FBC Gridley

Usually we hear the old saying, “Too many chiefs and not enough Indians.”

Today the reverse is almost true. There are too many Indians and not enough chiefs. A crisis of leadership engulfs our world. People who know the way and can lead others on the right path are few and far between. There is a sense in which our national problems are really problems of leadership.

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I want to talk about church leadership. Generally, the principles that I bring out today will apply to a leader in nearly every category of life. If you're the manager of your department at work, if you're the mother of children, if you're a teacher of a class in school, I hope these principles will apply.

 

But specifically, this message is designed to help all of us understand the responsibility and the reasons and the rewards of being a leader in God's kingdom.

 

Let's look at what Peter says about an elder in 1 Peter 5.

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Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, serving as overseers—not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not greedy for money, but eager to serve;  

1 Peter 5:2