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A Gift For Everyone

What is the Gift of Leadership?

Literal meaning

To stand before; to bring somewhere.

Description

The gift of leadership is the special ability that God gives to certain members of the body of Christ to set goals in accordance with God’s purposes for the future and to communicate these goals to others in such a way that they voluntarily and harmoniously work together to accomplish those goals for the glory of God.

Bible references

Theory	Practice
Deuteronomy 1:13	Numbers 33:1
Luke 22:25,26	Acts 7:9,10
1 Timothy 3:4,5	Hebrews 13:7,17

Distinctives

People with this gift:

provide direction for God’s people or ministry;
take responsibility and establish goals;
cast the vision and present the big picture for others to see;
motivate others to perform to the best of their abilities;
like to initiate some form of action and direct the efforts of the group.

Personal traits and behaviors

A person with this gift is usually:
Inspiring	Motivating
Responsible	Initiating
Persuasive	Influential
Trustworthy	Visionary

Cautions

People with this gift:

need to allow time to establish their credibility and faithfulness among those they lead;
should remember that servant leadership is the biblical model, the greatest being the servant of all;
do not need to be in a leadership «position» to use this gift.

Mobilizing for ministry

People with this gift are needed in the church for:
Church elder	Chairman of boards/committees
Team leader	Head deacon/deaconess
Lay pastor	Youth ministry leader

Related gifts

This gift belongs to the category *RESPONSIBILITY.* You may find useful to get information on other gifts which belong to this same category. These gifts are:
Administration	Apostleship	Shepherding

«This gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness to all nations. And then shall the end come.» (Matthew 24:14)

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