Being a Leader

This is a trustworthy saying: “If someone aspires to be a church leader, he desires an honorable position.” So a church leader must be . . . able to teach (1 Timothy 3:1-2 NLT).

Some people are effectively “able to teach” who never take charge of a classroom. Their lessons are passed on to one or two others. They become mentors of spiritual truth. Paul described this intimate kind of teaching in (2 Timothy 2:2): “The things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.”

More is learned through living than through lectures. If you have been able to communicate your faith clearly to another person, you have demonstrated teaching at its best. In measuring your ability to teach, don’t consider how many students you have had; instead, ask how much truth you have passed on to even one student that God has brought your way.

Unless otherwise noted, Scripture taken from the New King James Version®, NKJV © 1982 by Thomas Nelson.
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