As we come to the end of our series on Spiritual Leadership, this study on 1 Timothy 3:3 provides an exposure to biblical teaching on one of the more disputed areas of the Christian life in the church today.

From dreams of winning the lottery to investment schemes that promise security in old age, money demands attention in the modern world. From courtroom to boardroom, money holds the power, but the rising cries against this deification of wealth indicate that we all know there is something wrong with this passion. We need leaders who place principles before bank accounts.

Your skill might be undisputed, yet you could fail. Unless you develop a very important skill besides the technical skill, you will probably be fired more often than hired. Dave Wyrtzen is talking about leadership—spiritual leadership—and together we will discover the characteristic that can keep us from stalling out in our career.

Our study on Spiritual Leadership turns to the practical issue of making meals, opening our homes and being willing to recapture the art of hospitality in a society where almost everyone is too tired to do anything more in the evening than turn on their TEVO or watch a DVD. One of the greatest God-given needs as human beings—we need one another. Spiritual leaders must be devoted to hospitality.

Your skill might be undisputed, yet you could fail. Unless you develop a very important skill besides the technical skill, you will probably be fired more often than hired. Dave Wyrtzen is talking about leadership—spiritual leadership—and together we will discover the characteristic that can keep us from stalling out in our career.

The phrase is a simple one. 1 Timothy 3:2 simply states that a spiritual leader in the church needs to be a “one woman man.” Yet down through church history the phrase has been used to argue that spiritual leadership needs to be celibate—married only to the church, or never remarried after the death of their spouse or that a divorcee can never exercise spiritual leadership in the church. Emotions can get tense over this phrase, but let’s look again at this important qualification for leadership.

What is the number one cause of the social problems in America—problems like drugs, gang violence, the plummeting SAT Scores and poor grade performance in schools? After thousands of dollars, research sociologists have put their finger on the root cause of these problems. We can throw blame in lots of directions, but it is time for us to look at the individuals who are actually responsible for the behavior of their kids! Our series topic is leadership and it is time to turn to the leader’s family.

What is the number one cause of the social problems in America—problems like drugs, gang violence, the plummeting SAT Scores and poor grade performance in schools? After thousands of dollars, research sociologists have put their finger on the root cause of these problems. We can throw blame in lots of directions, but it is time for us to look at the individuals who are actually responsible for the behavior of their kids! Our series topic is leadership and it is time to turn to the leader’s family.

We hear a lot about self expression and self fulfillment. What about self control? Day by day others are watching how we handle steady pressures of every day life when it comes time to choose leaders the ability to control one’s passions in order to execute a worthy plan rises to the surface. One of the most important character traits of a leader is the ability to control his or her passions, the ability to keep a cool head in the hot zone.

From Machiavelli to Clinton, there have been those who have stressed that personal morality has no bearing upon political competency to get the job done, but on the other hand moral issues are invading the political arena. There are strong arguments that character needs to take precedence over competency. What does the bible have to say about this debate between efficient pragmatism, moral absolutism, and the media is the message? In the midst of our series on Spiritual Leadership: the issue of character.