While the CLPC pastors and ministry team staff were on retreat this weekend, elder Jimmy McGregor* preached on 1 Timothy 3:1-7, 14-15. At first blush, Paul’s words about leadership in this chapter seem incomplete or out of date. A closer look, however, reveals Paul’s concern for the character of a leader within God’s friendship community, the Church. Character flows from the heart. Godly leaders are ones whose hearts are shaped in relationship with Jesus.
I Timothy 3 isn’t just
about formalized leadership positions within the church. It’s about all of us.
You are a leader. Right now. Today. In the home, at school, or in the
marketplace, someone is watching your example and following your lead.
Therefore, our character (molded in the life-giving rhythms of Jesus’ Kingdom)
matters. If you missed this Sunday’s message, you can catch it here.
*Jimmy McGregor, a former staff member with Clear Lake Presbyterian (CLPC), currently serves as the Chairman of Lighthouse Christian Ministries. He also leads a CLPC Connect Group that partners with Lighthouse in serving alongside our neighbors in Bayview, Bacliff, and San Leon. You can learn more about this Connect Group here.
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