The-marks-of-a-spiritual-leader-PiPer

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1、THEMARKSOFASPIRITUALLEADERJOHNPIPERspiritual_leader.indd112/15/112:49PMspiritual_leader.indd212/15/112:49PMINTRODUCTIONIdefinespiritualleadershipasknowingwhereGodwantspeopletobeandtakingtheinitiativetouseGod’smethodstogetthemthereinrelianceonGod’spower.Theanswertowhere

2、Godwantspeopletobeisinaspiritualconditionandlifestylethatdisplayhisgloryandhonorhisname.Therefore,thegoalofspiritualleadershipisthatpeoplecometoknowGodandtoglorifyhiminallthattheydo.Spiritualleadershipisaimednotsomuchatdirectingpeopleasitisatchangingpeople.Ifwewouldbet

3、hekindofleadersweoughttobe,wemustmakeitouraimtodeveloppersonsratherthandictateplans.Youcangetpeopletodowhatyouwant,butiftheydon’tchangeintheirheartyouhavenotledthemspiritually.YouhavenottakenthemtowhereGodwantsthemtobe.Everyonehastheresponsibilityofleadershipinsomerela

4、tionships.Butmyconcerninthisbookletiswiththecharacteristicsthatapersonmusthavein3spiritual_leader.indd312/15/112:49PMTHEMARKSOFASPIRITUALLEADERordertobeaspiritualleaderwhoexcelsbothinthequalityofhisdirectionandthenumbersofpeoplewhofollowhim.Biblicalspiritualleadershipc

5、ontainsaninnercircleandanoutercircle.Theinnercircleofspiritualleadershipisthatsequenceofeventsinthehumansoulthatmusthappenifanyoneistotakethefirststepinspiritualleadership.Thesearetheabsolutebareessentials.TheyarethingsthatallChristiansmustattaininsomedegree,andwhenthe

6、yareat-tainedwithhighfervoranddeepconvictiontheyveryoftenleadoneintostrongleadership.Intheoutercirclearequalitiesthatcharacterizebothspiri-tualandnon-spiritualleaders.4spiritual_leader.indd412/15/112:49PMTHEINNERCIRCLEOFSPIRITUALLEADERSHIP1.THATOTHERSWILLGLORIFYGODTheu

7、ltimategoalofallspiritualleadershipisthatotherpeoplemightcometoglorifyGod,thatis,mightsofeelandthinkandactastomagnifythetruecharacterofGod.AccordingtoMatthew5:14–16,oneofthecrucialmeansbywhichaChristianleaderbringsotherpeopletoglorifyGodisbybeingapersonwholovesbothfrie

8、ndandfoe.“Youarethelightoftheworld.Acitysetonahillcannotbehidden.Nordopeoplelightalampandputitunderabasket,butonastan