We've discussed leadership in many ways, either through this blog or in our Sunday meetings. We've looked at Acts chapter 6 to gain insight into how leadership works in the church. In this post I'm going to sum things up and draw some conclusions about the importance of understanding leadership for Pathway Church. Leaders take responsibility The essence of leadership is taking responsibility. Unless someone takes responsibility to do what needs to be done in order to build a successful church then nothing will happen. Things that are broken won't get fixed, change that needs to happen won't, a desired future will never be reached. We're going to be working on the spiritual life of the church, how a church assimilates newcomers, what ministries are needed, reaching outsiders, and church finances. These are five of the most important activities a church our size should focus on. However, without successful leadership, how can these tasks be prioritized, ev
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