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The Spiritual Leader’s Task: “move people from where they are to where God wants them to be” The men’s group at West Bradenton Baptist Church is discussing the qualities of a spiritual leader. Here are few notes of interest:

• Fear is the opposite of faith.
• It’s the little things that make the big things happen - Coach Wooten
• Seldome do the best players make the best team
• God’s desire for our life is to continually draw closer to him
• Spiritual leaders work in a paradox: God calls them to do something only God can do.
• Spiritual leaders have God’s authentication - Despite Moses’ failings, he was capable as a leader because God choose him.
• God has chosen many leaders who were diminutive in appearance - not boastful and inflated.
• God told Joshua that he had to meditate on the law and to not depart from it so that he can be prosperous and have success.
• God vindicates a leader overtime. Being criticized is not necessarily a sign of poor leadership.
• When leaders lead through the power of the spirit, lives change. If things aren’t happening, it’s because the leader is relying on talent, not God.
• It’s not charisma.
• People will recognize that the moving force behind the leader is God (cf. Ezekiel’s ministry in Guatemala).