Good leaders are given by God to build the faith of His people by: speaking the Word of God, providing an example to imitate, and keeping watch over the souls of Christ’s sheep.
Acts 6:1-7 6:1 Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution. 2 And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the…
1 Corinthians 4:1-5 1 This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2 Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found trustworthy.3 But with me it is a very small thing that I should be judged by you or by any human court. In fact, I do…
1 Corinthians 3:5-17 5 What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. 6 I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. 7 So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.8 He who plants and he who waters are one, and…