Effective Leadership

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Matthew 10: 34-42, Christ brings Division. This passage concludes the training exercise Jesus is giving His disciples.

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Matthew 4:23-25, This passage summaries Jesus' training His disciples...

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Training is not just another word for discipleship. Training is a formal method of teaching someone what they need to know in the best and most pleasant, encouraging, and fun way possible. There are three areas for this, formal class, mentoring, and coaching.

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Is your church accomplishing its main mission?

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Key point: We must make sure our value system is based on God's true Truth! Be on guard against building on the shifting sands and lies of the culture and the world! We are to be the influencers of culture, not the receivers. This is where the church is weak and prone to attack. (Isaiah 54:17; Ephesians 6:10-18)