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Six Ways to Lead a Tough Church

James Rochford

1 Timothy 4:1-16

Paul gives Timothy six ways to lead a tough church undergoing attack by false teachers who promote doctrines of demons. Timothy is directed: to stay well-fed by the Word, to work hard, to become what he wants to see, to lead with his Bible, to exploit the spiritual gift in him, and to trust that God will use him. God is not a harsh task-master. He will work on one area needing improvement at a time. What is one area you need to grow in?

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1 Timothy 4:1-161 Tim 4:1-16 1Tim 4:1-16By James Rochford Teaching Date: 02/17/2022Paul gives Timothy six ways to lead a tough church und...

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Organic Leadership in Action

Dennis McCallum

1 Timothy 4:12-16

Organic leadership in the church is optional in the sense once saved, one is not required to grow or you lose your salvation but it is for your own good and for the good of others. The Christian leader should understand leadership is modeling in such a way that others want to follow your example. Christian leadership is solidly based in the Word of God. It is authentic and dynamic.

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1 Timothy 4:12-161 Tim 4:12-16 1Tim 4:12-16By Dennis McCallum Teaching Date: 02/14/2022Organic leadership in the church is optional in th...

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Assessing Good Spiritual Leadership

Ryan Lowery

Matthew 23:1-25

In the final week of Jesus' life, we see him rebuke religious leaders of the day through his actions and his teachings. In this passage Jesus teaches that good leaders teach the Bible, live what they teach, live modestly, and give God the glory. Instead of pointing people toward trying to keep a set of rules, good leaders help people depend on God to change from the inside out.

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Matthew 23:1-25Matt 23:1-25 Matt 23:1-25By Ryan Lowery Teaching Date: 02/13/2022In the final week of Jesus' life, we see him rebuke relig...

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Essentials to Christian Leadership

James Rochford

1 Timothy 3:1-13

After affirming that aspiring to the office overseer in the church is a fine work, Paul proceeds to list the characteristics required of one seeking to lead. He distinguishes between elder and deacon positions, with eldership having higher requirements. The requirements relate more to good character than skillfulness or talent. The church is always in need of men and women of good character and beyond reproach to step up to lead. Those that do "obtain for themselves a high standing and great confidence..." Would you not want this for your life?

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1 Timothy 3:1-131 Tim 3:1-13 1Tim 3:1-13By James Rochford Teaching Date: 02/10/2022After affirming that aspiring to the office overseer i...

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Leadership in the Organic Paradigm Part 2

Dennis McCallum

1 Timothy 3:2-13

The qualities required of a spiritual leader in the church are good character and spiritual maturity. These are qualities all Christians should be growing in. The Body of Christ is always in need of believers who are willing to serve the Body in leadership whether as an official deacon or elder or as a servant looking for needs to meet.

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1 Timothy 3:2-131 Tim 3:2-13 1Tim 3:2-13By Dennis McCallum Teaching Date: 01/31/2022The qualities required of a spiritual leader in the c...

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Leadership in the Church Part 2

Chris Hearty

1 Timothy 3:3-15

There are two offices of leadership described in the New Testament. The leadership positions are elder and deacon. Both positions have high character requirements, with eldership a bit more stringent. The requirement for leadership in God's church are less about talents and skills and more on character and love for His people. If you want to lead for God, learn to invest in the people He puts in your life. Be the kind of person you would want to follow. And finally, you can't lead anyone if you don't know how to be led yourself.

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1 Timothy 3:3-151 Tim 3:3-15 1Tim 3:3-15By Chris Hearty Teaching Date: 01/31/2022There are two offices of leadership described in the New...

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A Good Leader Is Hard to Find

James Rochford

1 Timothy 3:1-2

Requirements for leadership in the Christian church are not dependent upon charismatic personality, brilliant thinking, or phenomenal gifting. Fortunately, it is based on things under everyone's control; their character. The essentials of leadership are having good character, being a hard worker, and being trustworthy. People like to follow people with these qualities. All of these things can be learned!

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1 Timothy 3:1-21 Tim 3:1-2 1Tim 3:1-2By James Rochford Teaching Date: 01/27/2022Requirements for leadership in the Christian church are n...

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Should Women Lead and Teach in Christian Community?

Conrad Hilario

1 Timothy 2:1-15

The traditional interpretation of this difficult passage has some major hermeneutical obstacles that require one take a fresh look at the true meaning of this passage. The presence of early Gnostic heresy that taught Eve came before Adam and gave him life was evident in Ephesus at this time. Paul was countering this heresy by forbidding women from teaching this particular false doctrine. He was not forbidding women to lead or teach men because clearly the Bible has many examples of women leaders and teachers.

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1 Timothy 2:1-151 Tim 2:1-15 1Tim 2:1-15By Conrad Hilario Teaching Date: 01/27/2022The traditional interpretation of this difficult passa...

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Leadership in the Organic Model

Dennis McCallum

1 Timothy 3:1-2

In the traditional paradigm of church leadership there is linear; there is God, then the clergy and finally the laity or church members. The biblical paradigm is strikingly different. It is decentralized where Jesus is the head and the overseers/elders and servants/deacons are interconnected by various degrees of relationship. The overseers are actively serving alongside the deacons in what is called distributed ministry. A diagram of the organic model resembles a biological cell which can regularly divide just as a living cell can.

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1 Timothy 3:1-21 Tim 3:1-2 1Tim 3:1-2By Dennis McCallum Teaching Date: 01/24/2022In the traditional paradigm of church leadership there i...

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