Christian Leadership Must Have Positive Character Traits.Christian leadership must have positive character traits or it is not real Christian leadership. A Preacher's character counts in determining the quality of leadership. "Practice what you preach" is still an appropriate quality for me and all Christian ministers. We can say that we don't care what people think, but if we say that too often we won't have anyone to minister to. That sort of defeats the purpose of being in the ministry, don't you think? There are several areas that we need to work on to live our life with Christian character. Principles Christian leadership must have integrity. There must be a moral soundness in every area of our lives. That doesn't mean the preacher doesn't make mistakes. We do. We will. It doesn't mean we are perfect. We are not. We will not be. But it does mean we admit our weaknesses and continually seek to live a life that is above reproach. Once again, it doesn't mean we are perfect, but it does mean we seek to make everything in our lives right before God and man. Don't seek to make it just look right before God and man. Seek to make it genuinely right before God and man. Start with making things right before God, and He will help you make things right before man. More on integrity later. Motive We must ask ourselves why we do what we do. We must ask ourselves why we are in the ministry in the first place. It makes a difference. More on motives later. Credibility Legacy Character is the inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions. It is important for the Christian to have good character. It is very important for the minister to have good character.
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