Toward A Philosophy of Christian Leadership
Or, Do Groups Really Need Human Leaders?

Student Handout

Dennis McCallum

Dennis McCallum

I will argue repeatedly in this course that the key to success in ministry, as God defines success, is getting in line with what God wants to do, or is doing.



Over against the biblical teaching about the centrality of God in ministry, the Bible teaches that __________agency is significant.



In other words, God wants to work his will through the agency of cooperating Christians servants who understand his ways and actively move out to become "____________workers with God." (1 Cor. 3:7)

One important function that God expects many Christians to carry out for him is Leadership:


If human leadership didn’t matter:

 

Consider some of the implications that flow from this understanding of leadership: