Pastors

Jesus seemed to have no care whatsoever for acquiring personal possessions. I do believe he wanted some things, but his wants were different from the desires of many other leaders. Let me offer four desires that good leaders seem to have.

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Be humble and a continual learner. Nobody’s a finished product. Here are three tell-tale signs that a young leader will make it.

Long-term pastors have no question of their original call to that ministry. They can usually describe it in vivid terms because it was—and is still—so real to them. Until God just as clearly releases them from that calling, they’re invested where they are.

If you are not familiar with the Billy Graham Rule it came from Reverend Graham’s observation that so many evangelists who had fallen into immorality while separated from their families by travel.

I like to be liked. You do, too. It’s natural. Human. And that’s a problem for leaders. 

In John 10 we are shown how Jesus was a shepherd-leader who selflessly laid down his life to protect and nurture the sheep. We as pastors are called to do the same.

There are some attractive traits for in successful senior leaders. If a leader has these, he or she will be more likely to have loyal followers.