God-given capacity, and a God-given responsibility, who is influencing a specific group of God’s people, toward God’s purposes for that group.
At the heart of biblical leadership is the capacity to influence God’s people toward God’s purposes.
Scripture says David lived to fulfill God’s purposes in his generation (Acts 13:36). That which distinguishes Christian leadership from secular leadership or management is the capacity to influence men and women to live for God’s ultimate purpose.
"The accomplishment of God’s purposes in each generation is the very essence of leadership."
Notice from our definition that several components define a leader.
God-given capacity refers to one’s spiritual giftedness, natural abilities and acquired skills.
God-given responsibility refers to a sense of accountability to God for the burden (call) he gives a leader for influencing others, and how and where the leader
leads the people of God.
Influence refers to the capacity to affect others and alter or change their thoughts or behavior. It is persuasion backed by credibility. In our information society,
leadership is influence. Whoever has the influence has the leadership, regardless of his official position.
God’s people remind the leader that the church and its people belong to the Lord. He is the Great Shepherd. Scripture clearly warns those who abuse the people who have been entrusted to a leader’s care (Ezekiel 34:1–10).
God’s purposes refer to those unique callings and biblical mandates that God gives his people. They are the commands of Scripture, are ageless in their call, but have been uniquely applied in each generation (Acts 13:36).
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