1. GROWTH MINISTRIES OF A LEADER
Lesson 9
GROWTH MINISTRIES OF A LEADER

2. GROWTH MINISTRIES OF A LEADER
To support the growth of a leader
he must have responsibility
To have RESPONSIBILITY
is equated =
To have AUTHORITY
Responsibility is
my Response to God’s Ability

3. GROWTH MINISTRIES OF A LEADER
The Christian Leader is one of the believer’s most important resources in maintaining his personal relationship with God.
The Leader as a Judge
(Psalm 50:6, 1 Corinthians 6:3)
brings justice or punishment to the one who is accused of a crime

4. GROWTH MINISTRIES OF A LEADER
Deuteronomy 16:18-19
18 Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes in every town the LORD your God is giving you, and they shall judge the people fairly.
19 Do not pervert justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

5. GROWTH MINISTRIES OF A LEADER
QUALITIES OF A TRUE JUDGE
1. Responsible - carry out proper
actions on your own areas
(Deuteronomy 16:18)
2. Righteous - slave of righteousness
(Deuteronomy 16:18)
3. Impartial - will not be partial in
their decisions (Deuteronomy 16:19)

6. GROWTH MINISTRIES OF A LEADER
QUALITIES OF A TRUE JUDGE
4. Honest - shall not fall for financial
gifts (Deuteronomy 16:19)
5. Decisive - will bring spiritual decisions
with discernment (Deuteronomy 25:1)
6. Loyal - standing up for what is right
(Deuteronomy 25:1)

7. GROWTH MINISTRIES OF A LEADER
QUALITIES OF A TRUE JUDGE
7. Courageous - will not stand up for
the wrong person, lose friends in the
process (Deuteronomy 25:17)
8. Fair - will not overextend the
sentence against the guilty party
(Deuteronomy 25:3)

8. GROWTH MINISTRIES OF A LEADER
QUALITIES OF A TRUE JUDGE
9. Discerning - will know the difference
between right and wrong (1 Kings 3:9)
10. Submissive - will submit to other
men spiritually and politically
(Romans 13:1)

9. GROWTH MINISTRIES OF A LEADER
THE LEADER AS A FATHER
TO THE FATHERLESS (Psalm 82:3)
1. Physically fatherless (Psalm 82:3)
2. Spiritually fatherless (Psalm 82:3)
Lost souls (John 8:44)
New Christians

10. GROWTH MINISTRIES OF A LEADER
THE LEADER AS A TEACHER (Psalm 32:8)
Teach them by example, always
doing first what you want them to do
Teach the people only as much as they
understand, receive and put into
action
Teach them how to teach others
-God’s ways, truth, and statutes

11. GROWTH MINISTRIES OF A LEADER
THE LEADER AS A GUIDE
True spiritual guide, (Psalm 23)
False guide (Matthew 23: 16, 23;
1 Kings 16:2,19,26)
The goal of leader’s guide is not to tell believers what they should do or where they should go, but to put them in the very center of God’s will with complete obedience to His Word.

12. GROWTH MINISTRIES OF A LEADER
How should the leader guide his people?
1. Closely observe the flocks for needs and problems (Psalm 32:8).
2. Look to the Holy Spirit as the ultimate counselor (Psalm 23:2).
3. Shares principles of Christian growth and spiritual strength.
4. Testimony-relate how God has helped in certain areas of his own life.

13. GROWTH MINISTRIES OF A LEADER
Philippians 4:9, “Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me--put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.”
Hebrews 10:36, “You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.”

14. GROWTH MINISTRIES OF A LEADER
End of lesson 9
God bless us all!