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.