Kingfisher Leadership news - May 2022

1st May 2022

Kingfisher Leadership news LET US PRAY This month sees the 8th annual level, as the stakes just go on getting International Day of Prayer, as believers bigger. Trust is at the heart of the leader’s from all around the world commit to walk with God, and so we need to be focussing on and praying for God’s continually praying for bold faith in each Kingdom to break through in this lost and step that we take. hurting world. It is a powerful time throughout the International Family, but it 2) Kingdom courage also highlights the central, key Leaders are continually faced role that leaders have in terms with challenging situations, with of prayer. If leadership is tough decisions, with awkward in uence, then we leaders conversations. We need courage need to be aware that we are The world’s to not just opt for what is safe, for either in uencing people to popularity, or for what is easy. problems pray in a committed, faithKingdom courage is courage to lled manner, or not. To are big - but do what is necessary to see the in uence others to have a Kingdom of God more fully our God is healthy, authentic prayer life manifest here on earth. requires that we have one rst.

BIGGER! Unfortunately, leaders all-too3) Servant in uence often struggle in this area, We long to see the ministry grow with their prayers being little and more people to come to more than distracted cries for know and follow Jesus Christ. help as they are buffeted by This means that in uence will one demand after another. Whatever else grow - but not in uence in order to get we pray for - and the Bible says we people to do things our way, but to should pray about everything (Philippians encourage people to follow Jesus more 4:6) - there are seven core prayers that closely. It was He who said: "Anyone who should become a way of life for every wants to be rst must be the very last, and leader. the servant of all.” (Mark 9:35, NIV), and Pray for: so our prayer must be ‘Lord, increase in 1) Bold faith me a servant heart so that I can in uence Leadership is not safe and comfortable more people to follow you.’ Leadership is we are constantly on the edge of launching about into the next challenge. To pray for bold faith is to choose to trust God at a higher

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King sher Leadership

King sher Leadership

1st May 2022

His Kingdom, not our kingdom! Lord , keep my heart oriented towards serving others, rather than requiring that they serve me.

4) Personal strength The bigger the ministry the more demands we face. The more demands we face, the greater the need for God to strengthen us.

Do not overlook your personal needs in prayer - you need increased physical stamina, a deepening of your spiritual hunger, a more enduring, Godly character, the ability to withstand the temptations that surround every leader. ‘Lead me not into temptation, Lord, but deliver me from evil’.

5) Godly wisdom You say, “I am allowed to do anything” — but not everything is good for you. You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is bene cial.” (1 Corinthians 10:23). Knowledge is useful, but wisdom is the ability to balance up both side of this verse… knowing not just what I can do, but what I should do - not just what is possible, but what is bene cial. Too many leaders have their calling shipwrecked by getting involved in things they should be giving a wide berth to, on the basis that they feel they are owed, that they will get away with it, that they need some comfort. Free will leads to the rst part of Paul’s statement: ‘I am allowed to do anything’. Godly wisdom is able to discern, not what I can get away with, but what will lead me closer to Jesus and help me grow as a servant leader.

them. They struggle to understand that the whole basis of our relationship with Jesus Christ is grace - God’s unmerited favour.

We leaders are not the creators and sustainers of the universe - God is. This is not an invitation to live a life of halfheartiness and compromise - indeed, as Paul asks: “Shall we go on sinning so that grace shall increase? By no means!”

(Romans 6:1). This is an invitation to see leadership as partnership and that there is forgiveness available through confession and repentance. Praying for a greater awareness of God’s grace should be a central feature of a leader’s prayer life.

7) Spiritual authority We know that spiritual authority is released as we come to understand and walk in our identity as sons and daughters of God. I do not want to lead just in my own authority, relying on my personal ability to get people to do what I want them to do. I want to be released into Godly authority as I come to rest in my identity as a dearly-loved child of God. Spiritual authority brings God’s power to your teaching, key leadership moments, prayers for the sick and suffering, visioncasting, and empowering leaders. Your spiritual authority grows as your identity in Christ deepens.

On July 3rd, you and I have the incredible privilege of leading those in our church or ministry to pray in our International Day of Prayer. But the depth, power and reality of those prayers will also bring clarity to the state of my own prayer life as a leader.

Why? Because leadership is in uence…

6) Grace.

Leaders commonly struggle with the underlying belief that it is all down to

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