Sermons on Pastoral Leadership:

Leadership Defined

Contributed by Ron Macarthur on Jul 5, 2008

Jesus outlines to His disciples just what it takes to become a leader and to hold a high position in a church.

Matthew 20:20 Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons came to Jesus with her sons and, kneeling down, asked a favor of him. (21) "What is it you want?" he asked. She said, "Grant that one of these two sons of mine may sit at your right and the other at your left in your kingdom." (22) "You don’t know ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 20:20-28

Denomination: Baptist

"Covenant Leadership”

Contributed by Dennis Deese on Jul 22, 2009

This covenant was an agreement between God and His people the Priest. God had been faithful to His end of the agreement but His people (namely the Priest) had not.

“COVENANT LEADERSHIP” Dr. Dennis Deese, Evangelist - www.dennisdeese.com MALACHI 2:1-9 This covenant was an agreement between God and His people the Priest. God had been faithful to His end of the agreement but His people (namely the Priest) had not. SERVICES OF PRIESTS Keeping the charge ...read more

Scripture: Malachi 2:1-9

Godly Leadership

Contributed by Douglas Turner on Jul 23, 2009

A godly leader is able to bring community where there was once disunity.

1. Godly leadership encourages commitment a. 1 Chronicles 11: 1-3 says, “Then all Israel gathered together to David at Hebron and said, “Behold, we are your bone and flesh. 2 In times past, even when Saul was king, it was you who led out and brought in Israel. And the LORD your God said to you, ...read more

Scripture: 1 Chronicles 11:1-19

Denomination: Baptist

Wicked Leadership!

Contributed by Bala Samson on Jul 29, 2013

We do have a whole lot of monkeys in our life to give us such preposterous premises that would lead us to destruction! Beware!

Wicked leadership! Monkey plans! Romans 16:19”….but I want you to be wise in what is good, and simple concerning evil.” I blog at http://balasamson@wordpress.com My website: http://www.worshipjesusministriestrust.org/ A group of monkeys decided to go on a fast one day. ...read more

Scripture: Romans 16:19

Denomination: Pentecostal

The Risk Of Leadership Series

Contributed by Scott Chambers on Apr 9, 2013

This is the twelfth message in a series over the life of Moses that shows being God's man is never easy. This message examines the risks associated with leadership.

True or false: leadership is risky. As we make our way through these few chapters of the Book of Numbers we will discover that Moses will once again be reminded of this fact as he is forced to deal with several difficult situations. Each situation he faces will show that effective leadership ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Maturing Into Leadership Series

Contributed by Dean Rhine on Nov 12, 2012

Becoming a leader

Titus 1 - Maturing into Leadership - October 2, 2011 Turn with me this morning to the book of Titus, chapter 1. Titus is in the NT, towards the back, 1 & 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews. Titus is a letter written by the Apostle Paul to one of his young protegés, a young Greek man named ...read more

Scripture: Titus 1:3-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Godly Leadership Series

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Jun 18, 2012

Just what do we look for in a godly leader?

“A Nation Under God: Godly Leadership” Jer. 22:1-5, 11-17 If the character of our government is to be good, we must put good characters in office. Abigail Adams, wife of the second president of the United States, wrote her husband a letter in which she made the following observation: ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 22:1-17

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Pitfalls Of Leadership

Contributed by Jeff Van Wyk on Mar 2, 2013

There are certain things that a wise and Godly leader must avoid. The devil uses many demonic assignments to discourage and destroy Godly leaders. God has already provided the power of His Word and His Spirit to help leaders overcome their weaknesses

The Pitfalls of Leadership 1 Peter 5:8 - Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. There are certain things that a wise and Godly leader must avoid. The devil uses many demonic assignments to discourage and destroy Godly ...read more

Scripture: 1 Peter 5:8

Denomination: Charismatic

Keys To Leadership Series

Contributed by Ricky Sinclair on Feb 19, 2013

We must never forget that the greatest model for leadership always comes from the life of God.

We must never forget that the greatest model for leadership always comes from the life of God. I. Influence a. Leadership is influencing or guiding others to success and safety. b. The Lord influences us as He is our Shepherd (leader). c. We are our Shepherd’s ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 23:1-6

Denomination: *other

The Price Of Leadership Series

Contributed by Ricky Sinclair on Feb 20, 2013

How did God prepare Moses to be His man to lead the Hebrews out of Egyptian bondage? He prepared him not in a day, but over time, not through en event, but with a process. Of course, others before Moses waited years for god to fulfill His leadership dev

How did God prepare Moses to be His man to lead the Hebrews out of Egyptian bondage? He prepared him not in a day, but over time, not through en event, but with a process. Of course, others before Moses waited years for god to fulfill His leadership development process: Noah – waited 120 ...read more

Denomination: *other

True Leadership Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 5, 2017

Jesus is a true leader. He’s got followers. He’s got a great vision of the future. He knows his hour has come, the hour for the Son of Man to be glorified. And Jesus is forward thinking

Sermon by Rev George Hemmings I wonder what you think a leader looks like? We asked that question at the CLAY small group on Friday night. Actually we asked people to draw a typical leader, and their qualities, and this is what we got. I wonder how that matches up to your ideas of a leader? I ...read more

Scripture: John 13:1-30

Denomination: Anglican

Servant Leadership Series

Contributed by Paul Andrew on Aug 27, 2018

They learned to match their “I.Q. with their “I do;” if anybody wants to be first (a leader) the person has to be willing to serve all.

25B The apostles get a little seminar on servant leadership from Jesus in our Gospel today. They learned match their “I.Q. with their “I do;” if anybody wants to be first (a leader) the person has to be willing to serve all. In reality everyone is acknowledged as a leader because everyone has ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:30-37

Denomination: Catholic

A Standard For Leadership

Contributed by Davon Huss on Jan 31, 2020

A standard for leadership from 2 Corinthians 1:12-2:4 (adapted from Bob Russell's book, Take Comfort, chapter called a standard for leadership pgs. 15-28

HoHum: “Behind every great man is a woman rolling her eyes”- Jim Carrey. What is being said here is that arrogance has no place in leadership, even more so in spiritual leadership WBTU: In 2 Corinthians, Paul defends his qualifications as a leader. He set some standards that we can still use ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Leadership And Justice Series

Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 20, 2015

Here we find a whole series of problems of economic injustice that are brought to Nehemiah. Nehemiah's solution is to call them back to the original God had given Israel and to recommit himself and his leadership team to following these laws themselves.

Sermon by Rev John Altmann If the world were a village… [youtube video] In the OT God has given us an object lesson. He teaches by example rather than purely by words. He has gone to great trouble to set up a demonstration of his values in the life of one nation, Israel, that he created ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 5:1-19

Denomination: Anglican

True Leadership

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Oct 31, 2017

When is religious authority right and wrong? How should we behave in an imperfect church? Should we quit church and return to the devil or stay and be a force for good?

Prelude When is religious authority right and wrong? How should we behave in an imperfect church? Should we quit church and return to the devil or stay and be a force for good? Let’s look at Jesus’ blunt assessment of human religious leadership in Matthew 23:1-12 and see if we can learn a better ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 23:1-12

Denomination: Baptist