthians 14, Leadership, Preaching, Sacraments, Worship on September 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A Definition of ‘Church’
Posted in Driscoll, Mark, tagged Baptism, Church, Communion, God's Glory, Great Commandment, Great Commission, Holy Spirit, Joy, Leadership, Preaching, Sacraments, Worship on September 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The local church is a community of regenerated believers who confess Jesus Christ as Lord. In obedience to Scripture they organize under qualified leadership, gather regularly for preaching and worship, observe the biblical sacraments of baptism and Communion, are unified by the Spirit, are disciplined for holiness and scatter to fulfill the Great Commandment and [...]
Things Must Be Detailed and Clear to those Who Follow
Posted in Haggai, Dr. John E, tagged Leadership, Vision on October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The people who follow you don’t always see the bigger picture. Therefore, you must make things as detailed and clear to them as possible so they will not be frightened to follow you to the destination while you yourself have written down in detail the intermediate steps to that destination. – Haggai, Dr. John E, [...]
Only Those Who Thrive on Ambiguity
Posted in Haggai, Dr. John E, tagged Ambiguity, Decisions, Influential Leadership, Leadership on October 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
But only those who thrive on ambiguity can start at ground zero and accomplish great things. Those are the people who have learned influential leadership. They have made visionary decisions to lead rather than maintain. – Haggai, Dr. John E, The Influential Leader: 12 Steps to Igniting Visionary Decision Making, copyright 2009, Harvest House Publishers: [...]
Not All Leaders are Intellectual Giants, but…
Posted in Haggai, Dr. John E, tagged Leaders, Leadership on September 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Not all leaders are intellectual giants. But all influential leaders have mental alertness and physical vitality. Intelligence supported by a high energy level and governed by good character will guarantee exceptional leadership. – Haggai, Dr. John E, The Influential Leader: 12 Steps to Igniting Visionary Decision Making, copyright 2009, Harvest House Publishers: Eugene, Oregon, page [...]
What Characterizes You Leadership?
Posted in Haggai, Dr. John E, tagged Decisions, Devotion, Discipline, Humility, Leader, Leadership, Love, Loyalty, Self-Discipline on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The point is, you don’t need to fear investment of any kind. Investment represents a visionary decision to give freely, as often as you can, within the bounds of sound discipline and good sense. Remember also that you set the tone as a leader. If your leadership is characterized by love, humility and self-discipline, you [...]
When a Leader Reveals Passion, Others Catch it
Posted in Haggai, Dr. John E, tagged Leadership, Love, Passion, Passionate, Speaking on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
You can’t teach people to be passionate any more than you can teach them how to fall in love. But when a leader reveals passion, others catch it. That is why the ability to speak effectively remains one of the greatest assets of leadership, and why passionate leaders enjoy such success. – Haggai, Dr. John [...]
Self-Control is a Form of Success Which Results in Further Success
Posted in Haggai, Dr. John E, tagged Confidence, Leadership, Self-Control, Success on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Self-control produces a confidence and assurance that you are capable of leadership. Of you can regulate your own desires, you can rely on your own future performance in leadership. Your leadership practice will conform to the principles you endorse as right. Self-control is a form of success from which further confidence naturally springs. – Haggai, [...]
Self Control Comes Down to Character
Posted in Haggai, Dr. John E, tagged Bad Habits, Decision, Discipline, Leadership, Self-Control, Successful on September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Self-control comes down to successful leadership of your own character. Most people think of it as mastering bad habits: smoking, quarreling, drug abuse, excessive drinking. But if you cannot control your whole self, you will never control the areas you perceive as “going wrong.” Taking a visionary decision to reject compromise means putting your entire [...]
The Man Who Knows Everything Learns Nothing
Posted in Haggai, Dr. John E, tagged Humility, Leadership, Scholarship, Success on September 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Like scholarship, leadership requires openness not dogmatism. The man who knows everything learns nothing. Only a humble attitude sees the stage for knowledge and know-how that leads to success. – Haggai, Dr. John E, The Influential Leader: 12 Steps to Igniting Visionary Decision Making, copyright 2009, Harvest House Publishers: Eugene, Oregon, page 93
