Randi Meyer
Thursday 3/19/09
Week 9: Leadership Characteristics

1. The leader should live a holy and transforming life that is evident for others to see. They practice what they preach!
2. They are servant leaders like Jesus Christ. Christ did not come to the earth to be served, but to serve others.
3. A church leader needs to be confident and assertive in a loving manner, so that people will feel like they can trust them to lead and guide them.
4. They need to be relational at a personal level with the people. The congregation wants to know the leader and also desires for their leader to know them.
5. The leader needs to be motivating and encouraging through their actions and words.
6. Leaders should be knowledgeable about the bible, Christian doctrine, the world around them, and the people’s lives, so that they can direct them wisely.
7. Church leaders should surround their ministry with prayer. They need to pray personally and publically with the people.
8. They need to create a visions and goals for the people to strive for.