Titus 1:5-9 It matters who you are as a leader and it matters what - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

“ Leadership Matters (Verb) – I” Titus 1:5-9 It matters who you are as a leader and it matters what you do as a leader. “God is primarily interested in who you are and then what you do ” (Daniel Akin).

“The Pastoral Crucible” I. Leadership Directives (1:1-16) II. Lifestyle Duties (2:1-10) III. Liberating Demonstrations (2:11-3:15)

“ Everything Rises And Falls On Leadership ”

Five Messages On Leadership Leadership Matters (Verb) Who You Are Titus 1:5-9 (Quest & Qualifications) Leadership Matters (Noun) What You Do Titus 1:10-16 (Restraining & Reprimanding)

Titus 1:5-9

Daniel Akin I. Godly Commitments (5-6) II. Godly Conduct (7) III. Godly Character (8) IV. Godly Convictions (9)

Quest & Qualifications “God’s standards for leadership in the church are high, a basic and extremely crucial truth that many evangelical churches today either deny or ignore. NT standards for Pastors are often lowered, selectively applied, or simply ignored. ”

I. The Quest For Elders (5) A. The Mission Field – Crete B. The Man – Titus Character – Competency – Chemistry

C. The Mission – Straighten 1. Address False Teachers 2. Inter-Generational Mentoring 3. Teach Grace To Turn From Sin 4. Deal With Divisive People 5. Other Issues

D. The Mandate – Appoint Titles 1. Elders (Presbuteros) – Their Dignity 2. Overseer (Episcopos) – Their Duty 3. Steward (Oikonomos) – Their Deference

D. The Mandate – Appoint Process 1. Holy Spirit (Acts 20:28) 2. Prayer (Acts 13:2-3) 3. Fasting (Acts 13:2-3) 4. Discernment (Titus 1; I Timothy 3; I Peter 5; Acts 20)

D. The Mandate – Appoint Principles 1. Not Self-Appointed 2. Not Solo (Plurality) 3. Masculine

II. The Qualifications For Elder (6-9) Max Anders Richard Baxter “Though Paul did not “Take heed to yourselves, lest insist on perfection, your example contradict your he did require that doctrine, lest you unsay with the leader live above your lives what you say with blame, or beyond your tongues; and be the accusation. ” greatest hinderers of success of your own labors. ”

A. Above Reproach Only One To Be Repeated In Titus Call Into Account, Unreproveable, Blameless “Implies not merely acquittal, but the absence of even a charge or accusation against a person” (W. E. Vine).

A. Above Reproach This speaks of high integrity and from living “above reproach” flow all the other character qualifications. Colossians 1:21-23; II Thessalonians 3:9; I Peter 5:3; Psalms 15:1-2; 78:70-72

B. The Husband Of One Wife Literally “One Woman Kind Of Man” 1. Eliminates Polygamy 2. Eliminates Same-Sex 3. Eliminates Unfaithful Husband 4. Does Not Eliminate Widower 5. Does Not Eliminate Never Married

6. Does It Eliminate The Previously Divorced? Issues To Consider a. Unbiblical Or Non-Adulterous b. Pre-Conversion c. Faithfulness Demonstrated Since d. The Pastor As Elder?

C. His Children Children Are Believers – Trustworthy Debauchery – Abandoned, Riotous Insubordination – Unruly, Uncontrolled

Two Factors 1. Those Who Are In The Home 2. The Overall General Pattern

John MacArthur “Successful spiritual leadership of their own families is their proving ground, as it were, for spiritual leadership in the church, because they are to be models of Christian living. ”

Bryan Chapell “We are not necessarily looking at the beliefs and actions of one child but at the character of the family as a whole … our assessment is to be based on observations of children’s conduct and convictions made over time, not on isolated statements or actions. ”

T. J. Addington “Leadership is an awe- inspiring, weighty calling. In the church, leaders gain and influence followers by the integrity of their lives, the consistency between their words and actions, and their humility and service. ”