DAVID COLLINS
1962 - 2006
Founder of the Online Bible College
Author, Teacher and Mentor


This is the first of a series of messages by David Collins on ...

Leadership and You



"To aspire to leadership is an honorable ambition."

That's the way the New English Bible renders 1 Timothy 3:1. We are going to explore exactly why becoming a leader within the Church is such an "honorable ambition." For God is looking for leaders – leaders who will lead his people toward the magnificent goal that he has set for his Church.

Importance of Leadership

Why has God purposed that there be leaders in his Church? After all, according to 1 John 2:27,

"...the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you."

Doesn't this mean that we can all just follow the Lord in our own way, without the need of input and guidance from others? Some Christians, having witnessed the abuse of leadership within the Church, retreat to a position of individualism and, sometimes, isolationism. They don't want to expose themselves to another abusive leader, and so they view all leadership