Christian Leadership Principles
Lead: 12 Gospel Principles for Leadership in the Church (BOOK)
by David Paul Tripp
Principle #1 : Achievement
A ministry community whose time is controlled by doing the business of the church tends to be spiritually unhealthy.
Principle #2: Gospel
If your leaders are going to be tools of God's grace, they need to be committed to nurturing that grace in one another's lives.
Principle #3: Limits
Recognize God-ordained limits of gift, time, energy, and maturity is essential to leading in a ministry community well.
Principle #4: Balance
Teaching your leaders to recognize and balance the various callings in their life is a vital contribution to their success.
Principle #5: Character
A spiritually healthy leadership community acknowledges that character is more important than structure or strategies.
Principle #6: War
It is essential to understand that leadership in any gospel ministry is spiritual warfare.
Principle #7: Servants
A call to leadership in the church is a call to a life of willing to sacrifice and service.
Principle #8: Candor
A spiritually healthy leadership community is characterized by the humility of approachability and the courage of loving honesty.
Leadership Principle #9: Identity
Where your leaders look for identity always determines how they lead.
Leadership Principle #10: Restoration
If a leadership community is formed by the gospel, it will always be committed to a lifestyle of fresh starts and new beginnings.
Leadership Principle #11: Longevity
For church leaders, ministry longevity is always the result of gospel community.
Leadership Principle #12: Presence
You will only handle the inevitable weakness, failure, and sin of your leaders when you view them through the lens of the presence, power, promises, and grace of Jesus.