Friday, November 20, 2009

Effective Elders – Allegheny District & GLD Elders Training Retreat

Effective Elders

Rick Thompson – GLD Superintendent


 


 

Acts 20:13-18 – First elders retreat


 

An Effective Elder:

  • Leads God's People v. 18-19, 28
    • 2 Best Books on Leadership
      • Peter Drucker
      • Jim Collins – Good to Great
      • Spiritual Leadership – Sanders
      • Unity Factor – Osborn
      • Sticky Church – Osborn
      • Taking Your Church to the Next Level – Gary McIntosh
      • One Size Doesn't Fit All – McIntosh
      • Wild Goose Chase – Mark Batterson
    • Most commonly repeated word in this passage – "I" 20 times in the passage…
      • Lead by example
      • Close emotionally attached relationship with the people


         

  • Bleeds for God's People – tears 3x in the passage
    • Really care for God's people
    • Can't be out of touch with the people
  • Feeds God's Flock
    • V. 20 – preached everything helpful…publicly and house to house.
    • V. 32 – committed them to God's Word
    • Titus 1:9 – holds firmly to the message…encourage others by sound doctrine
    • 2 voices – one to gather the sheep, and the other to frighten away the wolves
  • Seeks Lost Lambs v. 21- "I have declared to both Jews and Greeks that they must turn to God in repentance and have faith in our Lord Jesus."
  • Heeds for God's Flock – v. 28-31…"Keep watch over yourselves…be on your guard."
    • Catfish – Catfish chasing the codfish actually kept the codfish fresh…sometimes the catfish in our tanks are good for us.
    • Dragons – well intended (Doug Marshall) but burn everyone around them
    • Wolves – Distort the truth, Divide the flock…self-willed person
  • Intercede for God's Flock – Exodus 18:17-18


 


 

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