A Biblical View of Church Leadership

Far too often our idea of church leaders is that they are to be a board of directors who run the business of the church.  Doug Wolter provides a helpful corrective to this view of church leadership:

The image of a spiritual leader in the church is not a CEO but a good mother and father. Someone worthy to imitate and follow. 1 Thess. 2:7-8, 11-12 says, "Just as a nursing mother cares for her children, so we cared for you. Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well.  For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory."

May the Lord raise up more leaders who lovingly train and guide the people of the church, not just oversee its administration.  Click here to read the whole post.