Beyond the Pulpit
Baptism Sunday, 2024 The effectiveness of a leader is not determined by the way they present on a stage, or how many they have in the audience, but on the consistency of their character. The impact of their lives is seen in the relationships with others and the care for the broken, lost, and hurting. The effective leader is the same person in private meetings, small groups, friends, strangers, on or off stage. This does not mean in different settings there will not be differences in communication styles and levels of vulnerability, wisdom is necessary to know how much information to entrust to a group the details of the leader’s life. For a pastor who desires to become not only a good communicator, but also a good leader, he or she will continue to press into becoming like Jesus in every interaction. For pastors, the opportunities to make a life-changing impact on a congregation wi...
