“Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching” (1 Tim 4:16)
“Discipline yourself for the purpose of the godliness” (1 Tim 4:7)
Leaders cannot focus on their mission, care for their people, or reproduce and multiply if they do not take care of themselves. Spiritual care is the first priority. Practice what you preach. Do not neglect a regular time with the Lord in prayer and the Word. Ministry preparation – preaching, teaching, serving – is not the same as personal time with the Lord. Nourish yourself spiritually. Don’t neglect to confess your sins and receive the blessing and empowerment of God’s forgiveness. Avoid compromise, violating your conscience, and falling into patterns of sin. Maintain your witness with a faithful lifestyle. Strive before the Lord to live above reproach to honor your Savior.
Harry L. Reeder III, The Leadership Dynamic: A Biblical Model for Raising Effective Leaders
(Crossway, Wheaton, IL: 2008), 74.
“Discipline yourself for the purpose of the godliness” (1 Tim 4:7)
Leaders cannot focus on their mission, care for their people, or reproduce and multiply if they do not take care of themselves. Spiritual care is the first priority. Practice what you preach. Do not neglect a regular time with the Lord in prayer and the Word. Ministry preparation – preaching, teaching, serving – is not the same as personal time with the Lord. Nourish yourself spiritually. Don’t neglect to confess your sins and receive the blessing and empowerment of God’s forgiveness. Avoid compromise, violating your conscience, and falling into patterns of sin. Maintain your witness with a faithful lifestyle. Strive before the Lord to live above reproach to honor your Savior.
Harry L. Reeder III, The Leadership Dynamic: A Biblical Model for Raising Effective Leaders
(Crossway, Wheaton, IL: 2008), 74.