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1. RVASS CAMPMEETNG 2024 PROPHECY WELCOME

2. LEADERSHIP DAY 3 CONT…

3. 3. Mutual Helpfulness The third characteristic of a spiritual leader is mutual helpfulness. “If the Syrians are too strong for me, then you shall help me; but if the Ammonites are too strong for you, then I will come and help you.” Diversification in the church is not so ironclad that we can’t leave our appointed bailiwicks and help one another. Fundamental to all successful teamwork is that the team members be for each other, not against each other. Competition in leadership is anathema to the Spirit of Christ

4. 4. Strength The fourth characteristic of effective spiritual leadership is strength. “Be of good courage and let us play the man.” More literally, the Hebrew simply says, “Be strong and let us show ourselves strong!” When the battle begins, do not limp away weak and fearful. Attack! “Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil” (Eph. 6: 10). The power that we need does not come from within ourselves. It is the strength of God’s might with which we must be strengthened. When we put on God’s armor, we get God’s strength.

5. 5. Benefit to God’s People “For our people and for the cities of our God!” Joab said. Even though it must be our goal to help each other, yet we must always ask, “Help each other do what?” And the answer is, “Benefit God’s people.” No Christian leader who should live himself alone. We strive for gospel humility, we employ our diversification, we live in mutual helpfulness, and we maintain strength not for ourselves alone but for the benefit of God’s people.

6. 6. Surrender to God’s Sovereign Guidance There is one final characteristic of spiritual leadership that Joab illustrates: surrender to God’s sovereign guidance. “Be of good courage, and let us play the man for our people and for the cities of our God, and may the Lord do what seems good to Him!” And may the Lord do whatever seems good to Him. O, may we always approach our work in this way, bowing together before God and saying: “God, we aim to be humble, to be diversified, mutually helpful, strong in the Lord, working hard for the benefit of your people, but, O God, we acknowledge you are sovereign and we are finite, and we would say no more than Joab: in all our plans and all our labor, you do what seems good to You!”

7. LEADERSHIP DAY 4

8. Leadership Principles from Proverbs The church is the most leadership-intensive organization in the world. Church leaders do not have the authority of military leaders or the financial incentives of the corporate world; they only have leadership skills on which to rely. Where do they find the leadership principles needed to lead? While excellent books, seminars, and classes on leadership are available, church leaders, first of all, need to look in God’s Word. While the Bible primarily centers on the story of God’s love for us and His plan of redemption, it also provides us with insight into spiritual leadership. From Abraham to Moses to the judges to David to the kings to Peter and Paul, and ultimately Jesus Christ, God has used spiritual leaders to accomplish His purposes. The Bible gives us not only examples of spiritual leadership but also leadership principles with a number of these principles in the book of Proverbs

9. Leadership Principles from Proverbs 1. Leadership Is Influence 2. Good Leaders Seek Wise Counsel 3. Good Leaders Motivate; They Do Not Manipulate 4. Good Leaders Do Not Tolerate Wrongdoing by Others or Themselves 5. Good Leaders Have Integrity 6. Good Leaders Keep Their Emotions Under Control

10. Leadership Principles from Proverbs . 7. Good Leaders Strive for Excellence 8. Good Leaders Deal with Troublemakers 9. Good Leaders Balance Truth and Love 10. Good Leaders Submit to God 11. Good Leaders Are Always Learning 12. Good Leaders Deal with Problems 13. Good Leaders Are Proactive and Not Reactive