Integrity In Leadership

42 And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. 43 And awe[a] came upon every soul, and many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44 And all who believed were together and had all things in common.
Acts 2:42-44

When you read those verses in Acts, the text tells us that “they gathered together to pray…” When I read that, the question I ask myself is, “Who motivated them to do that?”

Obviously, the Sunday School answer would be: GOD.

But who in the flesh led them? Peter and John.

These two men had been commanded not to speak about Jesus, and yet miracles kept happening so they were released. They returned to the people and continued to lead the way despite adversity, their lives being threatened, and more. Talk about leadership!

Suffice it to say, there’s no way to cover all there is to say about Leadership here. There are plenty of great books on Leadership.

Think about your church. Who’s leading? Is there even a leader? Is there a group of people trying to usurp the power of God’s leader?

In a lot of churches I have had the privilege to be in the last fifteen years, leadership was missing. Sometimes leadership was missing because...