Spiritual Leaders Are Accountable To God

Posted By: Andrew Mason

 

This is the last installment of our Leadership Philosophy Series based on the following definition of leadership: *Moving people on to God’s agenda. Today we look at how “Spiritual Leaders Are Accountable To God.”

Spiritual leaders walk with a strong personal awareness of being accountable to God through the Holy Spirit. Leaders don’t point the finger at their followers when they’re not getting the results they desire. Leaders don’t make excuses as to why their organization or small group isn’t growing. Leaders accept responsibility for the results they’re seeing (or not seeing).

When leaders are frustrated with their followers, the first thing they do is look into the mirror and ask the Holy Spirit, “What needs to change?” They shoulder the responsibility of initiating the shift in momentum that is necessary. A leader looks for the deficiencies of their followers in themself first.

Leaders also don’t make excuses as to why God’s agenda can’t be fulfilled. They see obstacles as instruments of personal development not justification for poor results. Situations that seem limiting and impossible become fuel for uncommon creativity.

True spiritual leadership is moving people from where they are to where God wants them to be. Until they do this, leaders have not fulfilled their role. Leaders always assume responsibility for moving people towards God’s will.

*Blackaby, Spiritual Leadership, (Tennessee: Broadman & Holman Publishers, 2001) 21-22.

Photo Credit: Saylah Rossman

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