The starting point of all Christian leadership isn't the leader but the eternal truths that God has revealed to us.
When the leader walks into the room, a passion for truth had better enter with him. Authentic leadership does not emerge out of a vacuum. The leadership that matters most is convictional—deeply convictional. This quality of leadership springs from those most deeply held beliefs that shape who we are and establish our beliefs about everything else. Convictions are not just beliefs; that is, they are not those beliefs that are merely held by us. Instead, convictions hold us in their grip. We would not know who we are but for these bedrock beliefs, these convictions, and without them, we would not know how to lead. Christian leaders recognize that conviction is essential to our faith and discipleship. Our Christian experience begins with belief. That most familiar of all New Testament verses, John 3:16 , tells us God sent Jesus Christ , His only Son, “that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.” When Paul and Silas told their terrified jailer how he c