5 Things That Must Happen In A Leader's Life

Here is some notes from Bishop Tony Miller's Affecting Destiny Conference. I really missed going this year but I am getting all the Cd's.

Five Things that Must Happen in Every Leader’s Life

* There is nothing more powerful than a man with a microphone Gandhi took India Martin Luther King Jr. changed America Bin Ladin attacks America through videos The Great

* Commission is not “Y’all Come” but “Go” We have been given the ministry of reconciliation For years in the charismatic move we got hung up on Eph 4:11 – 5 fold This is really your job description… not a badge

* Whatever my function is… that is what I’m supposed to be doing and serving the body There is a shift coming to it being about 4:11-16 Eph 4:14 – FOR the equipping of the saints…

* FOR = ultimate function/intention EDIFYING = mend broken bones, mend broken nets… allows people to be functional and fruitful FOR THE WORK OF THE MINISTRY

* 7 Mountains – saints have assignments in each of the mountains… We are her to equip them to go!

* We have to overcome the dichotomy between sacred and secular This began with the Greek poets (Socrates, Plato) who said that leaders were born rather than created Charisma… gifted by the gods… and you were destined to lead Jesus attacked it (Leadership is not ‘Lording it’ over people, Paul really attacked it (whatever you do, do it to the glory of God!)

* Deliberate mediocrity is sin.

* We only do what heaven gave us permission to do

* When you are pressed on every side… you have a day of visitation. You don’t plan for it but you perceive it

* A whole new realm of authority, breakthrough is coming but ‘will you let me take you there?’
* Quit struggling over whether you have the gifts that others have… God is measuring what he gave you!

* God gives you a realm of authority based on what he called you to do You are not all getting the same thing – some have more gifting than others The key: what did you do with what you are given?

* Leaders miss out when they play it safe and protect what they have Many of us have a theology/lifestyle that is way too safe… we serve a God that is way too safe God intended us to live a life of faith that is full of adventure (a risky, dangerous, undertaking) Many of us theologically are in to faith, but in practicality we play it safe! Matthew 25:26 – You wicked and lazy servant… Those who do nothing with what they are given are classified as wicked and lazy!

* God wants to grow your understanding Every leader has to be a continual learner Bobby Clinton (Leadership Expert) – studied 2300 leaders and only 30% finished well (increase).

* After some momentary success they plateaued in their learning scale – they stopped growing personally I cannot lead thousands if I cannot even lead me

* The Bible still says ‘study to show thyself approved’ God is looking for voices not echos I tell young preachers: as a young leader don’t waste your time but dig a well that you can draw from when the time of your fulfillment comes! Right now, I’m preaching what I got 20 years ago but didn’t have a place to preach it. DIG A WELL!! I used to read 5 books per week, I still read 2-3 per month.

* Your adversary (not Gods!) roams about seeking whom he may desire and he traffics in ignorance. The first thing that God created was light (son was created on the fourth day though) What we have been teaching in our local churches has often been incomplete, not incorrect just incomplete because revelation is progressive.

* Exposure, I have to be willing to expose myself to things I’ve never been exposed to There are people that have keys that will unlock things that are inside of me There is more to the Body of Christ than just your little group.

* You have to keep encountering new things to become everything that God wants There has to be cross pollination for the real blooming of the LORD to come forth.

* St. Augustine wrote a book early in his life, and then another one fifty years later that totally contradicted the first. When asked why he said ‘because I lived 50 years’ It challenges our limiting belief systems… most of us live in mental prisons If Moses hadn’t been adopted he wouldn’t have fulfilled his destiny.

* Effectiveness, stop asking God to give you bigger and ask him to make you better Adding more quantity does not make you bigger Some platforms are simply magnifies them God increase my strength and capacity so I can become effective.

* As a leader we learn to master life at the small dimensions (If you can count to 10 you can count to a billion) If you can master a day… you will master a week Effectiveness = mastering the small dimensions of your life.

* Evaluate Yourself As a leader self-knowledge is far more important than task knowledge. If you know yourself you will not be manipulated by pride into false assignments.

* If you don’t know were you are you will not know how to get to where you want to goMall Map – “you are here”.

* Growth Environment Do I put myself in an atmosphere that sharpens where I’m going. Some people will try and talk you out of your destiny and hinder your growth as an individual.

* Every person that meets you, meets you in a box – but if you get out of that box and they can’t handle it they will become your enemies. Example: shared a story about a pastor he was close friends with… all of a sudden God started to promote him and his friend couldn’t handle it.

* Your biggest challenge for your dream will come from your brethren, not your enemies. Are there relationships in my life that keep trying to pull me back?You will always grow to the threshold of your pain.

Blessings,
Craig Sloan