What's Paul's Focus as a Leader? | Learning Leadership with the Apostle Paul, pt. 2

What's Paul's Focus as a Leader? | Learning Leadership with the Apostle Paul, pt. 2

The focus of the leadership books, conferences and trainings of the last 25 years or so has been on organizational leadership. This has created a situation where good christian leaders are people who can grow big and impressive orgs.

But for Paul the standard is different... the way he thinks and talks about leadership as a Christian is focused on developing people not organizations.

Colossians 1:28-29

28 We proclaim Him, admonishing every person and teaching every person with all wisdom, so that we may present every person complete in Christ. 29 For this purpose I also labor, striving according to His power which works mightily within me.

2 Corinthians 11:2-3

2 For I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy; for I betrothed you to one husband, to present you as a pure virgin to Christ. 3 But I am afraid that, as the serpent deceived Eve by his trickery, your minds will be led astray from sincere and pure devotion to Christ.

Galatians 4:19-20

19 My children, with whom I am again in labor until Christ is formed in you— 20 but I could wish to be present with you now and to change my tone of voice, for I am at a loss about you!

The primary metric Paul used to evaluate effective Christian leadership is people being formed into Christlikeness.