LEADERSHIP HELPS

LEADERSHIP HELPS

IN THIS ISSUE WE SHALL BE CONSIDERING;

1.    BACK ROW BULLIES
2.    WHAT DID JESUS SAY ABOUT TITHLING?
3.    EIGHT WAYS TO SAVE TIME
4.    HOW DO YOU DEMOSTRATE LEADERSHIP?


Back Row Bullies

They may not sit in the back row.  In fact many times they sit closest to the front.  Most would say they are "Faithful" as they seldom miss a service.  They appear to be the backbone of the church.  They pay their tithes.  They dress right.  They look right, but once you really get to know them, you find that they are the Back Row Bullies of the church.
These people all too often run the church.  They decide who is going to do what.  They decide how loud the music is and what color the walls of the sanctuary are going to be.  Little happens in the church that they don't know about and don't in some great way influence the out come of.  Theirs is a mission.  Theirs is a job that nobody else will do.  Without them they know that the church would fall apart.   They are the Back Row Bullies.
No one is quite sure how they gained such influence.  Maybe it has to do with the amount of money they gave at one time or even still.  They may have family within the church whom they have great influence over.  Their measure of sacrifice is probably great, but nonetheless, they are Back Row Bullies.
We all know what a bully is.  It's someone who pushes their weight/influence/resources around to cause you to do something you would not ordinarily do.  Let me break that down a bit.  You ordinarily would not put up with someone creating division in the church behind your back, but since they give so much money...  You otherwise would not allow them to have the position in the church that they have, but because their influence over so many in the church is strong... 


What Did Jesus Say About Tithing?

It began with the outpouring of the Holy Ghost in Acts chapter two, but was continued and maintained, in part at least, by the giving and sacrifice of the first century church!
The bible says that they gave their all and laid it at the Apostles feet. They sold houses and land, possessions and goods, and parted them to those who had need of them.
Were these new, born again, Christians giving of their all, simply out of faith, or was there some precedent that had been set by the words and actions of the Jesus and His disciples?
Obviously, these Christians did not yet have the New Testament writings to refer to...but they were there in person when Jesus taught, instructed, and acted as their example in all things.

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