Kingfisher Leadership
1st January 2018
Kingfisher Leadership news ‘Ten Commandments of Spiritual Authority’, taken from “Spiritual Authority” by Watchman Nee
Our three challenges for 2018: 1 - Authority
Authority. Whenever this subject is discussed, it seems to be focussed upon who is in authority in the church, who should obey whom, and so on. In other words, the discussion The church’s about authority is most often internally focussed - and this mandate: to an important and (See Matthew 28:18) declare on earth iscontentious subject. Many, for that which has 2. God’s delegated example, have taken the 6th point that Watchman Nee authority does not belong already been makes (opposite) as a license to the person exercising it declared in to ‘lord it over’ their – that person is just a congregation or group, and channel. Heaven this has led to spiritual abuse (See Daniel 4:28-33) and to the ‘heavy shepherding’ movement 3. The channel of delegated without realising that true leadership and true authority is responsible to God for authority comes from true submission to the how that authority is exercised. Lordship of Christ and a true servant heart towards those we are leading. (See Numbers 20: 1 - 14) However, I believe that the Lord is wanting us to 4. A leader is one who recognizes consider another aspect of authority, namely the God’s authority manifested in realauthority that He has given the church. He life situations. taught us to pray, “Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, here on (See Job 42:5) earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10). Speaking directly to Peter, and, by extension, to 5. Subjection to authority means the other apostles, he declared: that a person is subjected to God Himself and not to the channel through which the authority comes. 1. One who learns spiritual authority as the power base for ministry must recognize the essential Source of all authority: God.
(See Matthew 16:8-9)
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