A Spiritual Leader: Godly Leadership in the Church (English)

A Spiritual Leader by Zac Poonen

As leaders of God’s people, we have a great responsibility to demonstrate to the next generation what Christlikeness really means. People who look at us – the way we live, preach and serve – should be able to see in us what it means to be a true servant of the Lord, in the style of the apostles and prophets of old, and not in the style of 20^th century flim-star-like evangelists.

Whether we realise it or not, we are leaving behind us an image, wherever we go – an image that’s going to remain in people’s minds long after they’ve forgotten the messages that we preached to them.

A spiritual leader will be such an example to others, that he will be able to say to them, “Follow me as I follow Christ“. If you want to be such a leader, read on….